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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Need of Revising Freight Rates
IErom Governors Message.l

for one-fifth of the entire distance-the
part In Iowa-is s29422, more than for
the other four-tifths of the distance
the part in Illinois,
I'm 1906 the Iowa Malleable Iron
company of this city, shipped In 1897
long tons of pig iron. Most OF this,
il not ALL came from Chicago.
Rate from Chicago to Fairfield $40
per long ton.
Rate from Chicago to Burlington,
81 per long ton.
Freight from Chicago to Fairfield
and 1897 long tons. s3,s32.S0.
Freight from Chicago to Burlington
on 1857 long tons, $1,597.
Freight charged from Burlington to
Fairfield, 1897 long tons, $2,235.so
Freight an 1897 tons for hauling
fifty miles in Iowa, s2.235.S0.
Freight on 1897 tons for hauling
2o6 miles in Illinois, $l,597.
I'm other words, the freight charges
for hauling 1897 tons of pig iron fifty
miles in Iowa are $63S.S0 more than
for hauling the same tonnage 206 miles
in Illinois"
/ understand perfectly that nothing
you could do would affect thru rate,
but IL 1t is to be the settled policy of
the railroads to make the interstate
rate, so far as Iowa people are con-
cerned. by adding the local distance
tariff from the state line to the point of
destination, 1t Is possible to so adjust
our rates that less injustice would fol-
low their application in that manner.
At the present time there are no
joint rates upon local traffic. The law
gives to the railroad commission the
authority, upon specific application, to
establish a joint rate, but there is no
authority to prescribe a general sched-
ule of joint rates. The constitutionality
of the existing statute was at one time
questioned, but the case in which 1t
arose was determined upon another is
sue; and therefore the validity of the
law Is still undecided 1 recommend
the subject to you as one worthy OF
the most careful consideration. 1t is
believed by very many of our manu-
facturers. as we'll as by a large proper
ton of our general shippers, that the
law should be amended so as to confer
upon the commission as complete power
to establish a schedule Of joint rates,
embracing all railroads and all traffic,
as it now has to promulgate a schedule
of rates over single lines.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
WINTER MusKMELoN.
Rival Of Luther Burbank Claims to
Have Perfected Delicious Fruit.

Have Perfected Delicious Fruit.
Boyle Heights, section of Los An
geles, Cal, has recently acquired as a
citizen n second Luther Burbank in the
person of o. %. White, who performs
the wizard act on melon vines and pro-
duces strange, delicious fruit, says the
Los Angeles Times.
After five years of patient expert
mental work and propagation White
has at last brought to perfection a new
melon which he is firmly convinced
will make success for California
growers and which will give easternCrs
the luxury Of the choicest melons In
midwnter and even until early sprirlg.
The new melon is oblong In shape,
and the greatest weight yet attained
Is ten pounds and seven ounces. Tle
rlnd Is hard and thin and the marking
similar to that of the pomegranate.
The deep orange colored body is mark
ed with stripes and splotches of dark
green. The flesh is firm and of very
pale green, almost white. Only small
space in the center of the melon is oc-
cupied by the seeds, which resemble
the ordinary muskmelon seeds, al
though slightly larger. The seeds are
massed together in rounded form, and
the flesh of the melon Is much thicker
than that Of the same sized muskmeloll.
The flavor! How can that be descrif-
ed? There is more sweetness than Is
usual In muskmelons, and there Is
strange combination Of the taste OF
pomegranates, muskmelOn and sue'-
geston of something that reminds one
of the Muscat grape when 1t Is deal
ripe.
A movement is now on foot for this
plnnting Of large acreage to the new
fruit In the Imperial valley, and Mr..
Wllhite believes he now has fixed
type that can be depended upon not to-
revert to the original factors.
The experiments Of White at Riv'
erside. where most of his propagating
work has been carried on for several
years. have convinced him that the
new product will have marked effect
on the melon market of the future.
The vine does not die until killed by
the frost, and 1t throws out series OF
fruit blossoms during the season that
means continuous maturing OF mel
ons.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

