Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-20

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is old enough to don long trousers, has
got one of the fundamental principles
of success already established within
him.
Marshalltown is to have new patrol
| wagon. The days of the wheelbarrow,
the draw and other ornamental modes
of conveyance in assisting the police,
are soon to be a thing of the past.
The next thing we Will hear of will be
that Waterloo is going to have one
too.
The new interurban between this city
and (trundy Center, as result of the
survey, which has been completed. VIII
be AN ideal one, it is claimed, in every
way In fact the road gives promise
of being constructed with less grading
than was ever imagined would be the
case. A maximum grade. of LIS has
been found in the entire thirty miles,
and out of this thirty miles twenty are
taken up in two tangents, one twelve
and one half and the other seven ana
one-half miles in length. For long dis
tances at certain places there Is not
single inch of grade, and it is said that
on the worst places the excavations
and fills will not be over from 1900 to
/ 800 cubic yards. When 1T Is consid-
cred that in reasonable construction
excavations and fills at from 10000 TO
1900 cubic yards are normal, the
grading on the Marshalltown line will
not he a very hard piece of work. Care
full work in mapping out a. proposed
line in the preliminary work. is shown,
for IN making the survey the road has
been run according to the right of way
secured and on which options are held,
rather than making the survey first ana
securing the options afterwards. as Is
usually the case. The report of the en-
ginenr in charge will undoubtedly be
very favorable, and should bear great
deal of weight with any large financing
company that will bid on the work of
building the line.
Marshalltown has been selected out
Of all the cities of Iowa as the best
point In which to establish state dis
tributing point for one of the largest
concerns of the country, the Bruins
wiclr- Bake Coilender Company. The
central location of Marshalltown, and
the fact that it is easy of access to all
parts of Iowa, makes the town especial
~ desirable as a jobbing center. with
a frw interurban railways branching
out in different dIrections-and they
will be here before many years-Mar-
shalltown will be even more desirable
than 1t is at present
THE amusement lovers of the city are
not RI want for first class attractions in
n theatrical way for next season, &C
cording to the list OF preliminary book
iines announced by the management of
The Odeon. Marshalltown Is one Of the
best show towns" in the state. ana
for this reason secures the best that
the business affords.
THE amicable agreement reached ne
tween the management of the Iowa
Central and the employees or the shops
is n source of satisfaction to all con-
cerned. as we'll as those indirectly m
terested. The men have taken a very
Sensible view OF the situation, and their
EMPLOYERS seem to have been frank
with them. in showing them Just what
nos,tion the road occupies at the pres
ent time. The leading spirits In the
different branches of skilled labor en-
plnyed here are inclined to be conserva-
five. and in the long run conservatism
always pays.
AS was intended in the enterprise the
experiment with T.-R. want ads. has
been a revelation to many. One mer-
chant desired to donate to the 7. M. g.
A but had nothing particular to adj
yertise. so he Just wrote out notice
offering fine driving horse for sale.
He didn't even want to sell the morse.
Nv noon the next day he had received
twenty callers to see that horse ana ono
man came all the way from Bromley
to negotiate. The horse was sold Inc
merchant has learned something. ADD
ell to this experience with the Tx.
HI. should know that one billion OF doi-
lars was spent in the United states
last year In advertising. Insurance
business came to smaller figures Corn
figures were $50 millions, coal 2l0 mill
ions and pig iron 81 millions. In New
York City and Brooklyn the very larg-
e.t department stores expended $1,000
ono In advertising, ranging from John
vvanamaker with 100000 and Siegel.
Cooper Company with 100000 to X. IT.
Macy with 100000. This is twice the
amount paid for rent by these stores,
and is exceeded by only one other Item
OF expense, that of wages.
eYPsiEs ANNOY FARMERS.