Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-06

where that can boast of more fine
factories than this city can, the T.-R
does not know where to find it. Never
until the Commercial club fostered
the publication of "Marshalltown IL
Illustrated" did the people of Marshall
town themselves know, or have much
Of an idea, just what was being manu-
featured in their city. A factory day
for Marshall and surrounding counties
when the people might be invited here
for the purpose of visiting the differ
ent institutions, would result In much
good for every factory. and would ad-
vertise Marshalltown's wares turnout
the counties of central Iowa.
Marshalltown is now getting even
with her sister city, Fort Dodge, for
the latter's naughty trick Of several
years ago, when several families were
taken from here as a result Of the re-
moval of the district headquarters OF
the old Mccormick Harvester Com
pany. The new pottery concern has
brought more families here from Fort
Dodge than from any other one place
u
Engineer Clegg, who is one OF the
oldest and most careful engineers In
the employ Of the Iowa Central, insists
that he has been unjustly criticised by
the police and by the newspaper writer
who reported him as racing his engine
into the union station at a dangerous
rate of speed. The speed Of swiftly
moving engine is subject upon which
equally sincere men might easily diff
fer In their judgment and no one is
going to deny the right of an engineer
of thirty years experience to insist
that he is competent judge OF speed.
Whether the two engines of the North
western and the Iowa Central were
racing at thirty or twenty or fifteen
miles an hour when the rules restrict
them to six can easily be waived in
favor Of the engineers and the fact re-
main that those standing on the plat
form where business has caused them
to observe incoming trains every day
for years believed that both of these
trains were exceeding their speed linn
it and were therefore endangering the
lives Of people. Railroad men should
realize that the station In Marshall
town is the most dangerous station
that any train could pull into The fact
that more deaths have not occurred is
conspicuous evidence Of the average
care and caution of the engineers who
have been driving engines into Mar
shalltown for thirty years or more, but
1t should also be evident to them that
every time train does come in people
are in danger of their lives. Because OF
~. conditions IT becomes
the duty of a police officer and Of a
newspaper to be exceedingly diligent IN
warning the railroad men of their re-
sponsibility. Speed Of ten miles an
hour IL lives are in danger is as ex-
cessive as speed of thirty miles. Let's
realize the situation and accept the
concern Of the public as a just one
even If a train going too fit for
safety Is believed to be going -aster
than it really is.
One of the local lodges has planned
to conduct a celebration In MARSHALL
town on July 4. This city Is the ideal
place for a celebration on that great
day and the boosters of the town should
not let the event he restricted to a
one lodge affair This is the year for
rousing, big celebration in Marshall
town and there should be citizens
to cooperate with this
lodge in making the celebration one
that will require extra trains on the
railroads. Keep the people in the way
of coming to Marshalltown. They may
get the habit.
When it requires column Of news
paper space to enumerate the new
families moving to Marshalltown by
reason of the opening of a pottery fac
tory, 1t makes man feel like taking
off his hat and cheering for Marshall-
town.