them some answer or information that
they will find to be improper when
making the trip. You never lose by
treating the public kindly and gentle-
manly over the telephone or personally
AS far as giving central a line up of
trains and letting her give to the public
the information asked for. I wish you
would go into the central office Of a
city Of 1000 inhabitants and watch the
central operator and then stop and
think: Has the station agent the most
business, or has the central operator?
Who is paid for giving this information,
the central operator in the telephone
office or the agent? Do.you know when
you enter the railroad service what
you are doing? would suggest that
you make some inquiry before you
enter their service if you do not.
The successful station agent is the
man who answers central when he can
and gives the travelling public civil
answer when he does answer them. We
will all admit that the questions "How
is the train?" is asked a great many
times for each and every train, but are
we to judge whether or not it is asked
for mere inquisitiveness or is asked
generally because the party has some
good reason for wishing to know. The
agent is hardly in a position to Judge
from his end of the line and I would
suggest that he give them all a civil
answer lest he gruffly answer one just
inquiry. People as a rule do not wish
to take the central operators word for
railroad information desired, nor is
there any reason why they should.
1 would say further that the tele-
phone at competitive point is grand
thing, and let one line have a man who
has no time to answer his telephone
and when he does answer it do so
gruffly and the other line have man
that takes some interest in the pub
lies inquiries and the latter line will
get the business. And it is proper that
he should.
We are the employees of the railroad,
we are placed here to wait upon the
public. Whether by telephone or by
personal word of mouth it makes no
difference which. 1t is our duty to
do so. Educate yourself to wait upon
people. Don't try to educate the peo-
pie. I have never been reported be-
cause / failed to answer my telephone,
nor have found it necessary to answer
one gruffly over the phone. Do not
try to shift your duties upon the cen
trail. Make the public welcome by tele-
phone or in person.
W. n. JONES.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
LOFTY GLASS BRIDGE.
Remarkable Structure In Colorado
Nearly Half Mile High.

Remarkable Structure In Colorado
Nearly Half Mile High.
Here is bridge which will be al
most twenty times as far above sea
level as the famous Eads bridge at st.
Louis. 1t will be the highest bridge In
the world, says the st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch. 1t will span the Royal gorge OF
the Grand canyon of the Arkansas riv-
er in Colorado and be 2y627 feet above
the river bed. The bottom Of the bridge
is to be of glass. The glass floor Of the
new bridge is to be one and one-half
inches thick, set in strong frame
work of steel. One may dismount from
the cars, stand on the bridge and see
down into the Royal gorge without dir
zness or fear of falling.
Steel cables hold the bridge in place.
The distance across the Grand canyon
at this point is twenty-five feet. The
bridge will cost 100000 when COM
plete, and the further cost Of the cleo
trio line which crosses it is enormous.
The line runs from Florence to Canyon
City and across the Royal gorge and,
although only twenty miles in length
between the two towns, requires some
enormous grades and great engineer
ing feats aside from the climb at Can
yon City and the construction of the
glass bridge.
At the point where the glass bridge
will span the Royal gorge the distance
above sea level is 1900 feet Fremont's
and Longs peaks rise still higher In
the near distance, and some OF the
most magnificent scenery Of the Rocky
mountains is at hand. Below lies Can
yon City, one Of the most beautiful
towns in the west.
Immediately below the glass bridge
at the bottom of the Royal gorge runs
the Colorado river and the Denver and
Rio Grande railway, and there Is the
famous changing BRIDGE" itself one OF
the noted engineering feats Of the
world. Some comprehension Of the
abrupt split may be had when one con-
siders that the bridge where you stand
is only twenty-five feet wide. while
more than 1000 feet below, at the bot
tom of the canyon, is scant room for
the narrow, booming Arkansas river
and the railroad tracks. In fact, 1t was
the hugging Of the walls Of the gorge
by the Arkansas river that made neces-
sary the construction of the hanging
bridge there far below the new glass
bridge in order that the railroad could
find passage parallel with the river.
A strong steel railing will run on
each side of the glass bridge, so one
will not fall off and, indeed, would find
1t a hard matter to climb over.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
AMERICAN ENGLISH PRAISED.
London Papers Say w. Speak Better
Than Britons Do.

