Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-05
u. S. sENAToRsHIP CRAZE.
HENDERSON CONGRATULATED.

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We were in Des Moines about an hour
on Friday last and came to the con-
ciusion that there is a senatorial craze
in that city. We had scarcely got on
to the platform at the depot until
somebody yelled at us: Come to Des
Moines to help Gear, have you ?''--while
every acquaintance we met wanted Ia
know how we stood on the senatorial
question. how was DIR Hawk going to
vote. etc, etc, and not a few of them
proceeded 10 unwind the same yarn
about the superior advantages MIR.
Cummins possessed, the old disqualiti-
cations of Gear, until we concluded
that these stock arguments had been
printed and all the peoplesof DesMoines
had committed them to memory. ready,
to repeat them on every possible occa-
sion. If you don't want TO be ever
lastingly bored. keep ont of Des Moines
until after the election of a U. S. Sen
ator.
PROGRESS OF AN ENTERPRISING
PLACE.
[Algona Republican,
Algona made a great record in 1890
Never in any previous Year had she
forged to the front with such conf
dence in her future. Early in the year
the fine new NJ. T.. church, costing With
its pipe organ and furnishings, 100000
-one of the finest church structures
in the state, was dedicated. The call
for more room for our schools has baen
met in the Bryant building, a beautiful
and suitable structure, Well To-
Gated. A new $4,000 hotel build
ing, now substantially ready to be ops
ened to the public. has answered TO an
other recognized need of the place
More residence building was done than
in any previous year, and the way
made easy for the expansion of our
population that is steadily going on.
A new railroad has been secured in the
Iowa Central and its extension or the
building of q line into northwest ter
ritory is confidently expected when
spring comes. The town could take
care of a big school population with
ease and with positive pleasure. And
thatis the next thing that Algona will
go after.
THE STREET PAVING; QUESTION.
IKeokuk Gate City.l
The logic of the street Improvement
middle is this: The present Iowa Law
ard custom recognizes the principle of
taxing the cost in proportion to the
benefit derived by adjacent property; it
says that this is substantially accom-
p.ished by using the front foot as n ba-
sis of computation. The new idea in
use in Illinois. enunciated by the feder
al supreme court, and recently adopted
by District Judge Eichelberger. of OF
tumwa, recognizes the same principle
of taxing according to the benefits to
adjacent property, but says the front
foot basis OF computation is not a just
one: 1t proposes To look at each lot and
tax for itself what is decided 10 be the.
actual benefit to that lot under present
conditions. The old way has worked
without friction In Iowa; the new WAY
has worked for years without friction
in neighboring Illinois and Other places
Both ways; seem as satisfactory as any
taxes can be. ard the courts are en-
gagged in determining which is the most
equitable. The fact probably is that
the old way was perfectly fair in olden
times when one lot was worth as much
as the next one; and that changed con-
ditions may make one lot much bene-
fitted by street paving and the next one
benefited much less. The courts will
decide and then everybody will guide
right on the new line. In the meantime
there is no reason for worry.