Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-09-02
IOWA CAR OWNERS WILL be CON-
PEELED TO SECURE NEW
PLATE EACH YEAR.
LEGISLATURE suNcLEp
IN PLAN FOR RELIEF
Auteists May Retain Old Number For
Three Years But Must Be Furnished
With Different Plate When License
Is Paid-Road Congress and Irrisa.
ton Delegates.
Special to Times-Republican.

ness which the retrenchment and re-
form committee Of the legislature
found to do on its visit here this week
was in relation to the historical de-
partment and the automobile plate sit
uation. IN regard to the former the
matter Of additional janitorship was
settled to the satisfaction of all. In
regard to the automobile plates g pc
culiar situation was found. The leg
islature passed q bill which contem-
plated three-year plate to be fur
nished by the secretary OF state to the
owners of automobiles. It was the
scheme to have one plate issued next
year that would be good for three
years. tho Of course the auto owner
would have to pay the tax each Of the
three years. The main purpose Of the
legislature in changing the system
was to get rid Of the lnterminable
bother Of getting q new plate each
year and & aiting for months and more
for the same to arrive. But special
subcommittee was appointed to make
investigation as to what was being
done and this committee reported.
1t was found, much to the surprise
of the members Of the legislature. that
an order has been placed for plates in
such q way that a new plate will be
needed each Of the three years tho
the same number may be retained.
This was thought to be hardly sat
isfactory situation, and the owners Of
automobiles will not ne pleased with
the idea that It will be necessary to-
get new number plate each year the
same as in the past. Members of the
legislature say they thought that this
bother Of getting and putting on new
plates each year was the very thing
they were trying to avoid. and that the
mere fact Of having the same number
was Of small consequence. 1t probably
will be adjusted by the committee to
the satisfaction Of the automobile
owners.
Road congresses come and go re-
CARELESS Of whether or not the roads
are paved, and every now and then
somebody gets appointed to be delegate
to one Of the big meetings. This year
the "Pan-Amertcan Road Congress" Is
to be held in Oakland, Cal. COM
mencing Sept 10, and continuing four
days. Governor Clarke has appoint
ed as delegates. on request Of the pro-
moters, the following well known
Iowans to represent Iowa at this meet
ing: J. w. Holden, Scranton: E. p.
Smith. Dubuque: D. w. Norris, Mar
shalltown: A. w. Grimm, Mason City:
w. F. Hopkins, Lamont; J. H. Morrill,.
Center: c. F. Mitchell, Farragut; H.
E; Taylor, Bloomfield.
Governor Clarke today announced
the following delegates appointed to|
represent Iowa at the International IT.
rigation Congress. which is to be held
in California this month. The con-
gress is to meet at four separate
places. being placed on wheels for con-
venience and In order that the whole
country may be seen. It is to be asI
follows: Stockton, Sept. Is. Fresno
Sept. Is, Sacramento Sept. II. San
Francisco Sept. 20. Delegates named:
are:
William Handsaker Nevada; John
Jester. Ankeny; w. c. Adams, De-
corah: John Shambaugh, Bonneville;
Merritt w. Greene. Marshalltown; II.
O.. Weaver, Wapello; E. NJ. Cassidy,
Whiting; ]. S. Deems. Burlington;
George NJ. ALE, Newell; H. A. Bates.
Algona: c. c. Keller, Mason City;
Reiko Snater, Ackley; H. A. McCaffrie,
GAINESVILLE: II. NJ. Maxwell, Crawfords-
vile; Raymond Brown, 1nwood; Henry
Hilton. Malvern; George w. Godfrey,
Luverne; William zeller, Cooper: p. C.
Cartwright, Marshalltown; M. L. Hem
derson. Randolph; w. NJ. Carpenter.
Avon: e. T. Meredith. Des Moines;
Charles B. soutter. Cedar RAPIDS; E.
r. Mawdsley. Burt; Henry Field.
Shenandoah; John Thompson, Sioux
City; w. B. seeley. Mount Pleasant:
Fred McCulloch, Hartwick; Charles
fischer, Botna: W. b. Whiting. Whit
ing; r. NJ. Gum, Buckingham; S. B..
Hanson, Inwood; M. S. Nelson. Cold
Aeld; A. M. Avery. Mason City: w. B.
.tluarton. Algona: C. w. Hunt. Logan:
Charles W. Bishop, Mitchellville:
Frank Kuba. Blairstown; Howard
Vaughan, Marion: John Hunt, Otley;
Frank Hanker, Millora: E. w. Butter
field. Irvington; E. l. Roth, Ottumwa;
Charles Callahan, Red Oak; James At
'<inson, Des Moines; Sam Erkscon.
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