Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-06
[ OCAL COMMENT.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The farmers are not the only ones
who are praying for warmer and dryer
weatheE and that frost will hold off for
a few weeks in order that a good crop
of corn will be assured. The contractor
and the laborer are equally as anxious,
and good weather is just as essential to
the success of various undertakings all
ready commenced. There is an immense
amount of building and street improve
ment in Marshalltown, now we'll under
way that will require weather suitable
for outdoor work to complete AS Ia
borers are scarce, every possible ad-
vantage is taken of the few good DAYS
that have been produced by the wealth
err man. The disciple, of Izaak Walton
is another who is in the anxious seat.
He has not had an opportunity for his
favorite sport all season. and there are
now less than two months in which he
can lawfully follow it if he has the OPP
portunity. Fishing will be excellent this
fall IL the weather remains good.
An order issued by Superintendent
Slfer, Of the Northwest tern, this week,
has created great deal Of discussion
and comment in this city. The bulletin
is in effect that all west-bound trains
shall receive and unload passengers on
the south side, and those going east on
the north. A first glance at the order,
to people who do not travel much, does
not convey much but to those who fire.
quent the Northwestern trains, and at
times when the weather is not to their
choice, are free to register complaint
at once. There is no doubt but that the
order will, and already has. proved a
great deal of inconvenience to passen-
gers. The long trains west, arriving
many times ten minutes ahead of
schedule time, block the Third avenue
crossing so that passengers, in order to
get around it. have to walk some dis
lance. In rainy and cold weather, es-
pecially if woman is carrying an arm
full of small children, or man is load
ed down with grips, it seems unreason-
able to ask him to stand in the rain or
cold ten minutes waiting to get across,
or else embrace the only other oppor-
tunity. taken long walk around the
train thru the mud or snow.
Superintendent Slifer, in an in terview
today, says he has no remedy to offer
DIT TIE present lllue ne HAS issued Ine
order because of the narrow escape
from an accident. experienced in this
city a few nights ago, when a passen-
ger came near being run down while
alighting from a west-bound train and
stepping in front of an incoming east
bound train. Mr.. Slifer says the COM
pany can not afford to take the risks.
If the order is to remain in force, as
the superintendent says it will, the
should certainly erect train
shed covering the platform south of the
west bound track, and extending over
those of the Central The Central pas
suffer equally as much as those
who leave a Northwestern west bound
train, for they get off. perhaps. just as
q train on the Northwestern is pulling
in, and have to wait until the train goes
before they get across. If a proper place
is not provided for this long waiting, 1T |
is the opinion of many that a passen-
ger, from exposure to the elements, re-
sulting in perhaps a serious illness,
would have cause for damages for not i
being provided with the accommodate
tons expected and supposed to be fur
nished by the company when their
money Is accepted for travel.