Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-04

1Aat &S00klyskliE|s So
then returning to the pipe from the
other end OF the s.. The arrangement
makes 1t possible for the pipes to ex-
pand between each s.. otherwise there
would be trouble the whole length Of
the lire. The reader should understand
this is hot water, not steam, plant.
Water heated to 200 degrees is pumped
into these pipes. 1t is forced to travel
through the entire system of pipes. and
the patentees claim 1t will return to
the boilers with only a loss of twenty
degrees. They also claim Ito stock
holders in the company that while the
expense OF putting in such system is
more than that OF steam-heating, after
once in operation the expense for fuel,
labor. etc. is much less. These pipes
are now being laid In the main business
street, and many firms will be glad to
heat their stores by SO clean q system
as that Of hot water.
But the thing which a visitor Is called
upon to admire is the new Ellsworth
opera house. Mr.. Ellsworth is now fin
ishing up $4,000 opera house for the
citizens OF Iowa Falls. The best kind of
figuring gives him little return money
wise for his investment. Situated on
the main street, with frontage OF six
ty-eignt feet, with an entrance in the
cenrer formed of arched Bedford stone
tthis alone costing $4,000, it is all on
the ground floor, SO that little danger
can ever come to crowded gathering
from fire. The stage is one that will be
appreciated. 1t is sixty-eight feet wide,
thirty-eight feet deep and forty-seven
feet ITO the gridiron," (That means
forty-seven feet up. Councilman Shaw
who gives the looker-On these figures
says put it that way, and then the
writer will be supposed to belong to the
t'profesh.D The seating capacity is 500,
and the seats themselves are to be the
latest and best styles known. Two hun
bred and fifty incandescent electric;
lights are arranged for the stage alone.
The walls are to be frescOed, and at
the entrance many figures in the Bed
ford stone will be carved by an artist
from the east. 1t strikes the LOCKER
On after surveying this building that q
rich man is a mighty handy thing to
have in the community. especially If he
uses some of his money in works of
this kind.
f If this should meet the eye OF any
one who attended convention of the
free democratic party in August, 1852
lin Pittsburg, Pa, or if any reader
knows of delegate to that convention
he will confer a favor by writing j. b.
Grips, of Albion, Iowa. This Is in
r,f
who is a pretty good republican these
days and while the Looker-On asked
no questions there is some good rea-
son for Mr.. Grips interest in this
matter.
We are gradually getting to have a
better feeling in Iowa between the rail-
roads and the people. We have rail-.
way commissioners. and they have
power and exercise it. But the people
do not use them TO redress fancied or
real grievances as much as in the east.
There is one case in Iowa at least
where our commissioners performed an
act similar to the one referred 10 in
this clipping from the Hartford, Conn.
Courant:
The New London Telegraph says
there has been SO much complaint from
the people who reside in Massachusetts
along the line of the Central Vermont
railroad in regard to the removal of the
| early morning train, commonly called
| the boat train, that the matter has
been brought to the attention of the
railroad commissioners of that state
and as result they have ordered the
| road to run the train again. The Tele-
graph says:
..Of course the Massachusetts COM
missioners have no power in Conecti-
lieut.. but it is extremely probably that II
1.-THE train has To be put on the road at
iall it will start as 1t always did, from
New London. Should the road decide 10
run the train only from the state line
lit is likely the Connecticut commissions
/ ers Will take a hand in the matter and
lorder the train to be run from this city
! The train is almost necessity and
since ii has been taken OFF the road
there are a large number of people llv-
ling in eastern Connecticut who havs
4 been seriously Inconvenience by it:
ldiscontinuance,
4 This is given here only for the pur-
pose Of showing the power our rnilMa,
commissioners possess and at the same
thine TO show that the railroads 9th.
ldemagogue orator who claims the rail
roads do as they please to the contrar,
Notwithstanding recognize that power
.
And while it is customary and gen
leral to damn the railroads by a Ger
tain class in each community. here is !
true story concerning the c., II. /. &; 7
THAT shows somebody In that great sys
TEN is trying to accommodate the pub
lie, or at least one OF them. A travel
ing man in. Iowa who lives in SINAI
town where only few trains stoI
while in Chicago went into the genera
Offices With his tale of Woe. He coul
neither get home Saturday night no
.laway Monday morning to suit him.
!, land he was given permission 10 fla,
, lcertain trains for that purpose and tn
. agent of the company II that town wa
SO notified And then as the travelin
man was leaving the Office he wa
laughingly notified TO move out of tina
town But he lives there yet,
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A dollar draft in every box says tina
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