Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-25
KNIGHTS Of TIE GRIP
POOR TRAIN SERVICE ON THE
MILWAUKEE CONTINUES TO
BRING PROTESTS.
TRAVELLERS AND BUSINESS MEN
ALIKE HAVE COMPLAINTS
New Railroad From Mar.halItown
Northeast Would Bring Fifty Addi-
tonaI Travelling Mems Families to
MsrshaIltown-A. c. Snyder Return.
From Western Trip.

The business men of Cedar Rapids
have as yet been unable to secure bet
ter train service on the c., M. & st. p.
III people living on the road south Of
west OF Cedar Rapids wish to go to the
city to trade they are compelled to
remain over at least thirty-six hours.
There is some talk of the stores keep
ing open until late in the evening to
accommodate people from out Of the
city. The new superintendent of the
", NJ. & st. p, Mr.. B. F. Van Vliet.
is said to be a very popular man with
the railroad boys. There is one thing
sure, If he wishes to be popular with
the trading public, he will get busy
| andr give better train service. The
only local train they do give going west
Is train of two cars, never on time.
and with barely standing room. A
travelling man who was a passenger in
the east bound local on the c., NJ. &
st. +. one day last week from Mel
bourne to Tama will not forget the trip
very soon, for when the train arrived
at ferguson they tied up for the night,
having been on the road over sixteen
hours and there he had to remain until
p. m. the next day before he could
go east.
| w. A. Brunsdon, with G. C. Prouty
Grocery Company of Des Moines, was
at State Center last Tuesday. Mr.
Brunsdon is fast becoming one of the
leading grocery statesmen of Iowa.
Give us a road from Marshalltowu
thru Grundy Center, north to Charles
City, and we can add at least fifty trav-
cling mems families to our list. What
we want is good train service north
There is no better city in Iowa for a
traveller to locate than in Marshall
town. What the travelling men need in
this city is a few more hustlers like
Frank Stewart
" A. Brundage. salesman for the
Cattaraugus Cutlery Company of Little
Valley, N. Y, spent last Wednesday in
Marshalltown. Mr.. and Mrs. Brundage
are nicely located on a farm at Lee
banon. ND. v. A. manages to get home
at least once a month.
l
A. G. Snyder, who resigned his posi-.
ton with the Mclaughlin Coffee Com.
pany some few months ago, and took {
4 trip west for his health, returned HON,
last Saturday much improved. A. c
says there Is nothing like old Iowa t,
him. He expects to engage in som,
kind of business in order to remain ii
MarshalltoWn
L. L. Mackaman, formerly Of tfi
city, as proprietor of the Pilgrim
Hotel at Reinbeck, is getting to be ;
first class hotel man, and both Mr. ant
Mrs. Mackaman are doing everything
IN their power to make the hotel pop
ular and a credit to the city.
#. e. Barry, an old-time MARSHALL
town traveller, arrived in this city Sat
urday and was busy all day greetins
old friends. Mr.. Barry is soliciting
stock for an old line life insurance
company to be started in Milwaukee
Wis. Mr.. Barry expects to remain il
the Marshalltown district the remain
der of the year.
\ Guy Newell, salesman for the War,
field Pratt Grocery Company, of Ceda
Rapids, took number of good orders
in Traer last week. A good one il
told on Guy. The other day he got OF
a freight train thinking it would sto]
at Dysart. 1t did not, but took him t.
Vinton. When he arrived at Vinton (
freight stood ready to go east, and a.
he was sure that would stop at Dysart
! he boarded it. AS it did not stop h
soon arrived at Traer, his starting
point. He has decided next time t,
!; either use an auto, or wait for TIL,
motor train.