Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-15
OFFER TO OPEN BOOKS FOR IN
sPEcrloN OF BRANCH LINE
PATRONS.
COMMISSION NOT TO SEND
OUT INSPECTION AGENTS
Report That Special Investigators
Would be Employed Brings Many Ap-
p,ications for Jobs-county Printing
Tanaie at acknowledgements Starts
on Long Lecture Tour.
to rimes-Republican.


Des Moines. Jan. 15.-The railroad
commission is the victim Of an an
moving misunderstanding as to what It's
plans are with regard to the investdga-
ton Of need Of additional train ser
vice on the branch lines Of railroads.
It was published here, OH what au-
thority nobody seems to know. that the
commission had decided upon hiring
a corps of experts to go out and ride
every mile of the branch lines OF the
state and to make full investigation
and report before Anal disposition OF
the branch line question. Nothing OF
the sort has been contemplated. or de-
cided upon by the commission, but the
commission has already received APP
plication from persons wanting just
such jobs.
The railroad men who appeared be-
fore the commission in regard to the
branch cases manifested the utmost
desire to afford the commission all
possible data on which it might act,
and offered to show any or all their
books Of accounts relating to these
branch lines. The commission there
fore. as has already been printed, de-
termined upon having the railroads
prepare exhaustive tables showing ac-
tual financial operations on the branch
lines and having these verified and
analysed prior to making any order as
to train service.
The main work in this computation
is to be done by the regular account
ing departments of the railroads and
with the aid Of the experts already
connected with the railroad commits
sion. 1t is planned to have the most
complete investigation made in this
way Of the whole problem of branch
line passenger service to find out
whether or not the railroads can at
ford to improve this service, and If not
why not
The fact that whenever any addi-
donal train has been ordered placed on
a railroad, and especially any branch
and paying fixture Of the system Is
claim of loss from operation 10 With
out much foundation.
JOG w I'LL, Cklk1lTHldh u Lt10 county
examiner bureau, is going to Esther
Vile for the purpose OF trying to
straighten out the tangle into which
the officials and others have got be-
cause of the failure to understand the
law as to county printing and some
other things. Trouble has been brew
ing there for some time
1t seems that the start was when
the board gave the county printing to
a paper away from the county seat
Questions Of prices and matters to be
paid for came up for consideration.
There were accusations Of overcharges
and printing of too much matter, and
then sundry other accusations against
officials and others. Mr.. Wall has been
called there to tell them just what the
law is.
1t is found that great deal Of tro,,-
BILE arises for the county examiners
over printing bills. The laws in re-
gard to this are not very clear and in
some counties there is disposition on
the part Of county officials to favor
their newspaper friends by giving out
for official publication to be paid for
at legal rates matter that is not prop
erly a part of the official proceedings
of the county board. Undoubtedly the
county examiners will recommend to
the next legislature a clearing up OF
the law as to official printing.
The actual cost of all the property
which the state of Iowa has thus far
purchased for the capitol grounds ex-
tension is S2s1,0OO. 1t has been vari-
ously stated that the state has already
made purchases aggregating more than
this sum. Thetse have been, in the
main. the closing Of contracts entered
into long ago, and there are still other
contracts which will take up the $50, >
600 to $4,000 more available. In addi-
ton there may be, from time to time
some purchases made by exchange OF
other certificates. Included in that
which has been purchased is a great
deal of the most expensive of the prop
erty tho not all Of it.
The aggregate Of insurance company
deposits on file with the state auditor
passed the mark OF s54.o0O,000 a few
days ago. AS usual at this time of the
year there have been large Withdrawals
OF these mortgages and bonds but also
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