Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-26
LOOKER-ON IN IOWA
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Fairbanks. Sept. 25.--With all of the
material Improvements in Iowa moth
Ling is more noticeable than the lumber
storehouses now erected in nearly al
towns. b. j. Carney, of Grinneil, has
one Of the big buildings of the state.
There is one at Clarksville that is a
model for completeness and square feet
covered. The John Paul Company also
have fine buildings but Bakers lum-
Der building at Traer knocks the spots
off anything the Looker-On sees in hi.
travels. Compelled to move by the
railroad company wanting his old yart
room, he bought several lots fronting
on the main street. There. as the town
has fire limit ordinance. he had to use
brick in the construction of the build
| ing, the result being a brick frontage
| of several lots, with two entrances for
| teams, as we'll as an office on the Main
street. He used plate glass for the big
| windows and the Office is fitted up like
a bank with vault and office furniture
complete. The whole outfit has the APP
pearance of a big opera house, and Wis
itors are repaid for looking 1t over.
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Here and there the Looker-On runs
| on TO a democrat who is entirely dis
satisfied with the present condition of
1 affairs. Two years ago these men were
all preaching If we only had free silver.
/ is to ], we should have higher prices
! Now we have got them without free
silver and they are still unhappy. In a
! hardware store the other day one
4 kicked because pitchforks are 10 cents
4 higher than two years ago, and gave
the merchant big dose of how the re-
4 publican party was to blame for it,
When the storekeeper suggested it was
easier for the farmer to buy now 1t any
price than two years ago, the argument
ceased, the farmer bought two and PAID
cash. In another place last season q
farmer sold all of his wheat for 81 8
bushel. some 200 bushels. and a store
keeper says that farmer kicked like {
bay mule" because he had to pay Y
cents a sack more for flour. A mea
market proprietor tells of farmer
who sold him a big fat COW for twic.
the amount she would have brough
two years ago, and 1T is a fact sale
, farmer was terribly put out because
the butcher charged him 10 cents ;
pound for some choice cuts. In Garne
there is an old moss back who still
sticks to it that we have now no bette
times than two years ago. The trust
and the combines are grinding the fac
of the poor laboring man and farm
renter, who is slave to the rich men
and we are on the eve of a big revolu
ton when the poor man will asser
: himself
, At Grundy Center they have goo
! one on a certain gentleman VIII
"clerked a sale" This means it is Gus
tomary for such men to see that moth
! ing but good notes are taken, the cler
. generally buying the notes at sma
discount. thus paying himself for tim
j and trouble. He gets no commission
: on the cash deals. 1t seems the sal
d came off as advertised. The cler
i drove several miles to get to the farr
where it was held. Stock, machinery
etc, were sold to the amount OF 1914
And all of the purchasers paid spc
8 cash taking in the usual discount ex
!. cepting two small deals which amount
e ed to $40. So that the clerk had goo
Y notes to discount for that sum. Their
Is no question but what the farmers c
! Iowa have more money than they kno'
what to do with. They actually inter
fere with the banking business by loan
ing out money when they can at a trif
: less interest than bankers charge.
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