Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-09

ever the outcome, we hone 1t will be
for the best of Woodward on the whole.
No one can afford to be instrumental
in driving any kind of trade from the
place"
The above is given The writer as
clipping from the Woodward loca,
weekly 1t seems q safe assertion 20
claim that ii some OF the merchants
of the town have enterprise enough
ito 20 after trade in this style, others
/ will be compelled to offset this compete
ton and the result will be that the
town of Woodward will get some trade
THAT otherwise would go to places OF
Hess enterprise.
Waterloo is a town known far and
wide as "a get-up-and dust sort of
town. Here's a paid local taken from
one of the Waterloo papers. The firm
l name is omitted as the writer does not
work" advertising:
| Beginning with tomorrow, April l.
he will install an omnibus service to
meet all incoming passenger trains for
the purpose of meeting the ladies who
| come in from surrounding cities and
| towns to trade at his emporium. For
| several wears Mr. Blank has enjoyed
| the steady patronage of hundreds or
| out Of town women. and in apprecia-
ton of this patronage and of the con-
| fidence in him that he will do in every
| instance as he advertises, he will NEE,
the ladies with bus. Tney Will then
be conveyed directly to his store. This
is an innovation which will appeal
strongly to his out of-town patrons
who will no doubt be free to express
| their gratitude for this interest in
their physical welfare while In the city.
.sThese omnibuses will meet the IN
coming passenger trains of all three
roads, and will convey the ladies to
his store at once.
MIR Blank is acquiring reputation
for doing novel things. and in this
latest innovation he will have the
thanks and well wishes of all his dis
tant patrons.
1T will be remembered that Mr..
Blank, when the Fourth street bridge
was closed. put on hack line for the
transportation of his west side GUS
/, toners to the store. This was kept IN
continuous service until the new Me-
Ian arch bridge was opened. During
the time that the hack was in service
II carried thousands of patrons OF the
store from the west side to the east
side and back again. This latest move
is only a continuation of the innova-
tion begun several months since.
800
There's another firm in Waterloo that
wants business, and offers to haul thef-
in, using the following paid local to
/ tell people to come to their store. walk
there If you can, but ride In our wagon
cite If you wish.
During the cold spring season. and
| while the crossings and streets are
muddy. which make getting about
| little unpleasant we have decided to
1 put our wagonette into service. We
will make all depots and any part OF
| the city. Telephone US when you want
to come to the store; when leaving the
| store use our wagonette. We know
our thousands of patrons Will appre-
ciate our efforts to make shopping
| pleasant and profitable We carry the
| stock we name the underselling price.
and we want as much of your patron
| age as you see At to give us but we
| want 1t only on our merits-to do bet
! ter by you than you can do elsewhere.
we are proud Of our steady. fast grow
ing business, and no effort on our part
will be spared to still further increase
the popularity of the store in the
| heart of Waterloo.
'sCommencing tomorrow we put into
service our wagonette, which will be
run free to and from all trains. and
to all parts of the city.
Respectfully yours"
God made the country, but man
| makes the town. is an old and true say
ling, and no man notices the difference
lin towns more than the regular trav-
cling man. He will mention town
4 and give the names of half a dozen
| business men in that town, who nave
changed 1t from "a dead and alive
| burg of 600 inhabitants, to thriving
business city of $500 people. He will
mention towns of over 10000 popula-
/ ton, that need twenty-five first-class
/ funerals before the town will grow or
amount to anything. He can give you
/ the names of several towns where tha
men that pay the taxes vote down
every project for the good of the town,
such things as new school houses
| paving, water works. sewerag or
even a new town we'll. He delights
| TO reiate THAT pttlhspui5 hioSI
enterprise enough to build sidewalk
| from the depot up to the regular side
walks, and let's him wade thru the mud
when he gets off the cars some dark
night in the springtime. And this self
same travelling man, maybe, walks in-o
the first saloon he comes to, and goes
out of town saying that Harrisburg
supports four beer saloons and hasn't
spent $40 for paint in five years. And
then comes the cry from such towns
that the rural free delivery system and
the Chicago mail order houses are
killing business in Iowa.
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