Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1915-06-01
lowa's Wealth Immense.

lowa's Wealth Immense. s
| The national wealth is officially e.
timated ct s137,739, 900, 900, or 1885
| for each man, woman and child in
the country. But Iowa has $3,345 or
| next to the state having the highest
per capita.
Such are the figures contained in
| the special bulletin, Estimated Valu-
alton of National Wealth, 1S50-1912,"
which is about to be issued by Direc-
tor Samuel L. Rogers of the census
bureau, department of commence.
The total wealth Of New York, $751;
OIL 100000, is the greatest shown for
any state, while Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania, with $15.4s4,000,00o and $751;
45s, 100000 respectively, are close riv-
ais for second place.
When the comparisons are applied
on per capita basis, however, a diff
ferent showing is made. The high
est per capita figure for wealth in
the hands Of individuals and COM
mercial organizations-that is, exclus-
i've of the nontaxable property owned
by governmental, educational, chart,
table and religious institutions CIV
en- for Nevada, 1866. Next in order
come Iowa, with $3,345; North Da-
kota, 1920 and California, $3,113.
The latest published estimates OF
the wealth of foreign countries show
$1OS, ESQ, 100000 for the British empire
in 1903, of which amount $72,997 ,000,-
900 was credited to the United King
dom.
Iowa's Weed Bill.
Iowa's weeds cause farmers loss
of not less than $25,00OOO0 a year, ac-
cording to valuable free bulletin on
weeds just put out by the agricultural
extension department. This loss"
says DR.. L. H. Pammel, author Of the
bulletin, could be avoided in large
part If more Thorough steps were TAX
en- with weeds Weeds are harmful
in good many ways. They consume
plant food that should go to the ag-
ricultural crop. They rob cultivated
plants of sunlight. They take the
moisture so essential for crop, espe-
cially in q dry year. Weeds like the
morning glory pull down crop OF
corn, wheat or oats. Many OF them
harbor bad insects The Colorado po-
tato beetle (potato bug) occurs on the
buffalo bur and horse nettle. Many
weeds harbor parasitic fungi, like err
got, which occurs frequently on quack
grass. Weeds poison the soil. For
instance, good stand OF clover can
not be obtained where cocklebur
grows. Such weeds, like poison Ivy,
are poisonous to the touch.
Care of Foreign Children.
Through an arrangement between
the bureau of education of the depart
ment Of the interior and the bureau
of immigration of the department OF
labor, the names Of all the immigrant
children arriving at a port OF entry
in the United States will be forward
ed to the school authorities in the To-
cality to which the child is destined,
according to word received by the
state board of education. These
names, which will be sent either daily
or weekly, will include all children
between the ages of 5 and is years.
Through this arrangement 1t will be
possible to get these little foreigners
in school before they can be set to
work and so miss the opportunity OF
learning the American language and
customs as they are presented to the
natural born. The success Of this
plan will depend on the local authors
ties, the announcement reads. The
attendance officers are asked to fol-
low up every case that is brought be-
fore their notice.
Limit Cities to Law.
An opinion handed down by the su-
preme court says that city or town
has no right to pass an ordinance re-
curing the planking OF bridges or
crossings for traction engines. The
law requiring the planking OF bridges
and crossings has been repealed and
the court says that a city can go
further in regulations than the state
law. The case was that OF the town
of Hedrick against Fren Ham,. 1t was
tried in Keokuk County, Judge Tai
bott holding the ordinance legal. The
opinion was written by Justice Gay
nor. This holding is taken at the
state house to mean the city ordin-
ances relative to motor car traffic,
which 60 further than the state law,
will be knocked out in case an Of
Tense appeals.
visits Eastern Prisons.
w. ]. Dixon, member OF the state
board of control, has returned after
q trip east. He declares that no state
in the union does more advanced work
than Iowa in caring for the unfortu-
nate. He visited Sing Sing prison.
At that institution, he says. the war
den is now installing some of the
methods which have been in practice
at the Fort Madison .penitentiary in
Iowa for number OF years. Mr.. Dix
on attended the annual conference OF
charities and corrections held at Bal
timore last week.
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