Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-18
IOWA ROADS NEED
GOVERNMENT Md
TiON WOULD ENTANGLE
PRESENT PROGRAM.
BUILDING UNDER WAY
ANTICIPATED U. S. FUNDS
Highway Commission Points Serious
ness ~ Situation to Members OF
Hawkeye Delegation In Congress
w. D. Jameson Decides to Remain
in Washington.
IBy e. G. pougherty.l

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The extern
sive program Of good building IN
Iowa will be seriously interftsred
with unless the federal government
continues it's annual appropria tton
for good roads. the members of The
Hawkeye delegation in congress was
told by the members Of the Iowa
state highway commission who were
here to attend the national coii,en-
ton of road experts
The Hawkeye members of ccn-
gress were urged to support the
recommendation now before congress
for the annual fund to go toward in
creasing the usefulness of the ma
tons highways. The state of Iowa
was given an allotment OF $4,000 600
during the past year, and on the
theory that a similar sum would be
available for 1921. an extensive pro-
gram or road building WIS started
under the direction of the Iowa high
way commission. The program calle,.
for the Improvement of $500 mites of
highway, some of which already has
been completed.
The annual federal appropriation
is granted with the understanding
that each state will appropriate u
similar amount toward the work Of
improving the nations highways. The
Iowa commission. largely thru the
revenue from automobile licenses,
nets approximately s7.0o0,600 for
road work alone, and this sum with
the federal allotment enables the
state to keep constantly improving
the highways.
The members of the Iowa commits
sion-J. WI Holder, of Scranton
chairman; William Collinson. oi
Charlton. and Arson .Marston. dean
of engineers. of Ames- college, con-
ferred with the Iowa delegation in
the Offices OF Congressman Dowall,
during the visit here. !.
/. Y Jameson Quits Iowa.
w. Dc Jameson. of Shenandoah.
Familiarity known as billy" jamie
son, financial secretary of the demo
cratic national committee, iwho was
one of the Wilson organization men
who has not been retained by the
democratic national committee, de-
cided to remain permanently in
Washington, having become assocl-
ated with a firm of lawyers WINS
specialize in representing important
clients at the national capitol. Air.
Jameson, by reason OF his nation
wide acquaintance, due to hts con
nection with the financial department
or the democratic national committed.
mas been retained by number OF
important industries of the countr.e
as their special Washington repre-
sentative, and with his lawyer as
sociates he intends to make Wash.
mgton his permanent home. Mr..
Jameson is not lawyer.
Pearson in Washington.
r. A. Pearson, president of Am,s
college. conferred with members ,S,
the Iowa delegation while here This,
week on the subject Of the continue.
alton OF the distribution of farm lir.
erature by the federal department ~,
agriculture. President Pearson. who,
served in a special capacity with the.
department of agriculture during the
war. has q wholesale opinion Of the.
uI(iiity OF the sort Of information dis.
seminated by the federal governmer, II
IN the various publications issued b,
the bureau ei animal husbandry ancl.
so.her bureaus and branches of the
department, and he is opposed to,
any reduction in federal appropria-
ZION to the department. which viii
result In diminishing the xinforma ton.
mat is laid down at Lkhe door cf
american farmers and stock raise,s
tnru this medium. He asked Nhe
iowa members in the house to Ave
tnelr earnest consideration and sun
port to Secretary of Agriculture
Merediths recommendations for
lunds TO continue the campaign Of
lars. ~ eiicu