Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-06-11
Rents Pay Interest.

Rents Pay Interest.
Rents and salvage received from the
land taken into the capitol extension
more than paid the first installment
of interest on the first issue of $780,
600 capitol extension bonds sold by
the executive council. The interest
coupons were presented to the treas,
urer Of state to be redeemed.
The state paid s12,5O0 in interest on
the bonds. The rents and salvage fund
amounted to $1S,s70, leaving surplus
of s1,470.
The executive council will proceed
at once to close up the capitol extern
sion project. The state still has
$780, 900 left in the fund provided for
the purchase Of land. Almost all of
the land owners within the zone will
ing to take the amount offered by the
states real estate agent, have already
sold TO the state. The others who
are holding for higher values, refuse
to turn over their property without
contest.
1t is probable that the persons still
holding out will be given one more
opportunity Of dealing with the state
at the valuations placed on the land
begun. Probably before July the
first steps toward condemnation will
be under way.
Food and Weight Measure.
The state dairy and food depart
ment is calling the attention Of the
merchants of Iowa to important food
and weight and measure regulations
which will go into effect September 8,
1914
Every grocer must have his shelves
cleared Of all packages Of food that
do not bear the net weight printed
on the outside Of the package Wheth.
er the merchant will be allowed to
paste a printed slip on the package
and thus conform with the new regu.
lation is not determined. 1t may be
that all goods not so labeled will be
coniscated.
All commodities formerly sold by
the bushel or fractional part thereof
will have to be sold by weight or nu.
merical count this fall. Onion sets
and berries are excluded In this class. |
ification. But berry boxes will be full
pints and quarts, not the short meas.
ure kind, The quantity or capacity |
of every bottle Of milk sold in the
state must be stamped or printed on
the bottle. Coal must be sold by
weight under a delivery ticket sys |
tenn that protects the purchaser.
Iowa Fruit Condition.
Although Iowa will have a shortage
Of apples this year, the prospect for
other fruits is still better than it has
been for years, according to Wesley
Greene, state horticulturist.
The average condition of the fruits
for May was &C per cent, decline
Of 1871 per cent during the month.
The estimate on the apple crop now
shows that Iowa will have Just one
half the crop of last year.
The condition Of the fruit on June
] follows: Apples 81 per cent; pears.
IS per cent: American plums, 81 per
cent; Domestic plums, Sc per cent;
Japanese plums, AZ per cent; cher
ries, rs per cent; peaches, 81 pc, |
cent; red raspberries, 81 per cent |
black raspberries, II per cent; black
berries, So per cent; grapes, 81 pei
cent; currants, 70 per cent; gooseber
ries, 70 per cent; strawberries.
Railroad Taxes IN Iowa.
In the year 1912 the railroads OF
Iowa paid in taxes in the state OF
Iowa the sum of $2,s52,4S7.54. Last
year the railroads paid to the coun. |
ties in taxes s3,13S, 5O4.27. The sum
paid this year will be very much
larger.
Not to exceed or per cent OF
this sum goes to the support OF the
state government The larger part
remains in the counties where 1t is
paid. OF the amount transmitted tc
the state as part of the general fund
of the state, the major part returns
to various parts of the state.
New Laws Effect on Newspapers.
In reply to an inquiry regarding the
departments of a newspaper which
will be protected under the workmen's
compensation law effective July 1, the
Iowa industrial commission has ruled
that editors, reporters, heads OF de-
partments, mechanical force, press
room employees and carrier boys come
under the provisions of the law. Per-
sons in purely clerical positions are
not included, unless they are required
to go into rooms where machinery is
operated. Newsboys who sell papers
on the streets are considered indie
pendent contractors, and the newspa.
per publisher is not responsible for
them.
Win In Lower Rate Case.
The Dubuque Shippers association
has received notice from the inter.
state commerce commission OF its de.
cision in the case of Morris-Johnson.
Brown Manufacturing company against
the Illinois Central railroad company,
ct al, involving the carload freight
rates on excelsior to various points
in the western territory. The COM
mission finds that the rates from Du-
buque to Omaha, Neb., Leavenworth,
Kan, st. Joseph, Mo, and Kansas
City, Mo-, to be unreasonable and
reduction of 2h cents per hundred
pounds is ordered.
Hog Cholera Cures.
Evidence of what appears to be