Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-03-06
GENERAL ADVANCE IN IOWA,
WITH LIVE STOCK SHOW
ING GREATEST BOOST.
RAILWAYS ARE ENJOYING
TREMENDOUS INCREASE
earnings Indicate Big Volume Of Do
mestie Trade Turnout Country
Commodity Prices and Wages Show
Upward Trend-Land Valuations as
Well as Taxes Increased.
Special to metropolitan.

Des MoineS. March 6.-The most
significant condition in the fnancial
world just now so far as Iowa is con-
cerned is the increased prices being
paid for live stock. Farmers who
bought literally of feeder cattle last
fall and Of hogs and carried them thru
on the abundant forage and whatever
corn they raised or could buy. are APP
parently able to sell at good priC es
now.
The general letter on trade conditions
and business forecast for March issued
by the Iowa National Bank OF DIS
Moines shows that the railroads are
enjoying tremendously increased earn
ings which indicates that there is a Big
volume Of domestic trade now belnS
enjoyed thruout the country.
The shortage OF railroad cars is so
serious that a meeting OF the interstate
commerce commission is TO De held
soon to see what can De done to relieve
the situation. The Iowa railroad com
mission as well as many more com
missions thruout the country has is
sued a statement calling attention OF
shippers and carriers alike to this
shortage and urging cooperation TO re-
Heye 1t. Congestion OF cars along the
eastern coast because Of the inability
TO find ships into which 70 unload great
shipments Of export is reported TO be
largely responsible.
The letter just referred to declares
that "the trend of commodity prices
and wages has been strongly upward
Tor some time, the increases already
t-,o lNv
s35, 900, 0eo, 900 in tho annual cost Of
living Of the people OF this country.
That this increase can not go on in
definitely Is clear"
According TO this statement during
January f1fty-one commodities ad
vanced in price eighteen declined and
thirty eight remained stationary. while
compared to year ago eighty-dve
commodities are higher. fourteen are
lower and seven are the same
Concerning the advance in gasolens
this report says. Recent estimates
place the production of gasolene for
1915 at 1880. 600 barrels compared
with 5Ast5.s6o barrels IL 1914. 12,e2e,-
600 barrels In 1919. and $3.50, 900 bar
rels In 1904. Since the production OF
crude Oil has not advanced in anything
like this proportion and assuming that
the above production of easolene is
moro than justified by the increasing
consumption we may ind here some
reason tor recent advances In the price
Of gasolena"
Valuations Generally Increased.
Tax and valuation figures as sent in
to the state auditor by the county au-
ditors and compiled by w. H Williams
chief revenue clerk show that valua-
tons generally have been increased as
we'll as taxes. A comparison OF the
1914 and 1915 properly valuations FOR
purposes Of taxation as reported TO me
state auditors Office Is shown in the
following:
Land 1914. 1915.
land .S42,5s2 :5S4, 325, ss4
Forests and for
est trees 500. 1854 1908
Town lots 900. 1874 3e7 $50 16S444221
Personal prop
erty .--...... l12.1es4o1 1886. APT
Express ....... 36S395 311103
telegraph 80. 4.736,7h 5,ISe 59I
Telephone and
Railroads ---... so7ss,44s sl.531.s4s
Totals ...... $3.50 ,e1s.ss1 1855. 30s. 3227
Exemptions -. s641sss 24s So2
Net total ....ssa2 1882 ss45 ,ps1. sos
More Candidates File
William Grant Webster. Of chicago.
filed with Secretary Of State w s. Al
len Saturday. an affidavit OF his can
Gidacy for vfce president OF the United
tSates. He has been prominent in Ili-