Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-05-07
Local Comment


The Morrell Packing Company has
closed its doors at OttumWa stopping
employment for 1000 men. The nominal
reason given is that the city is taxing
the company too strongly but to those
who have been more or less acquainted
with Ottumwa affairs the raal reason
is that the packing company is being
prosecuted by a liberal administra-
ton which was voted into office owe
The protest of a N anti-saloon movement
led by Mr.. Foster, of the
packing company. Mr.. Foster put up a
stiff opposition at the city election but
the liberal ticket won and the sue
cessful administration then proceeded
to get even. Having stood as much as
his patience would tolerate Mr.. Foster
closes down his packing house and be-
Sins to hirt with commercial ciub Of
fers from other towns. So is the pun
ishment passed on to the poor working
man. many of whom stood Loyalty by
the liberal ticket.
Next Wednesday night is the date set
by the city council to hear remon-
strances on the brick paving which has
been proposed for tlirty-one blocks in
the city. Property owners who prefer
concrete should get in their petitions
asking that their street be changed TO
the concrete and property owners who
do not want any paving at all should
protest on that night. Concrete at
S1.3O per yard will cost 1915 less per
block than brick at 50 and s437.5O less
than one curse of brick on sand at
$3.50 per yard. Mr.. G f. Kirby. chairl
man OF the Marshalltown Club commit
tee, has circulated a petition on his
street to change from brick 10 concrete.
Inc list OF proposed streets appears
elsewhere in the T.-R. today.
1t is understood that the a~nti-saloon
attorneys are in the city
ing a further crusade against liquor
seIilns directed at the drug stores. 1t
is ABOUT time for the managers of the
temperance forces to exercise care and
be content to make sure of each at
TACK they undertake. u now would
be a good time to cinch the antt-saIoon
remonstrance and husband all possible
strength for that struggle. The drug
stores could then come in for theirs in
due course of time when ample evil
NNAAN was az idIlu. 10 WIN what has
been attempted is worth more than to
crusade and fizzle out.
In Linz county the standpatters pro-
pose 10 put up lists of standpat DEL
esates IN each precinct at the primary
the formality OF a caucus. This
IS IN accordance with the new primary
law Which does not contemplate eau
cuses. voters are to write in" or
paste on the names of delegates re-
saro!ess OF any caucus. In Tama coun-
" the progressive are to pursue the
same policy. Here in Marshall county
me republicans are trying to follow the
Oh caucus system because it has been
thelf custom but the judicial candidates
are ilkely TO interfere. Mr.. Wilson and
Iuoge Parker are opposing candidates
nov" ana a third n is casting about.
IL is entirely permissible for each one
10 put up a list of delegates of his own
PRINT them on a poster and
laho them out to voters at the primary.
II a majority Of the voters should adopt
any n of the lists thus volunteered
those delegates would go to the county
c~ohVentlon. Under the old system the
caucus settled it. Not SO now.
The business of the county
ions of each political party this wear
VIII be to select delegates to a state
convention and to a judicial
The state convention will adopt
4 party platform for the fall campaign
and make nominations which were not
at the primary election. The
judicial convention will nominate
candidates for judges Of the district
court regardless of the primary as ju-
1lcial nominees were excluded from the
state wide primary by the statute.
However. from the fact that the dele
gates to the county convention which
elects delegates to the judicial 'conven-
ton are selected at a primary the op-
posing candidates for judge throw their
into the primary when they set
up their lists of delegates. Republi-
cans who prefer to have the delegates
selected primarily to consider state is
sues and the endorsement of their
States senators must run be-
ween the lines.
The announcement of the Western
Grocery Company that some of its IRE
erred stock will be offered for sale
o Marshalltown people and that a
portion Of the proceeds will be
expended in charging it's factories
lere should appeal to local investors
With a double force. This stock is |
preferred over the commo as
o assets, that is if any disaster ever |
anne to the company the $4,000 OF
would be paid out in full be-
ore the s1,750,0O Of common could
'et a cent and it is preferred as to
Iividends. hat is it must receive six
'er cent dividends before the common
tcck sets ANYTHING Considering that
his capital stock is not taxed like a
'ond or a mortgage and that it is is
ued by a well established and sue
essful company, it is as safe as any
Investment can be made. But more
han this, capitalists in other ambi-
cities are heavy stockholders in
he Western Grocery Company. It
'oes without saying that its factories
ook good to them and II might be
wise precaution for Marshalltown
capitalists to maintain a healthy Mar
halltown investment in this company
order to insure the, advantage which
he presence Of its manufacturing
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