Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-10-21

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Observation-Disclosures
Montezuma Oct 21.-No wonder the
streets of our Iowa towns are not filled
with teams as formerly. Today In an
office the writer listened while a stock
dealer bought hogs by telephone. He
knew the bunch and "dicker" was on
by wire These farmers also, before
they get ready to ship their cattle,
have kilograms from Chicago sent
during the week they expect to LOAD
their cattle. The other day the writer
met man who has been out for weeks
contracting for chickens, turkeys.
geese, etc. In many places chicken
wagons are sent out to the farmers
dairy to pick up the poultry contract
ed for. A regular feature through the
summer months is for the meat mar
kets to send out daily wagons loaded
with fresh meat. The creameries send
out regularly wagons to haul in their
cream The implement men go out to
the farmers to sell machinery and
again to collect their bills, so do the
newspaper men. The preacher even
goes out to the country school house
or church to preach to them. The tele-
phone gives them all the news. all
they have to do is ito rubber" The
rural free delivery brings their mail
takes back their answers. The cata-
logue houses send them each year a
book larger than the family Bible and
merchants in town say much more
thoroughly read. Why should the
farmer come to town?
Board of Control Cownie is still at
it. Sage ct al not having the real
interests of the Iowa farmers at
heart, persists in claiming a
big corn crop The result will
be down go the prices ard
course the corn crop of Nebraska,
Kansas, Illinois and all other states in
the corn belt has nothing to do with
supply and demand. All they need is
a Cownie in each state to stand on
the outer walls and eXclaim: We've
got poor corn crop!" Our seed was
poor. our stand was worse and cur
harvest is 'worser.'" A farm was
sold near New Sharon last week for
STAT an acre. This price was obtained
by the Cownie method or running
down the crop results of Iowa. (?) That
farmer got that big price by coming
to town every year and telling what
poor crops he raised on that farm.
Men are now investing in Dakota
lands because the corn crop is so poor
out there? The prices on the fruit
lands of Florida, California and Mich
igan were obtained, because settle
ment of Cownieites persisted in tellins
outsiders our fruit crop is poor" the
estimates by such men as Sage of Iowa
are too high"
The to be successor OF Mr.. Clark
son was discussed and the place sought
for by many men, before the date Of
the funeral of the great Register man
The lucky temporary appointee, Mfr.
Wilcox, has a host of admirers, and IS
well qualified for the office. All this
is mentioned, but it is also stated that
when an opportunity occurs for some
one to get good office. the candidates,
as a rule, are all old office holders.
Tom loses his job after holding 1t two
terms. and Immediately is an apDli-
cant for Dicks former job. Dick sue
ceeds Harry and the ambitious young
fellow gets left once more. To this
can be added If said young fellow does
happen to crowd in, he at once be-
comes standpatter and joins the
army of Tom Dick and Harry. All
this, not in these words, but in sub
stance, is what some critics are say
ing and thinking.
At last the writer has heard of one
good practical result of a monopoly.
In certain town in Iowa the hotel
business is all in the hands Of one
firm And the travelling public, has no
kick coming. They are well served in
that town. Now this town has a
prosperous college. Like all colleges
they run to athletics. Therefore they
have visiting clubs. And here is where
the point come in. Said visiting clubs
have for many moons made life mis-
cradle to these hotel keepers. These
visiting college athletes have persist
emily borrowed of the hotels spoons.
soap, towels. sheets ana in one case
some nice wooden blankets as "souven-
irs," and forgot to return them. So
a polite notice which was sent out that
these hotels would hereafter decline to
entertain these visiting clubs. Result:
Visiting clubs ate at lunch counters
and sat in the depot waiting for trains.
Second result: Said visiting clubs
promised to be good" Once more
they eat and drink and are merry at
the hotels.
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