Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-01-04
Looker-On In Iona

LOCh VII AZ IOp W
Harris. Jan. 4.-Up this way the 9TH
sr day the writer met member of the
legislature that had much TO do with
placing on the statute books the Jaw
compelling railroad companies to place
in the depots telephone boxes and also
10 put up bulletin boards and post on
them the time of arrival of trains,
when late etc. He was much surprised
10 learn that in so far as Abbott Cross
ing is concerned. no attention has been
given this law. That neither the e, r.
III. & P. r. r. nor the Iowa Central
Railway Company see fit 10 obey the
law he worked so hard to get on the
statute books He is very much sur
prised that the travelling public IN
larger numbers every day get on the
passenger trains al this crossing,
mile from a town or a farm house.
crowd into little waiting room, ana
wait till the train comes along. NO
matter if a train is late several hours
by a wreck, these waiting passengers
must go without anything TO eat Tor
they dare not leave the depot to get
meals at Abbott, a nila away, for the
train might come while they are away.
Here's an open defiance Of law on the
part of two railroad companies, just 10
save SO month extra for telegraph
operator for the wires and telegraph
instruments were in the depot when
this fit of economy was decided upon.
! Ii seems that after jan 1. 1910, the
telephone companies have got together
and propose TO charge the railroad
companies for telephone service or fall-
ing 10 make a contract for pay Will re-
move the telephone boxes. So that US
ling Abbott Crossing as the object les
son. we can assume that the railroad
companies in other towns Will tan 10
have telephones in the passenger
depots. All this law or no Law.
And some of these telephone COM
panies are "heaping up wrath against
the day of wrath i. e, the next leg
lislature The big companies, notably
the Bell company, have been absorbing
many mutual companies all over the
state There have been combinations
formed that virtually wipe out of eN-
listence small local and farmers lines
-, e...,,,.,.r l. aaa;.;ona,
ne - So -. n,,f,lic
necessity. Here's the experifnce Of a
travelling man away from home. want
ing 10 talk with MS wife about sich
Echild he had left al home that morn
ing. II was in a town where the com
? bine" had been perfected. Everyone II
..l-5,.a - - sims residence wa.
Vs. "a REM messenger:
80 w 7 e,,sss no. Po-h lines art
-, .,s s9,1s swi-e, board and l an
! ~a,.i-,y ,.o,, Nv -ra lar and YOU wan
: - s.aoi7o ea,-.s e,-s-v time I want II
-s1,. 49, ~ oq., no, and none Of u.
.sa-s a di,,,a i;nplA in the talephon.
: ~ ara 4,,r-,,ar.17ore thu hello cir
l-,sr tava .sx,;-ctad' as he was sool
7r;q ah4,,- ,h7- s3eis child.
Ard -.bila he ouAlia is looking IN.
,r9..a~= r, will be neu % inoii.re if Oh
ayp-ass con a1ies can receive a pre-
j ~aid ,acyzaga At fun rate and refuse |
2 de1fver il al the point Of destina Tor
i ON r,,,-i. mas in Marsha lltown al ieas
one ay-rass com oanv sent out motto
l,v NAL. rha. there vas pack &c i
\. mar Office addressed TO The receiver Q
ne notice Thai ii was held there a
=, ou,rar's risk All of which was bluff
. n,,re bluff. but ii worked in so far tina
If we had The Christmas gifts W
8 haa % 20 after that package or wal
till mo Christmas tree was taken dowI
*.s
Ard il II any wonder that with thes
daily and hourly Illegal transaction
on The part of these corporations tina
'. ara najd for the service they are sup
;, pose 10 render the public the tim
II comes when the people act and pc,
:. haps pass laws too extreme and wor
;. injustice 10 the corporations An
again one Of the reasons why sue
,,Iessl nract:ces continue is that no or
-akes the trouble TO enforce the law
s be z v. q .s sfs ri. ' s:sss ssa
in Iowa They give orders. The raj