Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-22
A rAMA PAPERS VIEWS.
Free Press Says the Present Trouble
should BE settled.

free Press says tne tl,rcScIlI u TOuDie
should BE settled.
The Tama Free Press in its current
issue mas the following To say of the
glucose case and the efforts being made
10 have the injunction suit postponed:
The Marshalltown people i'll cur
osIinion are in earnest and come to us
with their proposition in good faith.
They realize that the pollution is
wrong, :aat it is an outrage: that it caI
not he tolerated without seiious results.
They also realize fer the first time that
the citizens of Marshalltown mus act
in order to save their industry. They
come to Tama county and ask time to
do the work without an injunction suit
hanging over their industry. They do
not ask dismissal of any suits; they
do not ask that we recede from any adj
vantage gained; they do not ask that
we relinquish any rights that we now
have. so far as litigation is concerned.
Their efforts coming from representa-
tive citizens at public meeting, are
entitled to careful and honorable con-
siaeration. And what is Tama people
willing to do? They are, SO far as the
expression of Saturdays meeting is con-
cerned, willing to give the time asked
for by the Marshalltown people, pro-;
vided tho injunction is issued. There
isn't much difference between them;
emily the difference in location. The
Free Press. in spite of some of the bonn
bast displayed at the meeting, believes
taat all would favor granting the time.
Il they were sure that the result would
be absolute and certain Tana people
do not want bond; they do not want
an Injunction: they do not want Mar
shalltown's money. but they do want
THE pollution stopped. and that as soon
az possible Nov what is the best
lcourse 10 pursue 10 secure that result.
| From the best information obtainable
| we are not certain that the injunction
can be obtained in April; Marshalhown
may. possibly. hold the cards to force
a continuance until November and per-
| haps longer IL necessary. Law suits are
mighty uncertain propositions. The
| fight will be bitter. it Will be expensive
BIZ will be disrupting Of social, business
| and political relations. There is scarce
/ Is a uoupI put we Viii secure the IN
| junction in time. but when?' That's
/ the question that confronts us. When?
OF course Marshalltown people Will figh1
! for their industry. II our paper mill wa:
| similarly threatened today we would al
/ say fight. all other avenues of procedure
4 being closed, and we would all contrib
ute our pin money To aid In the hght Y
4 keep the mill wheels buZzing. II Tami
|rejects all propositions and the tight u
on and Marshalltown should succeed
after much strife and pickering. II
/ forcing the trial over we would not b.
4 as we'll off as we would be to grant tn
4 time asked. There are numerous ques
| tions involved which should be consld
1 cred and some of these are such as al
lwho are talking and discussing possibl.
do not fully appreciate. but they are o
4 great Importance and weight. The ques
ltion involved is plain so far as the poi
lution is concerned. Tama wants
stopped; Marshalltown proposes to d
q certain things to stop it. If the Mar
shalltown proposition carried With
absolute certainty we are confident n
! one under the circumstances, after con
sidering the question in all its environ
ments would interpose an objection
We ought to get rid of this pollution be
fore the warm weather by all means
not we are fearful of results We mop
our Marshalltown neighbors can Ut
range some plan with a certainty at
tachment which will meet the approva
of plaintiffs and that 1t will so so d.
ranged, because we believe it will b
more effective, less expensive, more han
Ismonious and far better for all partie
interested. So far as the Free Press
concerned. 1t desires the pollution stoI
ped and that by the quickest. best an
most harmonious route, and Will sur
port any plan or. proposition which wi
) bring certain results in that direction.
ut would seem from above that ii
Marshalltown citixens had adde