Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-01

| While the Milwaukee shows loss in
| it's gross earnings the net earnings pei
mile show an increase and this Is true
also with the Rock Island, they being
the only large systems showing an in
crease in the net earnings per mile
But the Rock Island reported last year
more mileage than reported this year
The new road. the Des Moines, Iowa
Falls & Northern, which last year
showed loss of $9S.91 mile, has this
year gotten into the paying column and
reports earnings of $163.93. 1t is US
ually claimed that new road loses
money for the first few years.
About half OF the roads Of the state
have thus far made their reports to
the executive council.
Is the candidacy of Hon. Bernard
Murphy, state printer, for the office of
governor a serious matter and are the
wires and plans already being laid for
landing him in the governors chair?
Was the springing of his name on the
people of the state matter of accident
or was it prenleditated by Mr.. Murphy
and his friends and Is he to be the
candidate of the standpatters or is
he merely DESTROYS OF being the can
didate? Mr.. Murphy was in the city
the other day as one Of the guests to
the luncheon given to Secretary Shaw
by the bankers Of the city. When the
governorship was mentioned by the
correspondent to the T.-R. Mr.. Murphy
dismissed the matter by saying that the
matter was not worrying him and at
once began to discuss other matters.
Now it is said that Mr.. Murphy and
Major Rathbun, of Marion, editor of
the Marion Register, met in the kirk
wood hotel that day by appointment
and repairing to one of the rooms of
the hotel we're engaged in lengthy
conference. It is Furthermore. said
that when friends and acquaintances of
Mr.. Murphy spoke in Joking way
of his candidacy for governor the as
tute and sagacious state printer grew
slightly dignif1ed and dismissed the
subject as though it were not alto
gether q joke.
There are of course politicians every
where who can always figure out cam
dfdates three campaigns away If given
the slightest provocation. These have
figured out that Mr.. Murphy and Major
Rathblln in the confines and secrets Of
a Kirkwood chamber discussed the
possibilities of Mr.. Murphy being the
next governor of Iowa ard laid plans
to make the possibility reality. This
is based on the allegation that it is
the only thing they could discuss since
Major Rathbun is not over friendly to
Senator James H. Trewin of Cedar
Rapids who has been said to be the
selection of the stand pattars.
1t is now pointed out that the silence
which has been maintained by the Vim
ton Eagle is dignifed as we'll as inn
pressive and all these things, while
they are open to criticism Of being al
gebraic unknown quantities. like prob
lens in algebra 1t is claimed that they
produced the answer that Mr.. Murphy
is seriously and earnestly contempla-
ting the proposition of being candi-
date for governor.
A man from the reservation who was
in Des Moines few days ago Is said to
have made statements that the enthu-
siasm of the people in the southern
part of the state over the rate question
and other political matters is greater
than most people realize. It is claimed
on his authority that it IS causing the
reservation agents some uneasiness.
For obvious reasons HIS name could
not be made public. But In one county
where heretofore there were supposed
to be no Cumimns supporters it is
claimed now that If there was an cleo
ton the results in that county would
be decidedly in doubt.
Some days ago there was a small
item in some of the papers in the
western part Of the state telling of A
dramatic scene In the court room of the
district court In Pottawattamie county
in which Congressmaa Walter [.
Smith an John n. Bale win, attorney
on opposite sides of the case cfashed.
The item was a short ore. 1t is said
that the incident meant more than
most comprehended and that the two