Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-03-02
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for the state board of control, is ask
ing for bids for food supplies for the
next six months for sixteen state insti-
tutions, having a population of more
than 10000. In getting preliminary
prices, he found that in most in
stances there has been a marked ad-
vance.
The state will use about $4,000
pounds of beans during the coming
summer. These have advanced from
1915 a bushel to s4.25.
The budget calls for $4,000 pounds
OF rice for the next half year. Last
fall the state tried the experiment of
buying only American grown rice.
The results have been so satisfactory
that the plan will be continued
AS for dry goods which will be
needed by the states wards, the pur-
chasing agent has found practically
everything advanced over the rates
quoted last fall. Denim jumped from
10 to % cents yard. ticking advanc-
ed from IL to Is cents, cheviot shirt
ing from to s cents a yard, sheet
Ing from 22 to 26 cents yard, while
muslin also is up / cent a yard.
1t will cost the state 80 cents more
than formerly to put a man in stripes
at the penitentiaries. The cost of
the goods from which the suits are
made has advanced from 80 cents to
81 a yard. Only third grade men now
are required to wear stripes in the
Iowa prisons. 1t is possible for every
man, by proper behavior, to avoid
that kind OF prison garb.
Coffee is said to have raised In
price. Hardware, drugs and every
thing the state needs at the institu-
tons has advanced in price, it ap-
pears.
Time Limit on Transmission Lines.
The Iowa railroad commission has
adopted a policy OF requiring firms
securing franchises for transmission
lines to build the lines within one year
or forfeit the grant
The commission has no definite evil
dence that there is an organized effort
to monopolize the Iowa field. 1t has
no knowledge that any OF the requests
for franchises are not bona flde, new
ertheless the change in rule was made
to safeguard the public, it was an
nounced.
The state officials, however, do not
want to check the building of legiti-
mate electrical lines, for the reason
that the more of them constructed the
greater the commercial development
Of the state.
Want Dentist for convIcts.
Warden C. C. McClaughry of Ana
mosa, and DR.. r. H. Stringfellow Of
Anamosa. we're in conference with the
state board of control recently with
reference to the permanent employ
ment of DR.. Stringfellow as the dem
fist at the prison at Anamosa. He
has been doing the work at the prison
but has not been giving all of his
time to it. The board proposes that
he give all Of his time to the work.
The salary will be SIPS per month.
There are now 1855 prisoners at Ana
mosa and there is considerable dental
work necessary. The board takes
care of all ordinary dental work with
out expense to the prisoner, but
crowns and extra work the prisoners
are required to pay for.
institution Executives to Meet.
The state board of control has ar
ranged for the quarterly conference
OF the executives OF the Iowa state
institutions to be held March IA and
Is at the state house. Governor
Clarke will make an address. Other
speakers are: w. B. Barney, state
dairy and food commissioner: L. w.
Forman, state college at Ames; VI.
C. Mackin, state school for the deaf,
Council Bluffs; DR.. F. p. Lierle, sold
iers' home, Marshalltown.
Bids for EpiIeptic Colony.
The state board of control is re-
ceiving bids for the heating. plumbing,
electric and boiler contracts for the
new epileptic colony at Woodward.
Contracts which will be let March
are expected to approximate s150,00O,
the largest of the kind ever made in
the state. The total cost of the insti-
tuition will exceed 100000.