Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1917-07-11

well as men in quantity. When Sec
Rotary Houston desired an assistant
secretary of agriculture to aid him in
meeting war problems, he called to
his aid President r. A. Pearson of
the Ames agricultural college.
When Wilson needed long-head-
ed, clear Drained economist as a
member of the federal reserve
board, he picked Herbert Quick,
born IN Grundy county, Ia, and
who first gained prominence in this
state. Mr. Quick, one of the au-
thorities of the country upon econo-
mics today, was educated in Iowa
schools, and left Iowa only a few
years ago.
And then they got Hoover OF Iowa
to manage all the food conservation
business to feed all the fighting peo-
piles.
Another Iowan, F. F. Fletcher.
born at Oskaloosa, is a rear admiral
in the United States navy today. An
other, Theodore p. Shonts, is presi-
dent of the greatest railroad system
Of it's kind in the world, the New
York marlborough & Metropolitan.
There are others with equal abil-
ity at home in the state who have
shown their ability and their devo-
tion to their country since the war
has begun by their aid in o-ganizing
Iowa fec war. War will bring cut
big men in Iowa in 1917. just as it
did in 1861. Who are the Dodges.
the Belknaps and the Kirkwoods of
Today is yet to be proven, but they
are here.
Just to Remind Readers of Iowa's
Resources.
In summarizing a few points as
to Iowa's standing as one of the al
lied powers are Of particular inter
lest:
Iowa alone is Weather than any
European power save Great Britain,
Germany, France, Italy, Austria
Russia, and Belgium. Her resources
are practically equal to those Of all
Canada.
Iowa is five times as large in area
as Belgium, one-third larger than
Bulgaria, considerably more than
one-fourth as large in area as either
France or Germany, is half as large
as European Italy, is slightly larger
than Rumania, and is bigger than
Greece and Montenegro combined.
1t has nearly half as much acreage
devoted to food crops as the Ger
man empire.
| 1t could, under absolute necessity
raise an army Of 100000 men.
1t las already enlisted mere than
nm mo IN fhic
war than in the panish-AmericaI
war, and abont one-fourtn as many
as in the civil war.
Its bank deposits total one-hali
billion dollars, enough to take up one
fourth of the Liberty loan now being
Subscribed.
It has mineral resources which
lcould be made available for war pur
poses. Fifty thousand tons of iron
lore have been mined in Iowa within
1.-THE past four years, and the Goa
mines would last $500 years if 10,
100000 tons were mined annually
1t has ample deposits Of lead and
zine, inexhaustible supplies Of build
ing material such as brick, cement
and stone, and great potential power
resources in both the Mississippi ant
Missouri rivers.
Only three states Of the unioI
have greater mileage of railroads
than Iowa.
No state in the union exceeds
Iowa in value of products OF the sol
and livestock.
1t is producing leaders in national
life, as well as big men at home
Herbert G. Hoover, who led the Pei
gian relief work, and who may be
named food controller for the Unit
ed States, was born at West Branch
Iowa.
Taxing it all in all, Iowa is a val,
liable ally in any war. The state
can bear a part in bringing victory
in the European struggle, and In
making the world safe for democra-
cy, not to be excelled by any Other
state of the union.