Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-12
STATE DoARp or CONTROL CUT,
TING OUT ALL Bur sAREsr
NECESSITIES.
CLOTHING euRcHAsEs
INDUCED TO MINlMuM
csnssrvaslsn lnausurassd Last ssassn
PrevIns Dig HsIpsi In Feeding Wards
81 este crsps on State Lands DIG
Hsip-Emort 70 CT More Effective
Work From County Defense Councils.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Jan. 1.-THE state ex-
ecutivt council has received a state
ment from the state board Of contrul
showing ats needs in the way OF add
tional support funds for the State in
stitutions. At . meeting Of the coun-
Gil. held late yesterday. these matters
were gone into The executive coun-
Gil expects to arrange to borrow money
at S per cent to carry the institutions
thru until the mkt LEGISLATURE meets
and makes its appropriations for the
biennial period.
Tho increased cost Of coal 10 one Of
the biggest items in the expendStur OF
the control board. Food products is
another big item The board has cut
the clothing purchases and equipment
budgets as close as possible to reduce
expenditures along these lines. Addi-
tional purchases Of table linen, nap
kins and such supplies have been cut
out en- irely.
Conservation at Institutions.
At all Of the institutions last season
special efforts were made not only to
produce food stuffs but there was new
done before in the history Of the board.
AT the Cherokee institution, for In
stance, 1,115 quarts Of beans were can
ned and 5. 234 quarts OF canned toma-
toes. There were $500 bushels of po-
tatoes grown and 10.027 pounds OF
green onions. In fact. great quantities
OF all substantial vegetables were pro-
duced on all OF the state farms as we'll
as hay, corn, oats, ensilage, straw and
similar stock food. The total value OF
the garden products at the Mount
Pleasant institution alone is estimated
at $23, 55S.91, farm products $45, 1851,
and canned fruits, vegetables and pre-
serves $2,709.22. Crops similarly valu-
able were grown at all OF the insti-
tutions
The state board Of control has not
been the only board hit by the high
cost Of supplies The state board Of
education has been compelled to aban-
don the plans to build armories at
Iowa City and at Ames as authorized
by the last legislature because the APP
preparations made for these purposes
VIII not by any means build the armor-
les. The legislature authorized an ex-
p&nditure OF $l25,000 for each armory.
The board figured for q long while and
then gave It up. The last time esti-
glaStes were made the steel alone for
ga 81 ta,a srn,ofies would have cost
fS5, 900. and even 1t that figure 1t was
apparent that the steel mills could
not fill the order at least for months
to come.
To Push County Defense Work.
The state defense council has deter
mined to perfect county defense coln-
ellis in the state and 4 stimulate the
county councils activities In many
quarters. Each state council member
will he given district including four
or Ave counties, in which he will work
for increased activity on the part OF the
county councils.
There IL mach work to be done thru
the county councils, the state mem
bers point out. The supply Of good
seed. the increased acreage OF spring
wheat, the saving Of calves and stIep,
the conservation Of the dairy cows, the
question OF local help and Of the pro-
fltable employment OF all Of the peo-
ple-these and q, score OF other duties
may be imposed on the county council
members. The extension department
at Ames. under the direction Of Direc-
tor r, K. Bliss, the county crops agents
in counties which have them and SINH
lar agencies are working also to I'm
prove these conditions and meet these
agricultural needs.
These plans were made at the de-
Tense council meeting Friday. Tho es-
tabhshment OF employment agencies In
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