Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-03
LOCAL COMMENT

While the sessions of the library
board observe correct dccorum and
the members restrain their excitement
during the progress of their meetings
1t Is very evident that harmony Is
lacking which is to he dcDlored. If
differences were merely those OF opin-
ion ns to the methods to pursue In con-
Quoting the business Of the library,
such differences would indicate q
healthy condition, but recent moves
seem To have been actuated by personal
jeaouses. If there IL any one person
on the board who stirs up trouble of
this nature 1t should be the business
Of all other members to find 1t out and
suppress him. III more than one are
to blame. get together. divide the hon
ors on n glve-und- take basis, and let
us have peace.
Dame Nature should be summoned
for contempt of court In removing the
mill dam in violation of the injunction.
She evidently considered her right n
vested one by preoccupation: Mt any
rate she has done for the defendants In
the CAGES at Inv just what they want
ed The final chapter. however, 1t yet
10 pc written.
The Searchllght Clubs selection OF
DR.. u. A. Steiner as director for next
season is a happy solution OF the prob
lem that has confronted the club since
II became known that Secretary Fell
ngham would leave. No leader coul0
have been chosen who could better
satisfy the club, and accomplish as
much in Keeping together the orsani-
zation that has proved of SO much bene-
tit to those participating.
The organization OF 500 travelling
men OF Iowa, into the Hawkeye Com
mercial Mems Association. bids fair
10 make for Marshalltown the head
quarters of strong and hourishng
company before many months. AT one
time Marshalltown's postofflce receipts
were swelled by the business OF two
big insurance concerns. and the loss
was very noticeable when the compan-
les consolidated with others and moved
from the city. The impetus gained by
the new organization In Its inception
should result in 81 self-supportlng
membership before it Is many months
old.
The Burlington Hawkeye attributes
the treatment of Des Moines members
of the Iowa State Association to those
from other towns as the cause for the
new Marshalllown organization, and
says: "The Des Moines way was too
much for q number OF the commercial
travellers They do not care how the
capital city runs her politics. but they
do object to having the Des Moines po-
litical methods injected into the travel
Ing mems association meetings And so
il number of the Disguised and dis
grunted members have gotten toseth-
er and have organized a new body. to
be known as the Hawkeye Commercial
Mems Association. The first meeting
was held at MarshaltoWn last Satur-
day afternoon, and there were soS GOOD
men and true, who are anxious TO go IN
as charter members, and within sixty
days the number is to be sWelled TO
Q 1000 The organization Will be incor-
porated and charter will be applied
for. The headquarters are to be In
MaAshtlltown. While there are no
Burlington men in the new organiza-
ton as yet it is deemed quite likely
that at least fair number of Orchard
CITY tourists will affiliate with the new
organization, which starts out under
most fiattering auspices. On the other
b,nd there are Burlington tourists who
regret that the new organization mas
been founded, and who would rather
see one organization OF commercial
travellers in the state than two or
three"