Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-19
PEOPLE OF IOWA FAIL TO BECOME
EXCITED OVER POLITICAL
QUESTIONS.
EUROPEAN WAR NOT
AFFECTING IOWA BUSINESS
Iowans Buying Many Automobiles and
in General Enjoying Prosperity
Much Building in Progress Oyer state
+ Official Canvass Of Primary .E,ec-
ton Returns in Progress.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines. June 1s.-With Iowa's
held crops and other farm products
exclusive Of live stock bringing into
the state each season from four hun
dred to five hundred million dollars,
the dominating interest in the state is
the crop prospects. Politics is more
exciting and full Of more human ac-
tivity Abut the crops bring in the
money. Hence the business and finan-
cial atmosphere Of Iowa is more re-
sponsive to the yields and the values
OF farm products than TO anything
else.
Reports received by the weather and
crop service here on, the whole are en-
couraging. The present Indications
are that the yields will he much more
satisfactory this season than last when
cold, damp weather and an early fall
ruined the corn crop in some sections
and made all OF the corn Uf poor
quality Warm weather Is needed
badly however. especially for the corn
and dry weather is necessary for the
harvesting of alfalfa in the eastern
sections. Grass, small grain, potatoes
and garden truck are doing we'll.
For the reason that Iowa does not
depend on manufacturing in a COM
mercal way but on agriculture the
mitch talked of reaction which may
follow the war if there is such. will
evidently affect Iowa as little as any
state. There is much prediction that
because Of inflated manufacturing con-
ditions due to the abnormal war de-
mand for many articles. reaction will
come to the business world when war
closes and business generally settles
down to normal conditions.
Third in Use Of Autos.
Iowans are buying many auto
mobiles as the records at the secre-
tary Of states office show. Registra-
ton is now more than $4,000 and the
heads Of the department are predict
ing 1t will go to 10000 before the year
is over. Iowa has surpassed all other
states in the union in number Of cars
owned except New York and Cali
fornia.
New York has population of 9,113,-
279. California has a population OF
2.3T.549. and the tourists greatly add
to the number Of cars in that state.
Iowa's population is now ASS, oS6.
Much building Is reported from over
the state and many towns are adding
to their paving and making other
street improvements.
canvassins Election Returns.
The official canvass OF the primary
election returns from over the state
was begun by the state executive
council today These returns We're to
have been canvassed by each county
Monday June IL and then forwarded
to the secretary Of state but at noon
Saturday there were twenty-four
counties yet to come in. The most OF
these counties were in by Monday,
however.
The law on special elections requires
that returns on these be canvassed by
the counties on the day following the
election so that the suffrage ballot
should have been canvassed then.
This was hardly possible however at
the recent election because Of the
fact that the primary and the special
election were both held on the same
day and judges could not handle the
count so as to have the primary cleo
ton vote in shape to be canvassed on
the next day after the primary.
Altho the candidates at the primary
should have had their expense ac-
counts in by Thursday. June Is, many
OF them were late.
Small Goes East.
A. ]. Small, state law librarian
president Of the National State
Library Association, will leave the
latter part of the week for Asbury
Park, where the convention is to be
held June 26 to July l. This will be
the fifth national association over
which Mr.. Small has presided.
TITS a great place to gain an inter-
change Of IDEAS" said Mr., Small in
speaking of the coming convention.
'The experience Of the librarians in
the various states and the ideas they
have worked out are Of untold value
to the other librarians. We always
get great amount OF benefit out of
these meetings"