Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-22

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full of significance as indicating the
general prosperity of the country in
spite OF the setback that occurred in
the steel trade and Wall street. The
Industry has practically been created
lin the past five or six years. the pro-
duetion prior To 1898 consisting chiefly
of experimental machines aud few
carriages built to order. BY the year
1900 the annual output of the country
was estimated at 500 machines. sold
at an average price of $1,000 each or
100000 altogether. The following year
chimes, valued at $2.400000 or an av-
eraee of $500 each. and in 1902 the
number of machines made in the INT
ted States WAS estimated. Automobile
Topics, a 5000. valued at S6,S0000o
or an average of $3.50 each In 1908 the
by the Electrical World and Engineer,
from statistics furnished by So per
cent of automobile manufacturers at
ll.oo0 cars, valued at sl2,0OO.0Oo, or
about Si0lo each.
j. d. Rockefellers announcement that
he hates a gutter will be disappointing
to great many people who had hopes
that Rockefeller would be satisfied
some day.
The electric railroads las; year car
ried three times the population of the
world. The ears ran eleven times the
distance between the earth and sun.
The capital invested is twice as much
as the United States bonded debt AMI
the gross earnings are a quarter of
billion dollars. Taxes were paid
amounting 10 sl3.00O.00O!
The Cincinnati Commercials Tribune
still enjoys a wide circulation in Iowa
at somebody's expense. no one appears
TO know whose. 1t mission appears to
be that of informing the people of Iowa
that Mr. Roosevelt must not think for
a moment that the republican voters
are to be dragooned into his support.
BY what authority does he and his
senatorial friends NEEDLE with the ma
chinery of the party organization? That
is controlled by the people. and not
permitted to use II for his own person
al ambitions and private ends" 1t
would be interesting TO know why the
philanthropy of free anti Roosevelt
paper should be thrust upon Iowa
when we are Informed every one Is for
Roosevelt and none openly or secretly
against him.
Mrs. Suburban-Ther goes Mrs.
Toughman. Is She in Dourning for her
late husband?
Mrs knowit-No: only wearing
black for him.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
Des Moines city politics seem to have
passed beyond the primary into the
tertiary stage.
The ST. Paul and Minneapolis paint
ers' union has demanded OF the decor
ator of the Minnesota state capitol.
Mr.. Garnsey, of New York. that he
shall dismiss all the artists brought
from the metropolis and employ local
house painters instead. The Mime
apolis Tribune commenting on the Sit
uation wonders whether or not the
same protest will be made against Mr..
LaFarge, Mr. Blashfield and Mr.. Sim
mons, when they come out here to SUI
perintend the placing OF their mural
paintings in the capitol. These gentle
men probably belong to the Academy of
Designs. the Association of American
Artists and the Society OF Mural Paint
ers. and doubt II these associations are
affiliated with the house painters union
of st. Paul and Minneapolis in the In
Brotherhood"
she-l want you to selec, the ring.
dear.
He-But thought you wanted to.
Il did. But I'm afraid we can't af-
ford it.''-Life.