Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-03
LOOKER-ON in IOWA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
For the Times Republican.

MADRID, oct. 2.-DlViSiOn Superinten-
dent Gibson, of the Milwaukee, came
through in his private car the other
day and stopped at Pickering, where
two travelling men We're waiting for
freight that carried passengers. These
knights of the grip We're tired and hun
cry and asked if they could ride over
to Ferguson, the next station, where
they could get something to eat. Ger
tainly, jump on was the reply, and
as the obliged passengers We're getting
off, MIR. Gibson said, iii you were only
going farther, be glad to have you
take dinner with me. And men who
know him say he intended they should
accept the invitation, not polite way
of saying something. All this is men,
toned here as illustrating why the
Milwaukee gets some business other
roads do not, also in hopes some whip
per-snapper of an 1Syear-old telegraph
operator, Will read it and notice how
the superintendent of big system
treats tn public. Speaking OF business
the Milwaukee recently sent one freight
train over the road in sixteen sections.
And the writer got permit and rode
on the eighth section of No. 90, the
same day he rode with the superin-
tendent. An operator told the LOCKER
on that the night passenger east re-
Gently went through with fifteen pas
senger coaches and two engines. All
along the line one hears the elevator
men telling the farmers mot to bring
in any more grain for a day or two.
| Our elevator is fun and when re ask
for five cars we get one or two" Emp
4 ty cars are simply not to be had only as
lthey are unloaded.
| 1t was mentioned in the T-R the
other day that the new law, licensing
BARRIERS has gone into effect. The new
commission has already been organized
and is ready to proceed TO business
The law provides that all BARRIERS nov
engaged in the business shall be en-
titled to license upon making applica-
ton to the commission and paying d
| fee of 81. Hereafter however, all per-
sons who desire to engage in the busi-
| ness must pass 4 satisfactory examine
ton before the state commission as TO
their proficiency in the use of the razor
as we'll as of disinfecting tools so as to
Iprevent disease from being spread
There was last year an organization
among Iowa BARRIERS to bring about a
| similar condition of affairs. but the
proposed bill contained a provlso linn
Lifting the number of apprentices which
was regarded by many as objectiona Bile
/. No man in Iowa is getting a hold on
the people faster than Gov. Shaw. His
letter to the labor agitator in Sar
Francisco, followed by his speech In
st. Louis, impressed the voters as q
A man who carries his nerve with him
III must be admitted Gov. Shaw was not
La popular candidate at the time of his
elecuon, in fact neither the people no
the politicians enthused when his name
was mentioned. And it goes without
saying no sunday school man, NJ
prominent church member, ever ha.
the masses with him. The reason car
be left to the reader. But Gov. Shaw
at the next election will have many ad
miring voters and hard workers for tn,
man.
The other night the writer was in
!, little two-by -four town. near where
gravel pit is located. It's a camp o
Dagoes and they have little to do witt
the citizens of the town. boardn.
themselves and sleeping in shanties
But these Italians enliven that tow
one or two evenings every week in
lway no camp of any other nationalit,
can do and that is with music. The,
: have a band composed of guitar. banj
land mandolin players and after march
4 ing through the streets do not refus
: anything in the way Of refreshments
i Bright gaudy colors are shown in thei
q dress, they are fixed up to kill" Will
ian parade. but the next day on tn
grade it will be difficult to tell thes
. musicians from the ordinary gravel pi
! laborer. Imagine a crowd Of America
laborers having good time by maxim
this kind of a show of themselves. Blu
just the same, 1t makes the pit wor
the next day less monotonous. w
+ Americans really don't know anythin
$ about fun.
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