Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-01
$1,000 PR DAY
N AUTO LICENSES
DEPARTMENT BUSIEST PLACE AT
STATE AousE At PRESENT
TIME.
one AUTOMOBILE FOR
EVERY SEVENTEEN PEOPLE
Registration Coming Year Expected to
Reach $4,000 er.1ss,sss short.s. in
Supply Of New PIatssLstate Aari-
cultural Beard Planning TO Put on
Stallion Show in February.
Special to smes- Republican.

Special to- Eimes- Republican.
Dessaoines. Jan. THE total regis-
tration Of automobiles in Iowa for the
year 1915 - shown by the records OF
the state automobile department yes
terday afternoon was 145.10s. There
are few Of the 1915 registrations yet
to come in but this shows approx
niately the number, Of cars in use in
state at the present thine. The
statehas taken In 81, 517.743s in fees DUR
ing 1915, as against $1,04o.135.54 in
1914. The number Of cars registered
in 1914 was 106.0s7 showing that there
were $4,000 more cars registered this
past year than In the year previous.
With the way registration is sts ing
out for 1916 officials in the automo- ile
department estimate that from Its, 900
to 10000 cars will be registered this
coming year. Already the registration
Of 1915 cars has totaled 1911, which
Is very much in excess Of the number
registered at this time q year ago.
Iowa has an automobile now for ev-
cry seventeen people. While reports
from other states IN the ;:;:!!sss are nes
yet in for 1915. auto agents e unan-
imous in declaring that Iowa leads all
other states in the union In the number
of automobiles Sec CAPITA In some of
the counties Of the state where there
are no large cities and the population
Is not large there is an auto for every
nine Inhabitants.
The automobile department in the
secretary Of states office is by far the
busiest place in the state house these
days. Money 10 coming in for licenses
at the rate Of $4,000 per day The
plate house which has the contract for
plates is away behind in its orders
and the secretary Of states office is
more than 10000 plates short of having
enough to send out to those who have
applied for new licenses. 1t is hoped
that a big shipment OF plates will be
received soon after the first of the
year.
Turnout the United States as
whole there = ono automobile for ev-
cry thirty-four persons. It is estimated
that there are now more than 5000, 900
cars in use in the United States. It
is further estimated that unless
shortage Of material develops, fully
100000 cars win be manufactured in
1916.
ri Stallion Chow in February.
The state board OF agriculture is
planning to put on the second annual
spring stallion show at the Iowa State
fair grounds Feb. 8 to 10. In connec-
ton with the show the Iowa Draft
Horse Breeders Association will put on
sale starting on the 9Th and contin-
uing thru the 10th.
This show was :nauSurated last year
at the suggestion Of Dean Charles r.
Curtiss, Of Ames, member Of the state
board Of agriculture from the seventh
district. Dean Curtiss recognized that
It is at this time Of the winter or Just
before the spring work opens up that
breeders and farmers generally are
looking for. boog stock !. for their
stables. The horses are In much bet
ter condition to show than they are in
the fall season when all OF the big fairs
are on.
The Draft Horse Breeders Associa Z
ton is alive to every opportunity to
make Iowa the leading draft horse dis
trict OF the world. Importers can no
longer go to Europe for pure bred
draft horses for the famous draft
horse breeding districts OF the old
country have been wiped out by war.
Iowa has more and better horses than
any other state in the union. Her
horses are worth about :175. 600. 900. In
value horses exceed all other classes Of
live stock in this state
Small Home From East.
A. e. Small. Iowa state librarian, re-
turned yesterday from attending the
executive committee meeting Of the
American Library Association in Chit
cago. at which meeting 1t was voted to
hold the next annual meeting Of the
association at Asbury Park, N. j., June
Is TO July 1. With this association all
of the other library organizations OF
the country are affiliated and Its an
nual convention has grown to be big
enc. Mr.. Small IS now president Of the
Natisna.s State Librarians' Association
and he was ut one time president OF
the National Law Librarians. Associa-
ton.
Holidays Excite State Wards.
j. II. McConologue. member Of the
state board Of control. who returned
yesterday from an inspection Of the in
sane hospitals at Clarinda and Inde-
pendence, said that It was always no.
ticeable the effect the holidays had on
the patients Invariably the patients
become more pertur.od after. a holiday
due 10. the excitement. At Christmas
time they received presents and rad
more than usual TO eat This past
week they have been more than unus-
ually excited end more or less upset.
Commissioners McCcnologue reports.
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