Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-28


interurban service in bringing shop
pers to MarshalltoWn from points
twenty five miles away. This merchant
thinks that we should now look TO our
| good roads since we can't have an in
| terurhan, for he can see volumes OF
trade for Marshalltown coming over
the highways in the farmers automo-
biles.
The Iowa Centrals pay roll of $685.
600 in one month, ought to be worth a
commercial club banquet for the pur-
pose of rejoicing. 1t reaches first
men who need the wages, and next the
men who have something to sell, and
then back again to other men need
ing wages. 1t makes home owners In
Marshalltown and good business at the
stores. 1t is likely to continue indei1-
nitay, for the Central has an immense
amount Of work to be done.
The boosters club in Des Moines has
delegated a special COMMITTEES. with a
fund of $4,000 promotion money to
the special task of bringing state and
national conventions to Des MoineS.
The convention business is to be re-
duced to system, and worked for
all there is in it. There ought to be
suggestion in this to Marshalltown.
located in the geographical center of
the state, with ideal train service.
Suppose we have a special convention
committee with some funds, and then
build an auditorium. If Billy Sun
day is going to raise money here for
a tabernacle, why not seize upon the
opportunity to build it, SO as to call 1t
an auditorium?
If the city council would like to do
real public service, it should not
only investigate, but act, on the may
ors suggestion concerning the poor
lighting of the Northwestern passen-
ger station. 1t is an outrage that
public place like the union station, at
one Of the heaviest transfer points in
Iowa. should be so miserably lighted
that women and children have to grope
about in the dark, running risks of
stumbling over tracks or being killed
or MANNED by trains Arc lights should
replace the few old incandescents that
sometimes make an attempt at afford
ing a glimmer.
The next important matter the coun-
Gil should consider, after disposing of
the gas ordinance, is the building of a
municipal abbatoir. Marshalltown is
receiving favorable comment as far east
as New York city for its firm stand
on milk inspection. This city is gen.
orally looked upon by the state as the
first city in Iowa to place in force a
general milk inspection ordinance. DR..
Diller, the city inspector, says that
today he firmly believes that there is
not COW, from which milk is sold
in this city, that has not been in
spected. In fact the work of making
the second inspection has already be-
gun Thus far an important step has
been accomplished. but we should go
farther, and demand pure and whole
some meats.
People who eat meat. and most of
us do to greater or lesser extent,
would shudder to know some of the !
facts that are realized by the city milk |
inspector, who by virtue Of his office |
is also meat inspector. Without a
public slaughter house. however, gen.
eral meat inspection can not be en-
forced. Not long ago Dr. Diller was
called out to examine a herd OF cattle
He found one animal that should have
weighed around 1000 pounds, but had |
fallen away until she would scarcely !
tip the beam at 600. The COW was COW
cred with scahs and was running at
the nose. Without applying the tuber-
culin test any veterinarian would di-
agnose case of tuberculosis. The
owner decided he did not want an
inspection, but he#disposed Of the cow
1t was slaughtered and sold for meat. ,
The animal passed the tuberculosis
test, and from strictly tubercular !
standpoint it was all right for meat |
But who, knowing what they were
buying, would select a steak from an
animal of that kind? Under city in
spection, tuberculosis or not, this an
imal would not be put on the block in
Marshalltown. The council should get
busy on the municipal abbator ques-
ton, anticipate the expenditure, and |
care for it in making up the budget |
for the coming year. Let's know what |
we are eating.
Licensed to Wed.
Jacob KvinlangI farmer, aged "a. OF
LeGrand, and Minnie Olson, aged IL,
of Gilman