Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-28
E2rADt teAMENT OF INDUSTRIES
L, IOWA PRISONS ls FOUND
DIFFICULTY.
PREJUDICE EXISTS
AGAiNsr INMATES WORK
Difficulty Experienced in oisPosins OF
akons From Anamosa Quarries-
Prosecution Has Diminished ineend-
ir;em in iowa-Ciean Bill Of Health
For Rock Island Road.
Special TO rtrnes-Repuhl,cen.

Special TO rimes-Repuhi,can.
Des Moines, JIly 2s.-Wsrden NC
claughry of the Anamosa reformatory
gave an illustration Of the difficulty in
the way of esta blishing industries at
the state institutions SO long as the
present prejudice exists against every
thing touched by an inmate Of an in
stitution. The state has a fine stone
Quarry at Anamosa and is onerlns
crushed rock for county road WORK
free. An effort has also been made TO
sell the crushed stone at mercy
nominal figure.
"a company was formed said Mr.
McClaughry, ito handle some OF THIS
crushed stone and It was composed OIL
persons interested in the chicago Ana
mosa & Northern railroad. IAey
wanted to secure some tonnage over
the road and disposed Of fifteen car
loads to be shipped TO a citt over their
line It was done. Than some one
at ,he other end discovered that the
machine used in crushin. the stone
had been touched by convict hands
keted at any price. The last I heard
of II the fifteen carloads were stand
ing on siding waiting &c see VINO
should nav the denurrage. The notion
that in smo way any material
that has been touched by inmates OF
state institution acquires thereby
cert.,n dangerous or poisonous char
acter is extremely fool'sh. but II IS
tend against.
The s+a+a is operating the stone
crushing plant TO an extent as iarss
a. tho demand for the stone, but
great deal more Of it could be turned
mt n II could be made use OF in build
ing or on roads.
1ncendiarism is not as frequent or
at least not known 10 be q freq ueliI :
az in other years in Iowa
Tho reuorts on fire losses made 70
state Fire Marshal Roe, for the 1rs'
half Of 1912. show losses almost paral-
Icing those of 1913 for the same Pc
Rod the record this yea" heing just
.ltehtly under the total for last year
But reports tf suspected cases OF IN :
cepd,arism have not been frequent
The fact that IN the past three years
owing to the activity Of the state
n,mher of persons have been sent 20
nr.sor for arson has apparently hau
some effect.
Tn sioux City there has been some
complaint about suspicious fires pu'
nes Moines is singularly free 1roH
these complaints now. the big hre a
Mount Pleasant recently. at first undef
suspicion of being inceEdiary was
found 20 owe it's origin TO the careless.
ness of small boy who mas to4o al
about how II happened.
While the Rock Island railroad -
undergoing a process Of teorganlzallo non.
IN order to squeeze a small part %
the water out Of the stock issues Il-s
state Of Iowa has given II clean pm
of commercial health and declced l+ld'
the company is able to stand any prom
ahIy losses by reason of accidents. / ne
industrial commission has approVeo
the Rock Island as able to carry ~
own casualty Insurance
The problem of deciding on taii
question illustrates the complications
that arise in handling the new law
There are three Rock Island conpanie:
AN owning company, an opeFa-i!-s
company and holding COMPANY. IA
was one Of the devices used toF Qe
spelling a fine property by the stoc'
gamblers When the reorganization u
completed if il ever is, there VAL %
hut one company. When the Iowa IN
dustrial commission and the lnsuranc
commissioner got 20 the bottom OF m
matter 1t was decided that the ownlhi
company is the one responsible. an
it is always solvent.
The Rock Island was the only one o
the companies presenting just sue
complications.
The Des Moines street railway nuc
ale may go right up 20 the Iowa !egls
Iature for settlement.
It begins TO look as if those "h
appear to be trying 10 effect settle
ment will either not be able to or al
really not trying TO get to a resul
At any rate there is suspicion grown
that there will! be no franchise for IN
company prior to the date wheh' &C
cording to court orders. the compan
yin have to take its worthless track
out of the streets.
The expiration Of time viii CON
when the legislature is II sesslo'
There will be pending rumoeT
bills to establish public utilities con-
mission. Some of these bills viii Pre-
vide. as in the past, fo- making a
franchises perpetual. and virtus\
taking out of the hands Of the peop
OF the cities and towns any authorit
over public utilities. b,l passe
with such a provision would dispo'
az the Des Moines street car franchii
favorable to the company without ful
ther ado.
1t is even whispered about that II
company is playing to have everythir
put Off until the legislature meets the
to appeal to the legislature for reli
and take chances with the legislator
Spencer News Notes.
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