Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-01-13
sT|NGY WITH FUNDS
Complaint Made Iowa Needs
Money for Stock Protection
is AN IMPORTANT INDUSTRY
Claimed That Other States Spend a
Much Greater Amount Than Is
Provided In lowa-Contagiou
Disease Allowed to Spread.

eases in live stock because of lack |
of funds for such work, declares DR..
]. /. Gibson, state veterinarian. The
state has only $1,000 for this work.
Pennsylvania with only one-fourth the
live stock that Iowa has, annually
expends $4,000 on the health OF her
live stock. Iowa leads all other states
in live stock, their total value as fig
ured by the government each year on
January first being close to $500,000,-
600, but the majority of states spend
more on the control of disease than
does this state.
The state has but little funds to
fight any outbreak of hog cholera
which may occur or to fight foot and
mouth disease. Cholera has been dis
covered in poultry about Manning and
in Cass county but the state has no
money to fight te disease. The poul-
try industry in Iowa is an impor ant
one, the annual egg output being
worth around s21 100000, and the val
ne of the fowls themselves is about
$2O,OO0,O0O
DIR. Gibson believes that the hog
cholera cannot be sufficiently con-
trolled in Iowa until all hogs shipped
within the state as well as those
shipped into the state are made i'm
mune before shipment. This is re-
quired of hogs shipped into Iowa from
outside states but is not demanded
of shipments within the state. The
recent outbreak of cholera in the
northern part of Dallas county is
thought to be due to the bringing in
OF diseased hogs from various parts
OF Iowa and selling them at public
sale held at Perry.
Rail Commission Docket Closed.
The state railroad commission
closed 1915 with virtually a clear
docket. The board last spring faced
lot of delayed business. All of this
was cleared away and the commits
sioners are prepared to give early
hearing to new cases.
The material results of the work
in 1915 came Through the work of
Clifford Thorne, the chairman, in
cases before the interstate commerce
commission. During the year the
western advance rate case was de-
cided. While a few advances were
granted. the increase asked by the
railroads ON so per cent of the traffic
was denied. The board looks on this
as a great victory.
The interstate commerce commits
sion granted an increase in interstate
passenger rates from two cents to
two and two-fifths cents a mile. But
the state officials are not satisfied
with the ruling and will fight it in the
federal courts.
Win Important Victories.
Among the big victories for the
railroad commission during the past
year was the decision from the inter.
state commerce commission placing
the Mississippi river cities OF Iowa
on parity with st. Louis. The in
terror Iowa rate case has been re-
opened and the officials hope to pro-
cure further reductions in rates fer
the interior Iowa cities on shipments
to and from the east.
The commission granted twenty
seven franchises in 1915 for the con-
struction of transmission lines. These
enterprises will represent an invest
ment OF several millions OF dollars.
The board also inspected and ap-
proved twenty-seven interlocking
switch plants Installed last year.
Doing Record Business.
The state automobile department
has been doing a record business.
More than 1000 letters, containing
5000 applications for automobile num-
Der plates, were received recently in
one day. The total amount of the
fees accompanying the requests was
$4,000. The greatest amount OF
money received on any one day previ-
Gus was $4,000. The department is
still short of plates, although the
manufacturers are doing their best to
catch up.
Want inheritance Tax.
w. S. Rankin, assistant attorney
general, has filed a demurrer in the
case involving the Sarah l.. UT es-
tate at Ottumwa. The state claims
between $4,000 and $4,000 collateral
Inheritance tax. Rankin will go to
Ottumwa to argue the case for the
state. He will be accompanied by Q.
A. Willis, assistant state treasurer,
The state also is trying to collect at
this time collateral inheritance tax
on 100000 estate.
Officials Attend Dodge Funeral.
Governor George w. Clarke and
staff, Attorney General Cosson, Cura,
tor Edgar r. Harlan and Assistant
Adjutant General Of the G. A. R.
George A. Nsyman attended the fu-
neral of General Granville M. Dodge
at Council Bluffs. Adjutant General
Logan was in charge of the military
details carried out in connection with
the funeral
Curator Harlan took with him pho
tographers in order to secure photo
graphs of the procession for the state
historical department.
Must Make Report.
All insurance companies doing busi-
ness in Iowa must report before
March /. 1t is expected that the tax
the insurance companies will pay on
1915 business in Iowa will be more
than 100000.
Shin Much Antitoxin.