Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-05
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Billy Hamilton has passed his twen-
ty-fifth year as editor and publisher
of that extremely pungent and potent
weekly. the Odebolt Chronicle. The
Chronicle is unique paper. 1t sticks
out like nail out of a clapboard and
Billy Hamilton's the reason.
A question might be raised by put
ting an Interrogation point after the
name OF the Marshalltown Times-Re-
publican.-Sioux City Journal.
And the great republican majority
that northern Iowa rolls up year after
year would answer 1t very satisfac-
torily to the Times-Republican.
II the Missouri legislature would in
vestigate Smith McPherson's conduct,
witnesses should be subpoenaed to tell
Of that banquet at Council Bluffs.
It begins to look as tho we would
have to substitute corn meal mush for
oat meal at breakfast time.
Those expense books which Governor
Carroll proposes to put into nse for
state officials will prove an excellent
investment. Every first class business
house now uses them. They require
specific charges as to expense accounts
giving details as to hotels, dates, mile
age, meals and incidentals.
Grinnen in her excitement over
prospective paving has forgotten her
road drags and many another town has
never yet discovered them.
1t is strange process of develop
ment that will make 100000 bond is
sues in a single county for drainage
bitches commonplace and the mere
suggestion Of similar method for
building permanent stone roads Chin
erical.
Industrial stagnation and terrible
distress among the unemployed still
prevail in England. Farmers in need
Of help with their work should hunt
up acquaintance abroad and write
them to send workers their way.
Railroads which have seen their
passenger receipts actually increased
by a 2-cent fare during periods of
slack business when freight traffic has
decreased, should quit their kicking
about restrictive legislation.
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Now why will railroads pay lawyers
fees to overturn law which prevents
them giving away passes? We have all
been told that passes never bought
anything.
IL the Iowa league of municipalities
would make a record for itself let 1t
ldiscover durable paving that can be
laid under $1.50 per yard in cost In
| five years time Iowa would possess the
best paved cities in the world. The
| trouble with this paving business is
like that with the gas and electric
light business no one except those who
| sell 1t are on the inside as actual costs
Has President Taft forgotten his Des
Moines speech in which he promised a
revision of the tariff downward in or
der that the consumer might have his
rights recognized? If he has not 1t is
time he lifted voice to save his par
ty from reputation Of promises which
he himself made.
Last January the Times-Republican
had gained 1000 more in daily circula-
ton than the highest point 1T had ever
Preached In any previous year and this
spring the circulation has gone up al
most 1000 higher than In January.
! An old time visitor returning te
Marshalltown this spring would fine
the last Of its vacant factory building.
occupied and In operation. The West.
ern Grocer Company Mills now make
the old glucose buildings hum. A new
stove factory has broken q silence
which has reigned in the main factor,
of the old Ketchum Wagon Works 10,
twenty years. The pottery plant Ii
running and the artificial Ice plant ii
being rejuvenated. Today MARSHALL
town does not possess a large factory