Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-17

effect that the company is irresponsible,
yet it was such as to leave the impress
sion that the officers OF the company
We're unable to demonstrate that it was
legitimate railroad project. The COM
mittee has left the door open for con-
sideration and if the promoters can
make a showing different from that
which appears on the surface something
will be done to give 1t encouragement.
At present the face of Des Moines is
turned hard against the project. The
proposal was that the city grant the
company the right to cut a line direct
ly thru Union park. The finest park in
the city, and enter the city along Third
street, which is good residence street.
and then to permit the company to
have yard room in a part of the busi-
ness portion of East Des Moines 1t was
asking Il great deal. and the company
would hardly be justified in attempting
to make an entrance in that way in op-
position to the wishes of the people. An
easier route into the city can be found,
and members of the commercial ex-
change and of the city council believe
the company, if it means business,
should seek the easier and less objec-
tionable route.
The telephone war in Des Moines is
likely to break out again soon. 1t is re-
ported that the Iowa Telephone COM
pany. which has now been beaten in the
courts on all points, Will ask for fran
chise to do bushes. The Mutual COM
pany has been in an attitude of indiffer-
ence heretofore. but now would make a
fight against franchise for It's rival.
There are 1900 stockholders in the Mu-
tua, in the city and they could have
some influence when the franchise ques-
tion came before the people after pass
ing the council. The Iowa is now doing
business without franchise. The su :
preme court has decided that the streets
of city are not public highways in the
meaning of the statute The old court
house fight is likely to break out again
any day, for it is expected the supreme
court Will render decision on this
soon, and that will be the signal for
come new moves.
George H. Van Houten, secretary OF
the Iowa Agricultural Society, and
Wesley Greene, secretary of the State
horticultural Society, have been added
by the governor to the list of persons
named to pave the way for an appropri-
alton for an Iowa exhibit at the Louisi-
ana purchase exposition in ST. Louis.
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The Iowa railroad commissioners have
been in Chicago this week. where they
have practically gained the consent of
the freight agents of the railroad COM
panies to revision Of the rates or.
crushed stone locally in Iowa for the
benefit of the good roads movement. 1t
has been shown that the high rates or
crushed stone have prevented any gen.
ieral movement in the direction Of i'm
proving the highways. The freight
agents have agreed to put in rate that
Will be merely nominal. Incidentally the
matter OF a revision Of the new classifi- :
cation, which, went inte effect the fret
of the month, was considered. When
some Of the freight agents We're in zDes
.Moines attending the grain mems con-
vention they called on the commission
.ers and pointed out number of errors
which had been made in preparing the
classification. These will be corrected
IN supplemental leaflets.
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Chancellor Craig. Of Drake Universi-
ty, will go to Centerville Oct. 80 to deliv-
er the principal address at the laying of
the corner stone of the new Christian
church. This church is to cost 100000.
and ie practically to be the gift of ex-
Governor Drake to his home town.