Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-24
STATE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
DEMANDS HARD SURFACED
ROADS IN IOWA.
WOULD ISSUE BONDS
WITHOUT INCREASING TAXES
Strong Resolution Recommend by
Good Roads COMMITTEES Endorses
Bond and Special Benefit Assess
ment Plan and Demands Hard Sur.
faced Roads Now.
Special to Tsmes-Republican.

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| Davenport, June 24.-The state asso.
citation of bankers adjourned here yes.
terday after adopting a strong anc
| stirring demand for an era of hare
road construction n Iowa on the long.
time bond and special benefit assess
ment plan. The time has arrived for
the building Of hard surfaced roads in
Iowa. the resolutions read and our
road taxes already fixed by law are
sufficient without material increase II
anticipated by the sale of public
bonds, is their conclusion.
The bankers of Iowa intend to get
a safe and sane constructive policy
/ for financing permanent road i'm
provement in their state "as the people
of SO many other states are doing SO
their resolutions read. The road plank
was unanimously recommended in the
reports of the good roads committee
and adopted by the resolutions COM
u:ttee under the leadership of Senator
Il. D. Foskett, Of Shenandoah, its
chairman. 1t endorses the efforts OF
Senator J. ". Foster Of Guthrie Cen
ter. who got past the Iowa senate last
winter with & road bonding bill.
The Road Plank.
The resolu,ions, as follows:
I'VE believe that the time has ar
rived for the building Of hard surfaced
roads IN Iowa as the people of so
many other states are now doing and
we are confident that our read taxes
already fixed by law are sufficient
without material increase Il antici-
pated by the sale OF public bonds. the
funds invested in improvements Of
permanent character and the debt
charged during the life OF the i'm
provenent In order that the people
Of our counties may be free TO under
take such hard surfaced roads con-
struction as the majority vote may
desire we urge that our road laws be
so amended as to permit the cost Of
such public works 20 be assessed
equi.abIy in accordance with the
special BENEFITS TO be desired from the
Improvements made.
I'VE believe that the special assess
ment road Improvement district as
provided In many other states should
be adopted in Iowa and that the
creation Of state fund from present
taxes with which to aid the counties
in road construction would greatly
stimulate the localities to act for a
public Improvement which VIII bring
added values to our farms. greater cor
vensence and larger enjoyment to our
farmers and better business men 10 our
towns.
Toledo Man Hono-ee.
II addition 10 the election of II. T.
Blackburn, Of Des Moines, as presi-
dent, the ASSOCIATE hono-ed W. A.
Dexter. Of Toledo. with the vice-prest-
dercy This puts Mr.. Dexter in line
for the presidency next year-a post
ton he is well qualified TO FIJI c. j.
WonIenbery, Of Holstein, is the new
secretary.
-Four speakers Of national reputation
addressed the Iowa bankers. who
closed their annual convention yeste--
day afternoon. Senator Sherman. Of
Illinois. the second presidential -omi-
nee candidate TO speak before the
Nnanciers; W B. Harrison. secretary
of the Oklahoma Bankers Association,
Allan D. Albert, editor of the Min
neapolis Tribune, and William J.
Burns, the famous detective, were the
speakers.
Attendance Heavy.
Few Of the visiting bankers have
left Wednesday. The Columbia iheater
was crowded this morning and hun
dred automobiles were necessary 10
carry the delegation that went on the
sightseeing tour "Wednesday afternoon.
The Iowa bankers are unanimous in
the opinion that they have never had