Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Weeks Happenings Among the
Boys on the Road By
Ii. w. Shove
,nrERuReAN pLEAsEs ALL
Solves Problem of Making Connection
With Milwaukee, So Long a Cues
ton With the Travelling Men-Pe-
cuIiar Instance Cited at Dow City by
Few of tho Knishts-other News.

Nothing has pleased the commercial
men living in Marshalltown more una
the voting of a tax for an i~nterufpal
road. Let the good work go on, an
we will have n of the best ci'ies II
the state in which travelling men ma,
reside. 1t is now claimed by many tina
Marshalltown is one of h pest towh'
to get into and out OF. We are SO SIT
uated that a traveller a reach nom
every Sunday, which is n Of the lead
ing propositions we have to offer one
who talks of locating here. The only
drawback we have had for years was
how to reach the Milwaukee road WIN
ont being UP all night. With an electro
road assured, we can predict a sfea'
future for Marshalltown. There are
in this city over 800 knights OF
the grip, a great many owning incl
own homes. Let the road be built, to
connect with the Milwaukee road and
that number will. be Increased to 4oo
or MORE.
Did YOU aver stop to consider what
400 travelling men mean to a city IKE
ours? Better'than any factory we nave
in our city, at the present time. Inc
money received each month by the
BOYS of our city will run to over eo
thousand dollars and right here let me
state, they are a class who spend 1t at
home. not sending it away to some
other city. If you had been with the
writer in western Iowa on Wednesday
morning, following the election, you
surely would have thought something
had happened, as all We're so anxious TO
get q paper to see If h interurpan
was an assured fact, and n can I'M
agine the rejoicing among the boys
when they found out the results. n
has only to wait at Pickering, the juno
ton Of the Milwaukee and Iowa Cen-
trail, a few times from two to SIX
hours when so near home and yet SO
far, and you will be able to appreciate
our feelings as to what we think or tne
proposition. In connection with this
let me speak of another equally as
great an enterprise in our city, the ii.
c. M. Association. We predict in an
other yea this will be a company that
all will be proud of. Stop and think,
what does it mean? Over 1000 trav-
cling men already advertising a
in nearly every city IN the
country. One thing sure, wherever
you find a salesman interested in an
.[nterurban and Il company like the n
speak of you will always find him at
work boosting for his home town.
$50
A salesman for SELF Schwab g. Co
wholesale boots and shoes of Chica-
20, was at Panama on Wednesday last.
He ordered the drayman to take his
trunk to the depot for the train at
80 D. m. Just before train time the
irayman had not shown up, so the
salesman with the assistance of his
customer proceeded to get the trunk to
he train by pulling it on their new
sidewalk. When about half way
o the depot they were stopped by the
city marshal, who put them under ar
rest for draying without a license and
or damaging the walk. After arguing
l few minutes the marshal allowed
to proceed with the trunk. After
checking it, he took them to the may
or's office for settlement. Just as the
he cost, the train whistled, away went
he salesman at lightning speed, pur-
sued by the marshal. He caught the
rain just as it had started, leaving the
MARSHAL with no money for his trouble,
much less to buy booze.
G. M. Coleman, proprietor Of the
Pilgrim hotel. has offered the use Of
he dining room to the travellers of our
,ity for a party any Saturday even
ng they may choose.
F. G. Stewart, representing S. and S.
Packing Company of Kansas City, call
ID On the trade last Thursday. Frank
moved his family to Des Moines last
but now wishes he had remained
Marshalltown. He thinks Des
Moines is not in it with our city.
A. j. Mahood of the firm of McDon-
lid & Mahood, arrived home from Tex
Is on Saturday, and reports a fine bus
ness.
Maurice Fleming, who has covered
western Iowa territory for I'VE twenty
for Stewart Bros Wholesale Gro
,ery Company, has quit the road to
AXE a position in the house.
E. v. Coffins with Let's, Fletcher
Company, resigned his position on the
Dad last week, and it is reported will
larry the grips for a wholesale house of
Sioux City.
F. w. Whitcomb, of Des Moines,
salesman for M. Boob Sons, of New
York, visited the trade in Marshalltown
IN Friday. He is thinking quite SER
ously of moving his family to our city.
Ne surely shall be pleased to number
lin as of us.
]. r. Grow, agent for the c., NJ. &
It. p, at Defiance, Iowa, for the past
ixteen years, has been promoted, by
icing transferred to Evanston, III. Mr..
ROW has earned his promotion by his
aithful attention to business and the
treatment he has given the
He has kept the depot a regu-
ar flower garden, flowers being in
,loom the year round. His position
will be filled by F. NJ. Blakeley, of OK
ord Junction.