Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-04
IOWA PREss coMNIEST.

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IOWA PRESS COMMENT.
The Clinton Herald observes that
Iowa by its railway legislation
istorped railway building in the state
for a dozen years and harmed the state
millions of dollars in volume of bust
mess done. 1t should not strike down
other lines Of business by equally un-
Just and radical legislation
1T is impossible for the commercial
agencies to send GU, truthful state
Itnents concerning the trade conditions
without furnishing good campaign lit-
erature for the republican party" de-
elares the Council Bluffs Nonpareil.
1t begins to look TO the Des Moines
Capital las tho the antiC Cousins move
ment would hardly survive long
enough to be turned out to grass
According to the Iowa City Republic
Ian the brood of phar!sees talk about
1.-THE enforcement of the laws in this city
when women can't go out after dark
1 in their own towns
The Iowa Falls Citizen thinks 1T Is
Nell for rural school districts contem-
plating the erection OF new school
houses tosdelaN as long as possible. 1t
lis only a question Of number of years
when the rural school system will be
1reorganized and then money invested
now in new school houses will to an ex-
tent be sacrificed
'sTnionism Of labor is a good thing"
Isays the Parkersburg Eclipse, hut n
whole lot Of foolish things. however,
are done in the name of labor that have
| a tendency 10 make a man pull his hair
land swear every time he runs amuck of
a unien''
THE capital city during the past
winter seems TO have been full of petty
| spites. says the Cedar Rapids Repub-
lean. Too many men In the state
government have tried to do up the
Hother man, In the legislature many
RESOLUTIONS have been introduced for
the same purpose. To people outside Of
the lille tedious circle around the state
house tbese proceedings are exceeding
nv SHY,
AN IOWA ClISY'S PROSPERITY
The report OF iaegcomiigrcial commit
tsea Of the Council Bluffs city council
contains much interesting reading at
the present time. When business is pros
pering as it has not in Council Bluffs in
d s1ea, many years.
In referring to the new era &c prosper
|gtty The report says::
Beginning here, and VEST of the
i, AlissoIri yer. he east res ponded tostic
demands of the west. until now every
man Who Wishes can be al work earn
/ ing a Livelihood for himself and family.
" Is needless to repeat What these
things are. Every Intelligent citizen
+ ~ 'auncil Bluffs Knows Them AS a re-,
si;it you haze Sc IN our trade Increase
aur hotels filled With guests and stran-i
< ers. our bank deposits Swell TO the
| latgts & proportions in cur history our
railroads taxed To their utmost energy
I8toIhandie the increasing trade and trar-i
Ell
Our manufacturers have enlarged.
ne~ manufactures have come TO us.
E0nrsdweHings are all occupied and there
las or NsiN BIZ a shortage Of several hun
bred, ii all goes well, before the end Of
1900. Our stores are al rented, and
There Is a demand for. more. New
warehouses are needed to supply the
jopbels. A new street railroad is all
lmnst complete, making easy and con-
Isvenient communication with east O,na-
1 hi. northwestern Council Bluffs and the
northern and central parts Of Omaha.
New freight and passenger depots are
Pin evidence, and the largest grain ele-
| rator in the west Is here. The Illinois
ne entral is fixed and visible fact.
iinaking another thru line 10 Minneap-
olis, giving us nm additional trade terri
tory8of wonderful richness. Millions of
dotlar. have been invested in railroads
in western iowa. contributing directly
10 the welfare and prosperity Of Council
4 Bluffs. The Northwestern and Bur-
liington have been double tracked from
il5chicago and the work is nearing our
A lefty. The Rock Island has expended
many thousands of dollars in its Inn
provements here. The illinois Central
has given US the finest local passenger
/ station in Iowa.
4 The Union Pacific will expend $780,
1 600 on its improvements between coun-
Icil Bluffs and Omaha, employing many
hundred men. President Burt of that
4 company assures us of the negotiation
To secure us three additional mammoth
grain elevators the present year. The
4 Illinois Central or the Terminal line will
build viaduct 10 connect with the
4 trains Of the Missouri Pacific. estab-
4 fishing a thru freight and passenger
4 line between Kansas City, Omaha,
5lCouncil Bluffs. ST. Paul and Minneap-
4 oils. And It is not improbable that be-
4 fore many months another bridge Will
be spanning the river at this point
Council Bluffs is now one OF the
Largest grain storage points in the
country, tbs. visible supply Of grain
a here in the last report in Bradstreet's
showing that ii exceeded New Orleans
East st. Louie. Galveston, Peoria
4 Cleveland, Detroit, Ogdensburg, Boston
and other points. Approaching the ini-
4 portance OF this. one of our railroad
5|companies is investigating the feasibil.
4 itylo establishing a system of grain Gle.
Ivators and Touring mills on its grounds
Hin this city