Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-06-01
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Iowa Falls, May 31.-Actual work has
commenced on the Des Moines, Iowa
Falls and Northern Railroad Grading
was commenced on Monday last. What
follows was not obtained officially but
is matter of so common report that 1t
seems safe to print it. This railroad is
TO be built by construction company
who do the whole business, and on a
certain day in the contract specified the
stockholders will find themselves in
possession of a railroad cornplete
and ready for business. This means
that the construction company will
grade the road, lay the ties and &C.
pound steel rail, put in the switches,
bu1ld the depots and platforms and out
houses, erect water tanks, build stock
yards and two round houses, one at
each end of the road. This constitute
ton company also put in the telegraph
lines and furnish the office fixtures.
They also agree to equip the road with
freights cars Even a certain num-
Der of handcars are included in the con-
tract. All this is to be furnished at the
rate of $4,000 per mile for railroad
seventy-seven miles long amounting to
sl2320o0. These figures come to the
writer from so reliable a source that it
would seem they are trustworthy.
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And here can be added a healthy rumor
that this is in reality an Illinois Central
enterprise. OF course it proves nothing
that this new railroad enters Iowa Falls
over the Illinois Central bridge and rail-
road. But when a moneyed man here,
who knows what is going on, says that
the Illinois Central is going to compete
for Dies Moines passenger and freight
traffic over this new line, the ON er-on
Is bound to publish it for ali Ill Is worth
When the Illinois Central built down to
omaha from Fort Dodge some of us old
travellers didn't see how they could
compete for the western trade, hut the
other day in the smoker on the Omaha
tram was quite party if lmmi-
grants ticketed thru to Denver. And
the salt water smell was still on their
garments.
In addition ia the business boom this
railroad building will give Iowa Falls
this year, Harrington and Taylor are
now putting in the foundation for a
mammoth Implement warehouse. 10 be
erected on the former site occupied so
many years by this firm. And jus, east
of the opera house Col Ellsworth is all
new store buildings And the Looker-
on is told that the second story of one
or two of these buildings will b.. left
unfinished this year. to be used as a
part of the big new hotel 10 be erected
son the adjoining corner by Col Ellis
worth next year Iowa Falls is also
building this year an unusually large
number OF fine residences.
And here's the explanation of why
Iowa Falls grows prospers and ex-
pands. Simply because they have some
moneyed men who have town pride
and are willing 20 show it by spending
dollars. OF course Iowa Falls has the
big advantage of the finest natural
scenery of any town of its size in Iowa
but even II God made the country" 1t
takes man to make the town"
During the trial of Preacher Wick
ham, Of Sioux City. and of Rev Mr..
Cash, of Pierson. the writer had a
chance to study the reading tastes of
many people. Prof Herron's affair."
suddenly became back number Press
and people had commented discussed
and condemned. A generally unanimous
verdict against the professor. But in
the Wickham case the public was di-
vided. One side had IL he was guilty
The other 1t was put up job on the
preacher. In Rev. MIR. Cash's case, the
published statements of what he in
tended to do in the future. Influenced
the public against him. But that the
public-the reading public-reai the
daily accounts verbatim no observer
could doubt. They would skim tha Roer
war. the Philippine and Chinese news,
even the gubernatorial contest. which
the general reading public are now
heartily tired of, was neglected, 10 read
the preachers trial And why? What's
the attraction of scandal case. that
has minister for the star actoro Or
binary men get into such troubles, the
them d first class scandal, that involves
even a fourth class preacher and "a
lforty-year-old woman as homely as a
hedge fence and the reading public
can hardly walt for the next paper.
Why is it?
The travelling man who saw 1t, and
Others who have talked over the matter
are Very much stirred up by the club
bing the Boone hotel man received at
the hands of the Grinnell policeman last
Saturday night While they adm. the
man was intoxicated and probably
should have been arrested. still to
pound a man over the head until it re-
quired six stitches to sew up the
Wounds, seems to them to require more
provocation than witnesses claim was
given. 1t gives several of the knights
of the grip a chance to say uncompli-
mentary thirgs about Grinnell citizens
and customs. and If the travelling man
who witnessed it retain their present in
dignation, they will be voluntary wit
nesses in case the hotel man commences
suit against the town for damages of
$4,000.
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