Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-10
LOCAL CON lAENT


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feople are ansins the y. e. question Y
that VIII have to pc referred TO the
resolutions q the city g council nave not
neen enforced resatiyei 70 eatss az tne
Treat Western croeein ME near tue uepot,
ana TURNER, why the second avenue y {.
crossing OF that road's tracks Y z. ailoWed
70 remain IN an almost I'M aesa Ole con-
ieatior.
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Wei have to take on our hats TO wa a.
sterloo. a rev weeks ago the opinion
vas EXPIRE seed IN these columns that MAJ
the enterprising city furtner up the line
soi the g. g. ". had ol l Mar li
3snalltoWn IN growth ana tnat the. census s
OF 1910 would De favorable 70 waterloo To-
;sps several hundred ne regtstration 81
voters IN the two citiee pears out tnle
statement. as Waterloo Il comes TO the
front with S.2oS against 500 IN Mar
snailtown. The census y expected TO
snow difference in population OF 200
or 5oO IN Watarloo. g favor. HAD our glu-
5cose factory not peen closed down Tor
seSeraA months prior and az the time the
census 9. 9 was taken this might nave been
o 3 Facts nave also come TO light
mat snow that the work OF one or two
oI the enumeratore Was not thoroughly
Sooh zone
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M e n ll 2 street railway system
az az right so 1ar az ~ goes. but It does
not go fars enough. Just now, when the
weather ~ expected to be disag reeable,
itnere ie quite general demand for
RAPID transit service mat Will reach
several Of the populous quarters OF the
fpeIleit sWnatever. Perhaps the street
car compan ny knows tts own business
peter than do the newspapers and the
general public. but It does appear, after
considering the service now afforded
ana mo comparing It With that of other
lcities or the west, that the company
should adop. the policy of expansion.
Opportunity IL presented to not only
reach sections of the city where addi-
tional patronage is assured. but to add
10 the business of the present line by
building feeders Tor 1t. loup on the
north side. connecting with the Third
street line and covering the territory
furtner east, az We'll as spur OF loup
reaching over into the Third ward and
connecting with the West Main street
8,lne.5 would add to the business and rev
enues OF the company and at the same
TINE meet the demands of the populace
of q growing city. No business can be
increased without adding to the facili-
lies Tor gaining and handling that in
.cfea &C. With prosperity assured for the
future. the Marshalltown Light, Power
and Railway Company should get in the
band wagon. or at least take a place In
the procession OF progress.
Many OF the democrats of Marshall
county who believe in clean politics
and they are numerous--are murmuring
their# discomfort and displeasure withthe
present party machine. 1t is not stretch
ing the truth to say that the present
party leaders are in disrepute with the
rank 1t and Me Of Marshall's democracy,
ane. that there IL probability of gem
eral house cleaning. The attempt made
several months ago to bring about new
order OF Things in their party AFFAIRS, but
winch failed, will be renewed and ought
10 DC succesful. The tactics of the
IRA machine &C. !, have aisxusted the
OF them protested by voting the straight
republican ticket last Tuesday. The res
Pun llcans do not object to this. and also
90 DO not attempt TO ridicule, the better e,e-
iments Of the local democracy because 1t
and and few followers. but they are going
70 insist on fair play The machine
9M when mas manipulated democratic af-
Fan ls.irs IN Marshall county during several
years past ought to have learned some
aV Va. "a pie lessons from the last cam
5palgn and and its results They should by
THIS time realize that they can not throw
i11 Wi1hout rrst soiltng their own
names; mat lntimidation OF voters may
pass az az Poiitlcai gsneralship In the south
~. not N enllg Iowa; that UNI
,M y, =. 'i sthreats are always repuddat-
50 pS people OF intelligence. and that
pu l tactics injure clients case
.W '.is that greatestsofa all juriee. the peo-
s'ie. render enc tnelr verdict. Charley Hen.
~, VINO w mas the name OF being the coun-i
!, chairman. Dut VINO IS not IN fact. is
MN a good man, and wherein he is
10 pc banned - IN permitting others to
ina maj, aHairs He should lead and
'ol oe leg, OF gut trying.
one = arsn 1as citizen was heard
:. 20 renark that the only regret he had
peca use q the result OF the election was