Than 6rleon0 10.
No dissent Is expressed In the Lon
don papers of recent issue from the
frank acknowledgment made In lee
ture by Sidney Lee that Americans in
respect Of their speech and writings
are better Englishmen than the Eng
lish, says a London special cable dis
patch to the New York Times. Mr..
Lee said that the development of Eng
lish speaking In America through both
the low grade and high grade schools
was rendering the rank and file OF the
American people more accurate read
ers and writer's than the English and
but for President Roosevelts recent
photographed outbreak, he would add.
more accurate spoilers.
Mr.. Lees plea that English people
should pattern after Americans is
warmly indorsed by the St James
Gazette and even the Globe, which is
not wont to be overenthusiastic in its
admiration Of things American. The
Globe says:
'There is great deal In what Mr..
Lee said as to greater attention being
given to preserving the purity OF the
English tongue in America than Eng
land. Americans have more to contend
against than we, since their popular
slang is both more widespread and
more distinctly alien than ours. Per-
haps 1t is for this reason that Harvard
requires twenty professors OF English,
while oxford Is content with one.
yet their best writer's succeed In
maintaining a purity of style--Ameri-
can law books, for instance, are models
in this respect-which need not fear
comparison with that of our own, and
their speakers are not only almost pc
dantically correct in their English, but
have copiousness of vocabulary rare
~ attained by modern English ora
tors"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

appeared that they did not catch the
amused. they greeted the unfortunate
lecturers remarks with laughter di-
rectly he began to speak. 'Intemper-
ance," he said lis the curse Of this
country" The audience seemed so
much amused that the unhappy man
felt his tie, and looked himself over.
to see what was the cause of their
mirth. Rum Stays more than disease"
he went on and the laughter grew
louder. I'VE must crush the serpent"
The audience by this time We're rock
ing to and fro. and at last the indig-
nant substitute rushed out of the hail.
shaking his fists at the crowd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

| What have already said is sufficient
| in SO far as the income of the railway
companies is concerned The railroad
commission has already adequate power
to fix schedules of maximum freight
rates. The schedules and classifica-
commerce of the country have been
changed essentially during the eighteen
years that have since interviewed. In
commerce Of the country hove been
revolutionized; and l believe 1t to be
true that the present adjustment OF
rates is grossly unfair to the manufac-
turers, farmers, stock producers and
distributors Of the state. They do not
have fair and even chance in the
struggle for business. 1t may be worth
your while to institute an investiga-
ton, which. with your pIenary pow
ers might develop many things which
the railroad commission cannot discov-
err, and which would greatly aid in the
readjustn1ent Of rates. AS you know.
1t Is the almost invariable custom of
railway companies, in bringing ship
ments of any kind into the state, to
make rates to the state line, and then
add the rate of the Iowa distance tar
iff to the point Of destination. This
practice results in great hardship to our
manufacturers and distributors in their
efforts to compete with their rivals
situated beyond the state. To give point
to this phase OF the intricate subject,
take the liberty of giving you the
substance OF two letters which I re-
ceived during the time was writing
this part of my sessage:
I'm 1906 there was shipped from
Chicago to Fairfield for the Louden
Machinery company, twenty-nine cars
OF bar Steel having total weight Of
sS0,741 pounds.
Distance from Chicago to Fairfield,
256 miles.
Distance from Chicago to Burling-
ton, 206 miles.
Distance from Burlington to Fair
field, SO miles.
Rate from Chicago to Fairfield, 10
cents per 100 pounds.
Rate from Chicago to Burlington, 5
cents per 100 pounds.
Rate from Burlington to Fairfield, 10
cents per 100 pounds.
rate charges for hauling these
twenty nine cars 206 miles, $490.37.
Freight charges for hauling these
twenty mine cars SO miles $7S4.59.
I'm this particular case the freight
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

In every case the low mulct is CO.
incident with many saloons and high
per capita apportionment. Des Moines
for instance with a $1,000 mulct and
104 saloons has only one to 727 peo-
pie, while Dubuque with $500 mulct
has 1913 saloons and one to every 323
people. Even Ottumwa, coal min
ing town, keeps her saloons down to
one to every 5s1 people by charging
a $1,000 mulct while Ft. Madison has
one to every 31s people because of a
5000 mulet. Marshalltown stands
third from the top in point of fewest
saloons per capita. Her mulct is $1,000.
What would be the result If it were
put to $4,000? Would 1t not actually
reduce the booze tax per family while
raising the mulct tax per saloon?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
DISCRIMINATING RATES.
Ont. Vernon Record)

