Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-08
SENATOR KENYON
ST|RS WASHING
SUGGESTION THAT SOME DE
PARTMENTS BE REMOVED
AROUSES CAPITAL.
KENYON WAS HITTING
AT RENT PRoFiTsESS
Landlords Start Newspaper Discus
sion and Iowa Senator Comes in
For Severe Word L.ambastira-
Census Figures on Iowa Farms
Show Larger Acreage Owned.
[By E. @. noncheriy.l

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Washington. Oct. s.-Iowa came in
for some two column measure" no.
tce this week by special writer in
the Washington Times. who paid his
respects to Senator Kenyon for sttg-
gestion made recently by the Iowa
senator to the effect that Some of the
government departments should be
moved away from Washington SO
that the housing congestion might be
somewhat relieved.
This writer chided Senator Kenyon
FOR lambasting Washington rent
prcfiteers. declaring Senator kenyos
spoiled 4 perfectly natural outburst
against methods-of certain landlords
here hy making a threat impossible
OF reality" The writer also quoted a
letter received on Senator kenyons
threat, which follows:
senator Kenyon probably mag
ines that IL would be a splendid plan
to move the state department TO Du-
buaue: the war department To Des
Moines: the navy to Council Bluffs.
the treasury and other departments
to be scattered around the great
state of Iowa. The capitol could be
located in Sioux City. Great ide,
some OF those westerners have. With
many of the big departments sent
away from Washington II would nev-
err do to allow the White House to
remain here. aS-it would be incon-
o., 81 l.. a 81 1,,, dit
ent departments to attend cabinet
meetings
Commenting on Senator Kenyon's
scheme and the suggestion of the
author OF the foregoing letter, the
Washington Times said:
ut doesn't take much intelligence
to understand that mess would fol-
low the removal Of some of the GOV
crnment establishments to other
places. There are frequently times IN
the country's affairs when almost
daily cabinet sessions ere necessary,
and executive business could not well
be transacted with the executive es-
Establishments separated. Anybody can
imagine, too, with what enthusiasm
other states OF the country would ac-
cept Iowa's plans to have most or all
Of the federal capital moved there. 1t
would be as easy to unite on Iowa
as flying to the MOON"
Iowa Farm Changes.
Figures just made public by the
census bureau show material changes
In the number OF farms in Iowa dur
ing the pest ten year period. Either
Iowa farmers are acquiring more
acreage or the towns and cities OF
the Hawkeya state are expanding to
such an extent that the urban pop.
ulation is making great inroads on
the rural country of the state.
In 1920, according to II preliminary
survey Of the agricultural census OF
the country, lowe had only 1887
farms. In 1870 Iowa's farms were
listed at 217,O44, and in 1900 the rural
properties were listed as 22S.622. The
decrease in the past ten year period
1920 as compared with 1870 was
3.732 farms, or IL per cent. The de-
crease in the previous ten year per-
iod Q9lO compared with 1900 was
1873 farms, or 81 per cent.
The census bureau is now tabulat-
ing statistics on the number OF farms
in Iowa counties in 1920, 1910 and
1900, which will show where the
largest reduction in individual farms
has been during the three periods.