Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-11
WESTERN IOWA CITY SEEKS LAW
TO FORCE BUILDING OF
UNION DEPOT.
BILL MAKES COMPULSORY
ERECTION IN CITIES OF $4,000
Provision in Proposed Bill Limits Law
to Cities Entered by Four Railroads
Charitable institutions Asitated
Over Proposed Law to Prevent State
Wide Solicitation of Funds.
Special 10 Times-Republican.

Special TO Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb 1.-THE essential
feature of the Kimbal bill to require
that union depots be constructed in
cities is embodied in the following first
section thereof:
In each city Of this state having q
population in excess OF 5000 the cor
porate limits Of which city are entered
BY four or more lines Of separately
owned steam railway the corporations
companies persons and organizations
owning or operating such lines OF
steam railway shah unite n construct
ing and maintaining Al adequate,
modern union passenger station IN
some convenient and suitable place
within such CITY unless such railways
are affirma -;veiy relieved by the board
Of railroad commissioners from the OBJ
legation 10 construct and maintain
such passenger station in ne manner
and for the reason hereafter set forth"
The bill then provides that the inti-
alive should he taken by the city
council OF deciding and ordering and
directing the location and he duty Of
investigating and approving is placed
on the board Of railroad commission
ers The bill as drawn would apply
not only 70 Council Bluffs nut TO Des
Noines where the same question Is be-
ing ssitated and might in tine apply
in other cities,
People Interested especially in char
table work in the state arc somewhat
agitated over bill just Introduced in
the house by Mir. Coakley, Of Crestor,
the purpose Of which 9 to forbid any
solicitation OF funds Of statewide
characters. It provides for the regis
tration Of organizations soliciting
funds and issue BY the secretary Of
state Of q permit, as now. bu. the per-
nit is 70 ne county PERM. only and
the organization. or rs agents. can So
lieit only in the county where il IS
duly organized. a permit can not ba
issued for more than one county. This
would make il IMPOSSIBLE fer the or
CARNATIONS that engage in the chill
dren's home work from doing business
in the state. II would Gu. off every
college from permitting soliciting Of
funds IN any county save the one IN
which the college is located Church
organizations would have TO conhne
their activities 10 one county.
The senate committee On schools
had a long hearing yesterday or The
bill TO permit Of free text books in the
counties Of the state. The bill is. Of
course, opposed by the text book
makers. It was urged On the committee
by the labor interests Of the state. II
originated with labor unions in the
cities Of the state and is desired be-
cause Of the claim that these people
are seldom able 10 pay for the text
books. A suggestion from Deputy
State Superintendent Joseph TO fix the
bill so as not 70 interfere in counties
whore county uniformity las been
adopted may be embodied.
Senator Bee IS one who has taken a
great deal Of interest in the extra help
Investigation on the part Of the statc
senate and he has very clear IDEAS al
10 what ough- 10 be done. 'Tn my
opinion he says. "the committee
ought 70 make a report 10 us which
would make il very clear 70 the people
Of the state that the application Of the
word graft As applied to the legis-
atUre, in the culinary meaning Of the
word, was very unfortunate and it
might even be proro- to rebuhc the
2 vernon f " hav.n', used words Will!
meaning he oil not intend. Then II
should be frankly admitted that things
have crept in here which are indie
feasible, and that there are OK
eravaganceg which we are DESTROYS Of
ending, but these are not as great now
as they were in the past or when the
governor commenced in the legisla
ture. We have made progress and are
cutting out some Of the things. But
we should not, in my opinion. take i
out on the poor committee clerks who
have come here and gone TO work for
US on an understanding that they were
employed for the session. Let US take
the burden right On our own shoulders
If we have erted-:hen fix up the laws
for the future 50 there will be no
waste
The DeWolf- Grout contest com
mittee had long session yesterday