Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-11-11
POPULATION CROWS
Partial Report on 1915 Census
Shows State Made Gain.
FOUR NEW TOWNS PASS 1000
Mason City Shows Largest Percentage
Of Gain. Increasing Over 5000 In
Five Years-Returns for En-
tire State Not In Yet.

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tire State Not In Yet.
Des Moines.-Population figures for
the 101 cities of Iowa OF more than
1000 inhabitants and for the 763 incor-
porated towns, as shown by the 1915
census, have been made public in the
report of the department OF finance
and municipal accounts in connection
with the state auditors office.
Mason City leads in percentage of
gain with 50 per cent.
In the 101 cities there has been a
gain over the 1910 population Of 106,-
800. The larger cities show the largest
per cent of gain. Des Moines shows a
gain Of % per cent with a population
Of ,05,53S this year as against 86,36 in
1912 Sioux City shows a gain of 20
per >snt. Her population according
to tho present census is 61,7S7 as
against 47,S2S in 1910. Waterloo shows
gain of 1880 per cent. Her present
population is 32,96S as against 26,693
in 1910.
Cedar Rapids gained 23.44 per
cent.
Nearly all of the cities show a gain.
The total population of the 101 cities
is S53,191 as against 1924 in 1910.
1t is not possible as yet to announce
the total population of the state mas
much as the returns from the town
ships and counties as whole have
not yet been made up. This report is
made by the state auditors depart
ment and was prepared by George
Gallarno, chief clerk OF this depart
ment.
Weight Law Meeting Favor.
People are learning that honesty
is the best policy, says w. B. Barney,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Although the law does not require
the testing of weights and measures
more than twice year, requests are
coming in from some individuals for
tests as often as every two months.
One man says he can we'll afford to
pay the cost Of So for each test to
know that his scales are right. If
they were weighing too heavily, that
would soon cost him more than the
tax for the test.
Requests for tests OF scales are re-
ceived at the rate Of four and FIVE
day and when one of the special
weights and measures autos reaches
a town there are always more who
request that their scales be tested.
By the use of these cars, one man
can cover three times as much ground
and do it cheaper. The rate was for
merly S.. One man has made as high
as s170 a week.
Warn Child Labor Law Violators.
State Labor Commissioner Urick
called conference among his in
spectors to start an educational cam
paign with respect to the law passed
by the last legislature regulating the
employment of child labor.
Urick says the law is being vio-
lated in several of the larger cities
in Iowa by persons empowered to is
sue permits to children under certain
conditions. He has called upon his
inspectors to explain the law to those
who have exceeded their authority
and at the same time warn them they
must cease or they will be prosecut-
ed.
Ask Ruling on Grape Juice.
The attorney generals office has
been asked to pass on the status of
grape juice and inquiry has also been
made as to whether the sale Of lemon
extract is legal.
In the absence Of Attorney General
Cosson, assistants in the office declin-
ed to pass definitely on either liquid,
but informed those inquiring that the
supreme court has held the sale OF
any beverage containing the slight
est trace of alcohol is prohibited.
Thorne to Stay In Iowa.
Clifford Thorne, chairman OF the
state railway commission, has return
ed from the national meeting OF rail-
way commissioners at San Francisco.
He denies the rumor that he is going
to resign his present position for a
$1,000 Job, "at least for the present"
The position offered to him, it is
understood, is to represent all the
states in the appraising of all rail-
ways at their physical valuation.
Railroad Liable for Damages.
The Fort Dodge, Des Moines &
Southern is engaged In interstate
commerce, regardless of the fact that
1t operates only In central Iowa, the |
supreme court said In ruling against |
the plaintiff for damages for the death |
Of c. c. Ross, a lineman employed by |
that road. The suit should have been |
brought under the federal act, the |
court says.
Census Report On Cities.
Des Moines shows the largest in
crease in population of any city in
the state, according to population sta.
tistics of the principal cities contain.
ed in the report OF the state depart |
mentI OF finance and municipal ac-
counts. Complete returns from the |
state have not yet been received.
In round numbers Des Moines gain |
ed 10000 In population. Sioux City |
shows an increase OF approximately
$4,000. Davenport's increase is about
S 1000. Dubuque gained 5000; Cedar
Rapids, 5000.
Another Consolidated School.
Buena Vista county took another |