The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-10

discuss WIFI you ,o,nopcihil
uvsnship, its duties ana responsiD
tiles. .;,,;,aead TO live in the
we We a. nation and the greatest
grea.e;n =, that nation. We are an es-
sla a;a,l ~ favored people, so far as ou-
peciai lot is concerned. We are
genera e,rners in a land flowing with
milk and honey. aon.
lie. LII in which we live, comprises
Weaisn - the great Mississippi valley
par ,.h is the most fertile OF all the
WIZ in these United States. pro
i .l.n;ng az It does, a great part OF the
WI ,roducts Of the nation. Iowa Is
wv riobest state which was carved
e - this great valley. Iowa stands
~ ...,t among all the states OF the
lnss IN the amount of corn produc-
u ". f;rst in the amount Of oats, flrst
su' rass seeds, first in the tonnage
- fnrape crops, first in the amount
" aorr first in the value OF nve-
" O.oa, first in the percentage OF TILL
oh,o land Iowa's horses are worm
a,ore than the cotton crop OF any
sontbern state; Iowa has more bear
~ annie trees than any two Paclfic
noas. states; Iowa's eggs are worm
r,ora than the oranges Of California
and Florida combined; lowa's eggs
" Gil nav the entire school bill of the
stata each year and will leave two
,m;llion dollars over. Every three
ronths the Iowa hen pays the orig
;nal cost price of Iowa. Iowas corn
t. CO important that every fourth
&c corn dollar. One Iowa corn crop
is5worth more than all of the golu,
silver and copper mined in the Unit
al states in one year; it is worth
more than the combined wheat crop
~ Argentine and Canada. One Iowa
corn crop would load train or cars
reaching from Buffalo, N. Y, to san
Francisco; or loaded onto wagons
vould make a stream of golden corn
reaching four times around the earth.
The best part Of every bounding
state is the part that touches Iowa.
Rich in Agriculture.
In the last fourteen years Iowa
has doubled the value Of her agr1-
cultural products produced annually.
In 1892 Iowa had 205 state and saw
ines banks. with combined capital
of Sill 600, 900, and deposits of 1884,
100000; in the year 1912 her banks
had increased to LOIS, with a COM
bined capital of $2S0,00O, 900, an in
crease in capital of S25,00O,000, and
an increase in deposits in the state
and savings banks of s246,000, 900.
From April, 1912, to March, 1917, the
deposits in the state and savings
banks increased $165,500,000; the de-
posits in the state and savings banks
increased from March, 1917, to March,
1918, Sit, 100000. We could purchase
the II 600 900 assigned to US in Lib
efty bonds from our increased de-
posts and have $46,000,000 left, and
this would leave us $13,000,000 more
added to the deposits, in the state
and savings banks in the first year
Of the war than we averaged in add
ing to the deposits in the five years
preceding the war; The total de-
posits in the state and savings banks
Of Iowa at the present time is $545,-
100000, almost double the amount in
1912, six years prior to this date.
Iowa has over 250,Q00 automobiles
with an estimated value of almost
s200,000,o00. The license fees upon
these machines in the year 1917,
amounted to almost $2,250,000. Iowa
has more automobiles per capita
than any other state in the union.
Iowa was successful in the contest
with agricultural exhibitors at the
Panana-Pacific exposition, securing
the prize for the best display Of agri-
cultural products. 1t was my privil-
eye to have seen the display made by
our state in the Panama Pacific ex-
position, and l assure you it was one
Of which we might well be proud. 1t
was huge cornicopia of corn pour
ing out plenty over the land, and It
was SO well executed and arranged
mat one could scarcely tell where
.ne real corn left Off and the paint
ing began. There was pouring out Of
ms horn Of plenty on the sloping
Nat1orm almost a carload of rich
!eiiow corn, each ear almost perfect,
ana in the center Of the huge pile in
iea ears, in letters about four feet
M y, length, appeared the word Iowa"
. unere was splendid display Of
snresned grain of the state, rich and
beautiful in their coloring. AS I
$1,000 looking at this display of the
natural products OF my own state,
WIN pride l said, Truly Iowa is rich
~ natural resources and material
rr0sressins Along Educational Lines.
!, iowa has been progressing along
n me hne of education; we have our
p puonc schools, our colleges and our
saSefsities. We have invested in
lo Use institutions millions upon mil
Aons of dollars.
,,a Inc report for 1917 shows that
s nsie were enrolled in the public
m suvos OF Iowa more than half a
saa scholars; that there were 49,.
WV school buildings, with total
s ssuation of more than thirty-seven
coll. onehalf million dollars. We
thar t go school taxes in 1917 of more
fund !, sszSVVO,oOo, and have a school
In ION n. iowa of more than $4,000, 900
colaai There We're enrolled in the
etnSsNas OF Iowa more than $4,000
stat aere have been organized in the
with .. iowa 231 consolidated schools.
soid, al average value o. the con-
erect. aeea school building thus far
IN lou ow. OF $4,000 each; and we have
euu iowa today the largest and best
TO h, a ss consolidated school that is
iouQ0 in tho u-orIl