Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-23
Looker-On In Iona

Montezuma. Sept o3.-The warm
days, and the drying wind of the past
week virtually saves the corn crop of
Iowa Everything now points toward
a bumper crop of sound corn. The
price is also almost sure to range in
the vicinity of so cents per bushel.
How much we have had at stake for
the past few days is shown TO be
enormous when we use the figures.
/ Conservative estimates give Iowa three
! hundred and thirty million bushels for
the crop OF 1910 In dollars that's lo5
millions The last ten DAYS gives lis
these dollars, so that one can figure say
sixteen millions days with of sun
shine and that in Iowa. Some of us
would prefer TO have our share at
once, but it will all be divided accord
ing 70 our investments and holdings.
! It's seventeen miles from here 10
Grinnel.. On both sides of the railroad
track are hundreds of acres of corn.
the ears covered with dry husks. but
the stalks and leaves are green This
years especially with the high price of
hay. feed and short pasturage IN this
vicinity an acre Of corn stalks at a
low estimate Is worth, If cut and cured
and shocked. at leas; SO for feeding
purposes. Blu, one would figure these
corn stalks are worthless for not an
acre has been cut. and not corn
binder IS 70 De seen in operation. a
Week or two weeks from now. either
thru the action Of a killing frost or
the maturing plant. the value IS TWO
thirds less. Why don. the farmers OF
Poweshiek cut up their corn is a
puzzle 10 some Of US theoretical tol-
ers Of the soil Down east a farmer
that does not Gu, up his corn loses his
credit al the bank
But if they wont cut up their corn
these farmers are backing up che
county supervisors In good bridges and
road building Cement and iron g
into the new bridges, There is now a
graded travelled road from here to NJ al
com that's a wonder IN these degener-
ate days Of shiftless work in Iowa
Another road off from it TO tzrln-
nell is Of the same high class 50 Well
built are these roads that an ordi Nary
rain makes no impression on than.
Powieshiek county supervisors have ac-
complshed this permanent lasting
work by using one mill road tax.
/! amounting 70 $4,000. and listen-oy
employing By the year. a prac tical
road builder. former railroad
grader When he cuts down a
hill. the bottom If the hill is raised
While the top is lowered. He puts in
drain Tile where they are needed and
barring earthquakes some OF the ce-
ment bridges he mas put in Will be good
thousand years from today.
n the same frame Of mind the writer
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and NJ branch-wilile he has chance.
AS rule the trains are run on time.
The cars are swept out, the windows
cleaned and Two cars are run regu :
larry Only occasionally do they have
10 wait at the junction an hour or two.
What's the use of writing all IN ;
stuff Twas not always thus"
Bur there's Kick coming and both
the Iowa Central and Chicago Rock
Island ought 10 be compelled 10 do
something FOR the accommodation OF
the travelling public In the way % in
creased depo, accommodation at
Grinnen Last week the students re-
turned frop their vacation. Travel on
bothSroads was otherwise heavy. If We
had had the usual heavy rains due at
this time of the year. there was not
shelter Cor the passenger IN the depot5
or sheds In addition there's a baggage
room none too large for the small town
Of NeHberg, and -eventyfve TO q hum
dred trunks stand out on the platform
all night every time when the influx OF
students occurs. This is not all news
paper talk The Conmerci Club OF
Grinnel realize 1t and lately have en-
pnyed Two men counting The mum Der
| Of passengers al the depot Il is to be
presumed they intend making a show
ing Of facts and figures to the rail-
road commissioners. Readers Of this
viii probably not live long enough 70
see any results OF this work OF the
Commercial Club What we need in
Iowa Is public utilities commission
70 handle just such cases as this. Give
them power to act and enforce penal
ties for failure 10 do as they order
Grinnen is not the only town in Iowa
where such conditions exist.
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