NAIl VVIIIUIi INtCVIUJ
Be that as 1t may. Iowa is discrimin-
ated against. so much that her indus
tries are growing today only in spite
OF great handicaps. The Record has
commented, from time to time. on these
inequalities, or some of them, that have
come up in it's own course of business.
For instance, shipment of type COM
ing from New York, a few days ago,
cost about SLIPS. Two-fifths of this
amount was from East Clinton to Mt.
Vernon, a distance of sixty-eight
miles. The remainder was from New
York to East Clinton, distance of 700
miles.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
noijd Abe,s" Lament. :

There was still, solemn stiffness IN tho
stately senate hall.
When a cry of awful shrillness sent shiv-
ers over all,
And before those noble statesmen could
recover from the chill
"Old Abe" 1.-The Bird Of Freedom" light
ed on the window sill.
Then the Eagle. quite ignoring what the
massive gavel said.
Vehemently started scoring Roosevelt, the
nations head
And the speaker, sympathizing, laid his
mighty function by,
While "Old Abe" each feather rising, let
his long pent choler fly.
.swhen your land was bleak and CORY"
screamed the eagle in its ire,
81 was mascot Of your glory. hoodoo of
the rebel fire.
When the shot and shell were kicking up
rumpus in your ranks
I was present at the licking that has
glorlfed you Yanks!
.sWhen the war was safely ended was
given q noble perch,
Knuckled to, admired, befriended: now
I'm left far In the lurch.
In the new administration I've been beat
Roosevelt has won creation to the virtues
of the stork!
.I, who loosed the war dogs tether. now
must bow my monarch will
To q nursery maid in feathers with
baby in its bill!
I must now play second fiddle to lank.
ungainly fowl
Who must Groom Hey diddle diddle' to
abate some infants howl!
1T must yield my place and laurels. never
more my wings must flap.
For the Federation Quarrels over teething
rings and pap.
"Old Abe's down and out, gone under.
You have lost your bird Of war
Through this Rooseveltian thunder
Here the eagle raised claw,
And blood red tear was slowly dragged
across the noble beak,
While the posture. meek and lowly. told
tho woe he could not speak.
Then the senate rose. all bravely. where
the nations fate was spread
Rose en- masse and gravely. gravely
shook its proud and solemn head.
-Lurana w Sheldon In Philadelphia
Public Ledger.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
COMMISSION SPEAK UP.
~ (Baxter New Era.)

Iowa has had her railway commits
sioners for many years, and now that
the legislature is in session, will some
member please arise and tell the UNI
informed just what benefit the said
commission has ever been to Iowa?
And if the said member cannot make
good" would it not be of benefit to the
tax payers to abolish the commission?
The, idea is resting in the minds of
most people that the commission is
almost too friendly with railways. OF
course, 1t Is understood that the COM
mission Is buffer" between the rail-
ways and the people, but it doesn't
duff hard enough for the people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
TEMPLE ALL RIGHT.
(Grinnell Herald)

Anent the roar that a few bosses
are making now at the probable APP
pointment of M. l.. Temple to be at
torney for southern Iowa, it may be
said that Mr.. Temple is in every way
as capable, as honorable and as relia
Bile as one d. c. Chase, Of Webster City,
who is just now being urged as attor-
ney for the northern district solely be-
cause he represents one political fac
ton and for no other reason. Mr.. Tenn
pie is as able an attorney as there is in
Iowa and has shown himself a hero in
more than one battle against corporate
greed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY.
(MansOn JOurnal.)

