Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-30
KNIGHTS Of THE GRIP
Travel on the Increase and Pub
lie Meeting With Retaliatory
Measures BY Railroads
DISADVANTAGE IN HOUR LAW
Crews Law Up for Eight Hours No
Matter Where They Happen to Be-
Milwaukee Line Not Accommodating
Patrons-Several Accidents = Re-
cent MarshalItown Arrivals.

Travel seems to be on the increase
/ so much so, that every train is crowd
ed, standing room is usually at pre-
mium and it is seldom the trains are
on time There was time one would
step up to the ticket window and in
quire if train is on time, but now
/ it is different. The question now IS
| how late is the train? The new law
compelling train crews to not Wor'i
over sixteen hours without a rest o:
eight hours, makes quite a d1hereGce
| in rany Of the trains. After n crew
has been on the road sixteen hours
they at once lay up for an eight hours
rest, no difference where they may be.
When one is waiting for way freight,
il it happens to be late, it is good
idea to find out how many hours they
have been on the road, for they are
not liable to show up, as was the case
last week on the c. N. w. when way
freight tied up at MarshalltoWn and
one at Ames to get their eight hours
rest For years the passenger crews
have been running between Des
Moines and Sioux City on the {. & n.
W., but they were forced to change in
order to comply with the new law, ana
now run to Wall Lake. They lacked
just twenty minutes of having time
enough to make the run. The company
was forced to put on an extra crew TO
make the run between Wall Lake and
Sioux City. 1t no doubt seems hard on
the company to be forced to put on eX-
ira crews, but we feel safer to know
that the, men have not >been over
worked.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Pauf
got OUT new time card two
weeks ago, and in the change
they have tried their best to see how
we'll they could succeed in discom-
moding the travelling public. To say
they succeeded does not half express
it. The railroad commissioners will be
kept busy attending to the protests
that will be sent them, from towns on
the Milwaukee roa9 There are towns,
and good ones, W an east bound
passenger train does not stop at all,
and in number of towns they only
have one passenger train each way IN
tWenty-four hours. Just imagine
travelling man getting caught in one of
those towns, with only one hours
work. He surely will wish for the old
cent rate and railroad accommoda-
lions. The following was taken from
the Cedar Rapids Republican,: Rail
way conductors who were interviewed
say that there is no increase in travel
as a result of the new rate. Just after
the law went into effect there was
more travel says conductor on
thru Iowa line, but it dropped off after
a few weeks and passenger traffic is
what it was before. The public SIM
ply went after it as they would bar
gain, but as soon as it became a set
tied fixture they lost interest
We feel sure the statement could
come only from Milwaukee conductors,
for how can they expect business when
their trains do not stop to gather up
the passengers. They could have bus
mess it they would try to take care OF
travel as does the c. & N. w. and r.
I. They will keep on abusing the trav-
cling public until they will stand it no
longer and will get together and call
a halt.
Jim McNeal salesman for the Cedar
Rapids Candy Company, who met with
quite an accident two months ago, has
so far recovered as to be able to re-
sumo his work on the road. Jim has
been very unfortunate of late, for
when he met with the accident, he had
Just recovered from an accident that
happened nearly one year ago.
Ike Adams, with Hamilton Brown
Shoe Company, met with quite an acct
dent a few weeks ago, which has COM
PEELED him to abandon his fall trip.
He has been with his firm for over
twenty three years.
Fielding Legg, an old Marshalltown
boy, but of late years salesman for the
Pontiac Shoe Company. of Pontiac, ILL.,,
with his home at Springfield, ILL.,, has
been made vice president of the firm he
represents. His duties after the first
of the year will necessitate him giving
up road work, and he will move his
family to Pontiac. Fielding's many
friends in Marshalltown are glad to
hear of his success.
Lloyd Maxwell, with the Staver Car
riage Company, of Chicago, has the
honor of being the champion salesman
for his firm this year.
Jim 1nnis, one Of the champion shoe
statesmen with the Hamilton Brown
Shoe Company, of st. Louis, took a
good order at Coon Rapids on Wednes-
day last. Jim resides at Waterloo. and
m anages to be at home with his family
every Sunday.
Will N. HELEN, Of Des Moines, rep
the Marshalltown Buggy
Company, was at Manning last We'd
nesday, and reported f1ourishing bus
mess
M. A. Farmer. with the WEIGH Cook
Dry Goods Company. of Cedar Rapids.
called on the trade in State Center
Thursday last.
J. j. Duffy, with F'rtck and Kaupke,
coffee and teas. Ut Cedar Rapids, Wis
tied the trade in western Iowa last
week. He viii take 4 day off this
week to attend the carnival at Cedar
Rapids.