Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19


made, but in undertaking to tell
truth 1t is always better to tell the
whole truth, for what Is then said will
be believed. Col. Martins mistakes are
doubtless most apparent to the citizens
OF Marshalltown, who, it must be adj
mitted are forced to view his course
from single standpoint. His constant
refusal to make Marshalltown his resi-
dence and the cold shoulder that
seemed always to be turned
toward the friendly advances of
her citizens did not tend to
give him warm place in their
hearts, although not one of them hes
itates to commend Mr.. Martin as a
manager. His conduct toward Mar
shalltown's citizens was always court
eous and perfectly fair and just
If he made a mistake, and we are in
clined to think that he did, it was in all
lowing the impression to prevail that
he was plugging" against the best
town on the entire Iowa Central line.
Marshalltown was the headquarters of
his road. He should have made 1t his
residence and if he had weaned HIM
self from Des Moines enough to aban-
don his pet scheme of Des Moines ex-
tension and had urged the extension of
the Story City branch on through Iowa
and possibly into the Dakotas, through
a country as yet unoccupied bv any
nearby competitive lines, the Central
would have had road every mile OF
which, it is admitted by railroad men
everywhere, would be the most yalu-
able of any piece of road in the sys-
tenn. Had he done these things we
think that the interests of good rail
reading would have been best served,
and Marshalltown citizens are free to
say that, in their opinion. he would
istill be the manager of the Iowa Cen
/ trail.
La good railroad man. His career with
the Iowa Central is nothing for which
he need be ashamed. He followed the
course that to him seemed right, while
at the same time he gave the Central al
executive department fully equal t.
anything it had ever seen before. He
can not be said to have lost his position
| because of mismanagement, but only
because his ideas We're not in accord
TIMES of the road from New York. OF
the other hand no reflection can be cas-
1 upon the men who have deemed thi
resignation advisable, for ley are al
men of marked business sagacity ant
are entitled to the privilege of control
A ling the road after their own ideas.
is to be hoped that they will see tn
great future that is in stsre for north
ern and northwestern Iowa and appre
ciate the Importance of developin
their lines in that direction.
WHAT SCHOOL TO SELECT.
AT this time every year there are bt
few households in any town in low
that are not debating the question {
where to send son or daughter I
school. This year that question is nor
generally considered than ever befor,
because the good times have enabled
larger number of families to affor
their children advantages in higher ed
: ucation. All indications point to tn
largest attendance at our America
schools and colleges this fall that wa
ever known and no longer is it ques
!, ton of how to send Johnny or Nell
away to school but only where shall "
send them.
The problem of selecting a school f,
a child is a hard one for the reason thi
!. parents are forced to consider the sui
!, ject with very little previous inform;
ton. In the years that none of the
children are of a suitable school a,
their minds are not bothered wi
school information until some day thu
come face to face with the problem &
most before they realize the chang
that time has wrought in their fami1
As9to the expense all good schools va
very slightly and it matters little viii
is selected, but there are myriads
!. sham institutions that beguile the pu
lie with their seductive agents and d
lpsive literature offering an educate
/; or more correctly diploma" aim,
:, on any terms. sometimes merely for t
payment of a fee. These should
Stunned as a place infected with sma
pox. They are the ruination of many
young person. They deceive them w
ie, a semblance of an education which OF
en- leads them into thinking that they ha
oi. acquired something that they have n
al a false assumption always apparent
az the public. 1t is an easy matter to
ke out from some one known to be vers
on in educa tional matters what schools
or accepted as standard. There are ma
re of them. If it is a preparatory sch