Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-04
OUTPUT OF Mineral
Iowa Shows Seventy-five Per
Cent Increase In Ten Years
COAL IS THE CHIEF MINERAL
This State Leads All Others In Pro.
duction Of Drainage TiIe--oypsum
Industry FIourishing and Out
put Rapidly Increasing.

put Rapidly Increasing.
Des Moines.--In ten years there
has been an increase of seventy-fve
per cent in the mineral output of
Iowa. according to the report of the
Iowa Geological Survey, just issued.
Iowa's mineral production in 1914 was
the largest In the h;Atory of the state.
The value of the output was s26,301,-
S65, which exceeded the output of
1904 by $11,346,s65 In 1918 the value
of the output was $25.612,345, and in
1912 1t was s22,910,066.
Iowa continues to lead all other
states In the United States In the
production of drainage tile" declares
the survey. "The value OF clay and
clay products, which includes brick
and tile, pottery and raw clay, was
s6,405.995 in 1914; in the previous
year the value was s5,575,5S1. In no
year in the history of the state has
the output of 1914 been exceeded.
The value of the outputs In the three
chief producing counties were: Cerro
Gordo county. s1,555.944; Webster
county, $l.179,113. and Polk county,
sS56,967. The value OF this product
sold in Iowa In 1914 was $3,1SO,S36.
Wapello county leads in the produc-
ton of pottery.
Coal continues to be the chief
mineral produced Its values at the
mines in 1914 was sl3,364.070, which
was $132,640 less than the value for
1918. The five leading coal produc.
ing counties in 1914, in order of ton
mage. were Monroe, Polk. Appanoose,
Dallas and Marion. These 2ve coun-
ties produced more than six million
tons OF the total tonnage, which was
17,451,022 tons. Monroe county alone
producing 2,273,060 tons.
"Since the year 1911 there have
been large modern cement plants In
Ioya, two OF which are located at
Mason City, the third at Des Moines.
In 1914 the output OF these three
plants had a value OF s4,00S,915. The
highest figure previous to this year
was In 1918 when the value of the
output was $3,972.S76. Altho the out
put has been increasing year by year
there Is every reason to believe that
the maximum yearly output has not
yet been reached. The three plants
are thoroly equipped and there are
abundant supplies Of limestone and
shale, which are the materials being
used in Iowa for cement making.
"The gypsum industry in Iowa is
in most fiourishing condition. In
1914 the value of the output from
Webster county, the center OF the in
dustry was s1.321,457, the largest
figure on record for the state.
Stock Plague In Iowa.
DR.. ]. /. Gibson has received word
that two cows and possibly a third
on the farm Of Melvin Brown, near
West Liberty. have the foot and
mouth disease.
DR.. Heck OF West Liberty first call
ed attention to the case reporting
that he thought the cattle had foot
and mouth disease. DR.. Tillia of Mus
catine and Dr. James Dixon of Tip
ton. assistant state veterinarians,
were sent for and they confirmed DR..
Heck's opinion. The farm was i'm
mediately Guaranteed. A sale on an
adjoining farm was called Off.
DR.. Gibson stated that he would
decide on just how extensive to make
the quarantine order after he had
heard from the government represen-
tative. West Liberty is in the north
west corner of Muscatine county and
the quarantine order will probably
include adjoining townships in Cedar
and Johnson counties.
1t has been learned that Mr.. Brown,
who moved from Illinois last spring
to the farm near West Liberty. re-
Gently employed a hired man from
Illinois and has had visitors on his
farm from La Sale county, Illinois,
where the foot and mouth disease
has been so bad His cattle, however,
are all native tcattle, as he brought
no cattle with him when he moved
to the farm from Illinois last spring.
Wanted Return Postage.
The labor commissioner has struck
only one bad snag in getting list
Of the manufacturing plants Of the
state for publication. He sent out
lists for correction. One city clerk
was asked why he did not return the
list he received. The reply came
back that the state omitted to send
postage for the return. The message
was written on lodge postal card.
Large Tax Payment.
The Polk county treasurer has sent
in $S0,902.91 to the state treasurer.
as part Of the second installment of
the state taxes.
Governor Dedieates New Schools.
Governor Clarke has returned from
Buena Vista county. enthusiastic over
the school affairs there. He made an
address at the dedication of two
consolidated schools. The people OF
the county turned out by the thou
sands to attend the dedlcatory cere-
mony. Autos were lined up along
both sides of the road for half mile
from the school house, and the peo-
pie were better pleased with their
school than they would have been ov-
er winning state election. the gov
ernor said.
Doubts About Stock Plague.
f e. Gray, government expert as