Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-09

! a good deal of criticism on account O
} his prayer at Wilmington, May tn
Lord deliver us from another perio,
when living expenses are cheap Econ
omists have not failed to tell the secre
tary that he shows hopeless ignorance
OF economic laws. Humorous para
graphers have made fun at his ex
pense-Beef went up cents pount
yesterday, and Secretary Shaw wa!
filled with delight when he heard it.
But worse than all this. we see numer'
Gus letters. written to newspapers by
indignant housewives, and telling Mr.
Shaw in plain words that If he had t.
go to market with certain small speci-
fed sums he would soon revise his
opinion rs to the blessings of the pres
ent high prices If the secretary is GO
| ing to make any more tariff speeches
| during the campaign it would evidently
| be well for him to consider the point OF
| view of those who have to fill the mar
| ket basket" So says Public Opinion
It's a dangerous thing for a public
mans reputation when he attempts the
sensational. If they will take the idea,
| instead uf the words of our Iowain, no
| harm comes of the ltterance. Why
couldn't our Leslie have said, in the
words OF one of our home merchants.
II never knew good times when praties
are Is cents bushel."
D. NJ. Grove, of Nevada, who was
primarily responsible for the formation
of the Iowa Implement Dealers Insur-
ance Association. and now successful
" manages it's affairs, gives the writer
inc y,,ttf,. al IN.
surance which is at least somewhat
favorable to the regular fire insurance
companies operating In Iowa. 1t seems
that while members Of this association
save. say. one-third of the cost of their
insurance, there were mutual compan-
les operating in Iowa whose losses last
year cost their members more than If
they carried regular insurance. OF
course this was an unlucky year for
such companies. But the point the
writer wishes to bring out, is this. as
surfing that the mutuals only save one
third, it logically follows that the reg
ulars are only making one-third,
which while amounting to a large sum
for such companies, Is not a very big
percentage for any corporation carry
ing on as risky a business as fire in
surance. Probably In lucky" years
the regulars make much more. so do
the mutlaals. save much more in lucky
years. but both run the danger of big
losses In "unlucky" years.
One Of the prominent retail grooers
of Nextown. tells the writer of a plan
the grocers' association of that city
works very successfully and one that !
other cities may be glad to copy. They |
have paid secretary, a part of whose
duties consist of keeping record Of
all purchasers who owe q bill at one |
grocery and then attempt to run up |
bill at some other grocery before pay
ing the old account. And the members |
Of this association bind themselves not |
to give credit to any one that owes a |
bill to another grocer. Naturally came |
the query. how a man really unfor- |
tunate, unable thru sickness or other !
causes to pay his grocery |
BILL going to get something to eat, IL |
the grocer he owes won't trust him and |
others blacklist him?' But said this
a man, till patience ceases to be a I
grocer. we don't refuse credit to such I
virtue II he pays part OF his bill or
ne does owe something on the books,
Why he will soon be earning something
tgain AMI after he squares up he can
get credit anywhere In town. But is
his plan absolute protection against
lead beats?" added the scribe. Not
Exactly hut nearly SO" was the reply,
one thing 1t does present and that u.s.
'uch neil. under our plan, cannot run
Up a grocery bill In every store in
own" still one of 'em got ahead Of
Is. He came in, asked for credit, told
ne he had been trading at xerkes, but
liked our prices and goods better, and
wanted TO trade with us. While our
Jerk was waiting on him, we heard A
rom our secretary that our would-be
lew customer had squared up with
Xerkes in full, so we sold him a big
dill and charged 1t. But somehow,
hru Misunderstanding between our
new customer and his wife. she bought
| nice bill of family supplies OF xerkes
md he traded with us. Xerkes couldn't
.efuse her, for like an honest man her /;
husband had squared up the book ac-
.ount, and we were glad to trust him
or the same reason. This family NOV
"a away in ten days thereafter and
or once our plan failed. II
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