Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
REVIVAL OF REPORT THAT
loWAN WILL HEAD DEPART
MENT OF AGRICULTURE.
PROBABLE APPoINTEE
PRODUCT OF AMES COLLEGE
Wallace Once Served Az ecretary to
James Wilson When Wilson Was
President Of colleee-Best Known
As Publisher Of Farm journal -
Close to Harding During Campaign
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Dec. 2S.-4t is an
nounced from Washington by a
newspaper correspondent that Henry
c. Wallace editor of Wallace's
Farmer. Des Moines. has been de-
termined on by President Elect
Harding to be secretary of agricul-
ture. Frequent reports have been
printed to this effect since Harding's
election. all of which lack vertical
tion
Mr.. Wallace took a prominent part
III the shaping OF the national policy
on agriculture as advocated by the
republican party and by President
Elect Harding In the recent cam
paign. He Is credited With writing
much of the plank on agriculture In
the, national republican platform and
also with inspiring the speech of
Senator Harding at the Minnesota
state fair In September, in which he
outlined his policies on agriculture.
As secretary OF the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association for many
years Mr.. Wallace has waged per-
sistent fight for railroad rates and
shipping conditions favorable to
stockmen and also in opposition to
methods followed by the big packers,
Mr.. Wallace is of course best
known as the editor and publisher
of Wallace's Farmer. founded by the
late Uncle Henry" Wallace and his
sons in 1895. IL. c. was the business
manager of the paper durinS the
years when his father was the edi-
tory. Following his fathers death
he became editor In chief.
Graduate Of Amos.
He is 81 years old. having been
born In Rock Island. H.. In 1866. II
was in Rock Island that he secured
his early schooling. going to Ames
for his college education. where he
studied agriculture. It was there he
made the acquaintance OF May
Broadhead. who was a student In the
college, and in 1887 she became Mrs,
Wallace. Their wedding took place
at the home Of her aunt and uncle
In Muscatine. with whom she made
her home. Following their marriage
they went to live on a farm In Adair
county. About Ave years later Mr..
Wallace returned to Ames, COM
pleted his agricultural course and
acted as secretary to the head OF the
college OF agriculture, James Wilson,
who later became secretary Of agri-
culture the distinguished position
which Mr.. Wallace may be called
upon to nh. He completed his course,
but his heavy work had told on his
health and he was taken Ill Of ty-
phoid fever. On regaining his health
he was made assistant professor of
dairying. He also became interested
in publishing small dairy paper at
Ames. which he moved to Des Moines
in 1895 and launched on q larger
scale as Wallace's Farmer. with his
father as editor. The paper has
grown to be one Of the recognized
leading agricultural papers In the
country.
1t is evident that iowa Is recog-
nized as a producer Of agricultural
leaders as the selection of Mr.. Wal
lace to be secretary OF agriculture is
the third appointment OF an Iowan
to this high Office. The late "Tama
Jim" Wilson OF Traer, It Is well
known, developed that Office In the
many years he served ns secretary Of
agriculture to one Of the highest i'm
portance and service. He was, sue
ceeded by Secretary Houston in
President Wilson's cabinet and on
the resignation of Houston about a
year ago Edwin T. Meredith, publish
er of Successful Farming, Des
Moines, was named TO succeed him.
Mr.. Wallace's family consists of a