Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-05-29
RReEoERS OF FANCY LIVESTOCK
TO ASK FOR CHANCE IN
FEDERAL REGULATION.
NOT FULLY COMPENSATED
FOR LOSSES IN EPIDEMIC
Law Does Not Allow Rsimbursennen
For Animals Destroyed on Govern
mont Order Above Certain Amount
Breeders Hold Actual Value Should
30 Basis-1arnsy Goes to New York.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. May 29-W. B. Barney
has gone to Syracuse, N. Y, to attend
a meeting Of the American Holsteln-
Freisian Association, and Of the execu-
tive committee Of which he is mem
Der. Mr.. Barney has now been for
fifteen years a member of the executive
committee Of this greatest association
Of cattle breeders in the world.
One of the big questions to be taken
up at the association meeting this time
is whether or not to make move in
the direction Of having the federal
government change it's policy as to
compensation for live stock killed I'M
der quarantine This has come to
head by reason of the foot and mouth
epidemic.
The breeders Of pure bred livestock,
not only the breeders of dairy cattle
but others, feel that an injustice Is
done them by the fat rate system OF
paying for cattle killed. The value Of
the animal is supposed to be paid, but
only up to a certain limit. Now the
limit is such that full compen sation
can be paid for the ordinary stock, but
never for the pure bred. The result is
that breeders are compensated for loss
of scrub stock nearly to actual value,
but only to a very limited extent on
pure bred stock. The owner Of COW
worth $50 gets all she is worth, but
the owner of COW worth $500 may get
only 10 per cent of value. The breed
ers of pure bred cattle contemplate
asking the federal government to base
compensation OF percentage OF the
value of the animal lost.
The Holstein- Freisian Association is
not only large but is rich. When Mr..
Barney went on the board fifteen years
ago there were a few thousand dollars
in the treasury Later when they set
aside $4,000 for a reserve fund they
did so with trembling. But not only
was the $4,000 secured, there was
surplus above it, and every year since
the surplus has been gaining until now
the association has in banks over
$4,000. The members secure their
registration at half rates, hence the
advantage OF mem bership.
There are about 1000 members now
and this year the committee will prob
ably act on 1900 new applications.
Wisconsin and New York are the
states that show up best in the mem
bershtp list Iowa Is gaining. There
Will be about thirty applications from
iowa and the total Iowa membership
will be- after this meeting. about 200.
Importation Of Holstein-Fre cat
tie has practically been out Of the
question number Of years. Since the
commencement Of the war nothing
could be done. Prior to that they had
Just been getting over foot and mouth
epidemic in the northland provinces
and there was no expectation. In fact
they are never free from the foot and
mouth disease there.
Des Moines has a fine new amuse-
ment park, the Riverside. and it was to
have been opened with great ceremony
today. AS the management had not ar
ranged for a regatta or a swim ming
match the opening has been postponed
for dryer times. The amusement
place is in the north part Of the city
near the baseball grounds and close to
the river.
The capital city will observe Mem
orial day on Monday. The ceremonies
arranged for are quite elaborate. in
Guiding parade and the participation
of school children, and an address at
the general meeting by County Attor-
ney George Wilson, Des Moines will, as
usual, include the ceremony in honor
of the naval heroes, which is from a
bridge over the Des Moines river, the
flowers being strewn in the river.
$50
There Is now no doubt In the minds
Of many persons that there must be
a good deal of moving out Of homes the
next few days to escape the high wa
ter, The rivers here are pretty close
to the mark where they being to over
flow large sections Of the city. It was
just twelve years ago tom that
the street cars stopped in the city be-
cause the Des Moines river overlooked
the power house ana stopped the en-
gins. For several days walking was
the rule. But there was not an auto
mobile in service at that time and so
conditions would be quite different now
as to transportation Hundreds Of fam
lilies were made homeless for a week
or more, the school houses and churches
were opened to accommodate them and
the state house corridors were crowd
ed with refugees. Very little has real
ly been done to any better protect
property since that time.