Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-12-23
SUGGESTS A MOTOR
. SERVICE ON BRANCH
=. G. STEWART THINKS MOTOR
LINE TO STORY CITY
WOULD PAY.
BUILD CONNECTING LINE
FROM MINERVA JUNCTION
Well-known Travelling Man Tells of
Conditions on Story City Branch,
and How Patrons chafe at Delays
Thinks Arrangements Could Be Made
to Put on Motor Car Service.


salesman for The Schwarzchid & Sulz-
berger Company. Chicago packers, adj
dresses a communication 20 the Times
Republican. in which he makes some
good suggestions looking toward a
better passenger service on the story
City branch
Mr.. stewart considers feasible the
operation of gasoline motor cars over
the Iowa Central Story City branch
from Marshalltown to Story City. by
an arrangement With the Central and
street car company 10 This city, He
would build d connecting line from
the soldiers home gate to Minerva
Junction, on the branch. and run the
cars directly into the business part OF
town. His views are outlined in the
communication as follows:
Editor Times-Republican: Since We
are 10 have live club 10 boost the in
terests of Marshalltown in general,
suggestions ought 10 be in order at all
times from each citizen. Therefore
wish 10 call the attention OF our people
and more particularly The business
manuacturing. and iobbing interests, 10
The inferior service accorded 70 Your
outside patrons North and south you
have no service at all therefore YOU do
not receive much business from either
Of these directions. especially during
bad weather. with roads impossible as
1hev have been for several weeks past.
~. Ia n ntslfl
out where it is possible in lettering
conditions moro particularly M the
Story City branch of the Iowa central
railway YOU are not receiving your
full share of the business on TINS
branch, nor is the company, simply be-
cause the service is bad With good
service the company would double its
passenger business the first thirty days
after inaugurating the same.
Cars Every Few Hours.
In order to do this, people should
have motor car service from Marshall
Town 10 story City. and return every
few hours. In this way people tha'
come once or Twice {, month Woui'
| come once Or twice each week to Mar
/ shaMtoNn, IN place ri going 70 ne
Moines from Story City. Mc1aiiseufe
ana Nsil'sr pif'e '1..n IT,, ar
staying al nome IN, ,l.
beginning . ieel MAJ .'le ~, -, ~,
As few trips as possipie "a 'l',i -
run the gannJet each '''l ','''' '''i ~
nome several hours i3te, 'i80 o''-
long delays.
The writer Is in the 3laolt % flul'l
on this particular piece ot road sever
times each month, therefore can spsa
RON experience The train men do
tbav can 10 make matters pleasan
but With O. bunch of drunks using PRO
fane language. lighting, drinkla:
,.,is j, i ali,7o.- 4 daily accurrenc
e.a,is can H.. proved By hundreds {
,.r,,2e &C INC roa51 vna can the trail
49, ~ most cases ali his oc
,3. -,..i,,5n.,, 4rs switching {
,.4,,,,, e,.l.fo,,. Women ana chi
IN, a4r messengers. mu.
:" ~. III III.
,s,aae,s i, Town.
l"o 80 I'm run froi
4isi ffr,..,
m =, - .r.- nlotc
MiilelNa ) ~ $50 lin. If II
cars cpu'o sio 49, ;,,.7'..i,1, ,sl con
- Iowa fi4tfti ~ - ,4t...,i.- ,
direct IN 10 Lltt lJNSti4N'- -