One is continually told of the ability
displayed by the Iowa railroad lobby
in politics, and the shrewdness dis
played in stopping certain anti-railroad
legislation. In general this is true,
but ethe lobby fell fiat when they OPP
posed the family mileage bill intro
duced year ago. If this bill had been
allowed to pass it would probably
have put stop to the 2-cent fare agi-
tation, which is sure to result in re-
duction of rates, whether it reaches a
fiat 2-cent rate or not. There never
was any good reason in the first place
for the railroads opposing the Chassell
bill and the very defeat of that bill
will be the cause of the 2-cent fare bill
coming.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
Iowa Newspapers
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LAND $50 PER ACRE IN STORY.
[Neyada Renresantaf five

ANGNadd
The assessors of the county held
their annual meeting Monday at the
county auditors office with gen
eral attendance. Matters of COM
mon concern and having reference to
an equitable assessment were consid-
cred. and the general purpose of putting
upon all property valuation proper
Tomato to the valuation Of other prop
erty was furthered 1t was decided
to take fifty dollars per acre as the
standard value for average farm land;
and tho it might be thought an exceed
ingly good speculation to buy UP the
land of the county at that estimate, yet
the findings of the state board OF
equalization in other years have been
such as to make it evident that a
valuation upon the fifty dollar basis
will be fully up to the average OF farm
valuations as made for land of similar
quality in other portions Of the state.
DIES MONIES AND THE STATE.
[Register and Leader.1
But The Register and Leader is not
inclined to drop the matter here. 1t
wishes to again emphasize the fact
that DeS MONIES Is the capltal clty
OF Iowa, and that as the capital city
1t cannot escape certain intimate rela-
tions with the state. even if it should
SO desire. The state fair and the
state historical building and the gov
ernor's home are not in Des Moines
because 1t is Des Moines. but because
it is the capital city. and being here.
they are a state charge entirely inde-
pendent of anything Des Moines may
wish or may do. The state fair cam
nors be allowed to drag behind be-
cause new buildings when they are
provided must be erected in Des
Moines. Neither can the governor be
left. to shift for a flat somewhere when
he comes from an outside city, because
if the state should own governors
home 1t would Of necessity make mar
ketn for a piece of Des Moines real
estate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
COUGHS GO.

SOS0bbO wv t-
No cough can linger when
Mayors Cough Syrup IL taken.
It is a vegetable remedy which
contains none Of the narcotics
which make the majority OF
cough mixtures seem to cure
when they only drug. Mayors /;
Cough Syrup gets right ct the
root Of the matter and corrects
the condition which causes the
cough. That is why It Il go good
for children although quick In its
effect on adults cough. We war
rant 1t. Price Csc and soc.
DON'T CHAP.
Sore, chapped skin IS an un-
necessary trouble, for with .
little care the skin can be kept
soft and healthy all through
winters most trying weather. f
All you need is bottle OF May
er's Toilet Cream and your skin
comfort is assured. Apply at lite
tie Of 1t before going out OF doors
or having hands in water. It %
a cure for chapped lips and face
too. and It is 50 pure and whole
some that youth like It to use for
both. Price Is cents.
PETER MAYER, Pharmacist
10 West Main Street.
I4 ~ stf L
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
,uwA OPINIONS AND NOTES

The Sioux City Journal lis not pre-
pared to believe that public opinion
will justify the action of congress in
the increase of salaries that has been
voted. 1t may be agreed that the time
is opportune for a favorable verdict,
for the times are prosperous and dis
position is general along the line to
demand more pay. This tendency is
to restrain criticism, but it
is not at all certain that the tendency
is itself defensible."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

Here is difficulty as expressed by
the Glidden Graphic: The board of
control wants to do the printing for the
state Institutions with convict labor.
A fine time they would have trying to
run printing plant with lawyers and
real estate agents."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28

Reading the message, the Upton
Advertiser declares: His argument
for a 2-cent fare Is the argument of
perfectly trained lawyer for a client,
and the client this time the people OF
Iowa. 1t is simply unanswerable and
there seems to be no reason to doubt
that such law will be placed on the
statute books this winter"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-28
A SAFE ASSERTION.
(Algona Republican,

lAlSOHa RepuDllcan)
Sensible people realize that the best
place in the world to live and bring
up family, if one is to live in a town
at ALL is in a town of from 5000 to g.
900 population like Algona. We give
some latitude in order that no cranky
individual may come to us in a year
or two, when our population has ma
terially increased and insist on it that
in consistency we must advise the in
habitants to move away, which we
would feel disinclined to do. We do
not need to argue the general propo-
sition,- but state it as a fact. One thing
that bears on this question just now is
the alarming prevalence of contagious
diseases in Chicago and other great
cities, especially scarlet fever and diph-
iberia. Algona has always been free
from those scourges.