Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-16
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! Gladbrook, June 15.-The C. & N. w
railroad agent at Bearlan has got u
head on him" Recognizing that the
travelling public, especially commercial
men, frequently make ont daily reports
in the depot while waiting, for the train,
ne has put up a small shelf desk in one
corner Of the waiting room. Near 1t is
placed chair, and on it INK, pens, blot
| ting paper and calendar. Three trav-
cling men used it with much comfort
the day the Tooker-On was in the de-
pot and town. The agent expects kick
from some one soon, when the pens get
old and the ink thick.
In Conrad one day last week they
were working the roads" They use a
| big road grader that under former ar
arrangements required five teams and
men. This outfit was of course work
ling out their taxes" so tley only put in
eight hours for days work. And as
the work is hard on horses. frequently
the whole outfit, representing an eX-
| pense OF $l5 Il day for eight hours la
| Dor, had to stop and rest. But Street
Commissioner letters thought there
was better plan. He hires a twenty
horse power threshing r,achine engine.
bitches on to the grader, and with one
man besides himself runs this outfit
ten hours each day, does nearly twice
the work, besides being able to move
more dirt and round up the streets in
much better shape. But the writer is
| told there Is a township road commits
| sioner nearby who still sticks to the
| oidfashioned scraper tia: with the as
slstance of two horses and two men
marriages to pick up and move bushel
| Of dirt every little White.
| Outsiders, readers Of he local pages
of the T.R., frequently ask the writer
why doesn't Marshaltown adopt the
tower system of water works, the same
as many other cities in the state? A
tower such as Grinnell has is only a
reservoir, enclosed. 1t is understood
that the water from tbs galleries is
pure. Why not pump this into one or
more big towers, have Il covered reser-
Hoir for extraordinary occasions, when
necessary to put OH direct pressure, and
| thus have water pure and wholesome
365 days in the year. Grnnell has this
plan, aud while they have $4,000 tied
sustaining, and a matter of pride to
every citizen. A city like MarshalltoWn
| probably would need two towers the
| size of the ones used in Gfinnell, Hamp-
| ton, Clear Lake and many other towns,
such towers are comparatively ineXpen-
siVe. and once erected last for many
years. one thing is sure. and that is, If
the citizens OF Mnrshalltown could only
lrealize the immediate need or some ac-
ton the little differences of opinion on
I plans would be harmoniHed. Travelling
men find Marshalltown very desilu-
| bic town to locate in as me railroad IA
| cilities allow them to go In any direc-
ton on passenger trains twice or three
| times every twenty -four hours, ana the
getting back is equally good. But
neither travelling men nor any other
class of citizens will come in croWds 10
| live in town that does not furnish a
supply Of pure water. Inc Lookef-oh
hears this kind of talk every day and
the foregoing is written at the request
] OF one travelling man who runs 1oo-