Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-09
Travelling Men Notice Improved
Business Conditions Fol-
lowing Election.
ORDERS INCREASE
Feeling of Confidence in Future Ap-
parent Among the Observation-Disclosures
urban for MarshaIItown Would In
crease Number of Resident Travellers
to 1,ooo-Bineaman Buys Cheese.

The business prospects were never
brighter than at the present time, and
to no class of men will the continual
ton of the present policy of the gov
eminent be more appreciated, for to US
it means much. Already the feelings of
good times is apparent on every hand.
The orders are being given with much
more Of good cheer. and are much
larger than they would have been had
the election gone the other Aay. Do
the citizens of Marsllalltown realize
what boom our city has taken on?
The future never looked brighter than
at present In travelling over the state
no city. in Iowa is talked of more than
is ours. With the improvements which
are many for the year 1909. besides
'tae new telephone system. which will
employ great many men. we now
have i'll sight. A change in the cleo
trio light and power plant, which will
be hailed with delight by our citizens,
SO that we may have lights to read by
and gas to cook with. An electric rail-
road from Waterloo to- Marshalltown
and Ames, and our new factories. ought
to increase the number of travelling
men living in Marshalltown to 1000 or
more inside Of one year. There is moth
ing that would do us as much good
and help to increase our number as the
interurban railroad, now under discus
sion.
Dell McCord, of our city, who has
had charge of the collections for the
]. I. Case Thrashing Machine COM
pany, of Racine, Wis, but who resigned
started out for Avery Planter company
of Des Moincs. His territory will be
Iowa The change will
enable Dell to reside in Marshalltown
and be at home every Sunday. The
only reason he gave up his old posi- |
ton was, that the company insisted on
his living in Des Moines, which he
would not do.
Since election the travelling men are |
making great rush for business, and |
4 number of hotels were over-crowded |
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Travellers on entering the train the
other evening on the Iowa Central, at
Gilman, wondered what the odor was
n the car. After looking it up they
discovered Bert Bingham. salesman for
he Waterloo Saddlery company, bring
ng home cheese for all his friends that
vas made at the Amana colony. Had
Bert passed it around, we would have
;aid nothing.
c. e. True, with the Churchill Drug
company, Of Cedar Rapids. returned
lome Friday from his months vaca-
ion. He started to work Saturday by
alling on his trade at Belle Plaine. G.
J. is much improved in health.
George Fl. Bachelor, agent for the
gar Packing company, Of Des Moines,
net with an accident Two weeks ago
o one Of his feet. George manages to
et around to see some of his trade
where it does not necessitate much
Walking.
W. +. Zieke, salesman for Warfield,
'ratt, Howell & Co., wholesale gro
ers, of Des Moines, was sick the
reater part of the month Of October /,
Ie started out last Monday for the
rst, but he is not as well as he ought
D be to travel.
Will Topf, Of our city, salesman for ,
ne Clinton Saddlery company, and E.
i. Hoffman, of Des Moines, with the
les Moines Saddlery company, spent ,
he past week working the same trade /.
ogether. A jollier pair it would be
ard to find. We don't think there was
cry much left for the other fellow :
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