Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-20
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TO FORM PERMANENT
IOWA ORGANIZATION
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Des Moines, April reformation Of
an organization to boost for greater
Iowa and to do for the whole state the
work that is being so wen done for
various communities by their booster
clubs, is on the program for a state
wide meeting Of Iowa's Invest wires at
the state house. 1t is hoped that there
will be formed state organization
that will be able to correlate all the
various forces for good in the state
and to secure harmony Of action for
to all parts of the state.
The meeting is the outgrowth Of the
starting of things for Iowa at the San
francisco exposition.
Every one Of the men who met at
San Francisco on April 3 as a body
representing Iowa has been doing some
small part in helping to make Iowa q
bstter state. Every one was loyal to
the Hawkeye state. Every one desired
that the state should be iittlngly rep
resented at the big exposition. But
they all found there was no organiza-
ton or central body Of any kind that
could be entrusted with doing any
thing or taking the lead in any direc-
tion for Iowa.
To Form Permanent Body.
The commission-entirely volun-
tary and temporary body-decided
upon holding meeting here today to
see what could be done. 1t was agreed
that the matter of the Iowa represen-
tation at the exposition was a COM
paratively small matter when meas
ured by all the other big things that
might be done for Iowa; hence that the
organization formed should be, if pos
sible, of permanent nature and with
broad program. To this end invitation
were sent out to the heads of the vari-
Gus commercial clubs. road associa-
lions, agricultural and horticultural
societies, stock breeders, manufac-
turers' associations, mercantile organi-
cations, etc. Responses indicated that
a very large number Of these would
be represented at the meeting. What
form the organization will take is en-
tirely with the convention, which Is
to be held this afternoon.
One of the leaders in the movement
is C. D. Cass, of Waterloo, who is to
call the meeting to order and state its
purpose. Another Of the most enthus-
iastic is w. G. Haskell, of Cedar Rap
ids. who is president Of the Lincoln
Highway Association in Iowa. He is
secretary Of the committee in charge.
Others of the committee are George
Haw, Jr., Ottumwa; Hugh Shepard,
Mason City; and Ralph Bolton, Des
Moines.
Deemer's Idea.
The original suggestion for the for
nation of an organization of this kind
came from Judge H. E. Deemer, whose
earnestness in behalf of all good things
for Iowa is well known. He and Gov
ernor Clarke laid the plans on the way
to San Francisco. George w. French,
Of Davenport, fell in with it quickly
and outlined some of the things that
ought to be done. w. w. Marsh, the
Waterloo booster for everything good,
was communicated with and will be in
the game.
The work to be done at the conven-
ton. or conference. today will be that
Of formation of the organization and
outlining something of what is to be
done. Whether there shall be head
quarters maintained remains to be de-
cided. There will likely be commit
tee Of large size to handle the business
and decide many matters.
1t Is not the intention to have this
state organization take over the hand
ling Of the Iowa exhibits at San Fran
cisco, but rather that it give aid to
whatever committee or commission is
finally selected on the Panama Pacific
exposition.