Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-29
LO0KER-0N in IOWA:



Scranton, Nov. 2S.-The change in
the general attorneyship for the Chi
cago & Northwestern railroad in Iowa,
by which the office is moved from Ce-
dar Rapids to Des Moines, and the ap-
pointment of Mr. Davis to succeed the
Hubbard firm, is understood by north
western Iowa politicians to mean much
in the future political work in this
state. 1t has been given out that from
this time on the c. & N. w. railroad
will not be an active factor in Iowa
politics, and such a statement is re-
ceived with rejoicing by those who in
the past We're forced by circumstances
to run up against Judge Hubbard. 1t
was hard on the boys for year after
year to see certain favored ones ride at
will on the G.. & N. W., while those out
in the cold had to pay the cold cash.
And this was especially grinding when
the day of the state convention came
around, for then those trip passes were
in evidence and the omitted ones felt
real bad" Now these men in north
western Iowa say every tub must stand
on it's own bottom, and the ms will be
as good as the outs. The insurgents can
ride in the same car with the regular
army, and everybody pay cash.
The mix-up in the late state conven-
ton and the action of Hubbard, Jr., at
that time has made this change of
Northwestern attorneyship very ac-
ceptable to many active republicans in
Sac and Ida counties. They have "a
knife up their sleeves" for him when
ever interests clash at future conven-
tons.
All this comes to the LookerO and
more, which seems to justify general
remarks to the effect that the Chicago
& Northwestern will be gamer by
keeping out of politics in Iowa. Or, to
put it another way, if they must deal in
politics, don't let the dear public know
of it. AT present the tendency in Iowa
is to do away with that "agin the rail-
road" feeling. Several juries have late |
ly actually given verdicts in favor of
the railroads. The Chicago d North |
western is giving the people Of the
state as good service as any road out
of Chicago, and the Numerous trains
make the people feel very friendly |
towards this big double-track corpora
ton. The general accommodation
shown by all of it's employees also helps
things. And so when ''Hubbardism"
ceases, as is now talked, the road Is
bound to be the gamer in a general
sentiment that will not make necessary
so much influence in Des Moines every
time the legislature meets. Assuming
that with this change in attorneys act
i've participation in Iowa politics
fy~fry1
with a railroad attorney who assumes
to direct and shape political matters IN !
Iowa, and if reports are true he now Is
under the control of a merger that mas
always discouraged any attempt 70
openly and directly take part In the
election of officials or to control their
actions after the election.f Is 1t possible
the political millennium is at hand!
Now let thy servant depart in peace.
The strenuous life the daily news
paper of Iowa now leads is hardly real
lied by the general public. For m
stance, Sioux City has two daily pa
pers. These papers have or did have a
short time ago fourteen soliciting
agents travelling over their territory.
Council Bluffs has from four to six men
out KeolSuk two, Burlington four,
Davenport four, Clinton three, Dubuque
four, Cedar Rapids three, Des Moines
sixteen and Marshalltown three. Then
the st. Paul and Minneapolis papers
keep six to ten men at work on the
road in Iowa all OF the time. Every lit
tie town in Iowa is worked" from
twice to three times a year by one or
more representatives of each paper All
the rural routes are now canyassed by
agents of these papers at an expense OF
about IS day for each agent The
Times Republican of Marshalltown has
251 rural delivery routes which It
"works" regularly, this In addition to
the regular lists of subscribers in over
300 towns in Iowa, which an agent vis-
It's once or twice a year. Add to this
the irregular work In this state by the
Chicago dailies, sometimes coming out
here with gang of a dozen solicitors
TO work up lists in our larger cities, and
the reader gets an idea OF newspaper
work in Iowa. And when goes with all
this the statement that Iowa has the
hest. cheapest and lowest-priced dailies
In the country (the best" OF course
excepting few Of national reputat1on)
It is fair inference that Iowa is good
patron of the daily paper.
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