Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-03-01
Looker-On In Iona

Fonda, March 1.-The continued
late trains" on all OF the big trunk
lines crossing Iowa. bar one. the Great
Western, are the cause OF travelling men
| throwing many bouquets in their di-
rec;ion. Not only that, but many OF
these knights of the grip. are routing
/ as much freight as possible over the
/ line that ena blss them 10 make time"
This is especially hard on the other
roads, whose directors and officials las.
summer cut down Expenses by dis
! charging ql,achiuists and all other me-
c!lanics they could. letting their en-
gines and rolling stock run down.
and falling to add to their equipnen.
Decessary new engines and cars. All
this in the name of economy because
capital was timid" and feared hostile
legislation on the part Of both con-
gress and state legislatures. The public
has been plainly told that by printed
! circulars sent out By. the big railroad
companies. Evidently the j. P. Morgan
crowd of capitalists now controlling the
Great Western system. We're no, so
"timid,' ard as result their road is
getting big increase OF both freight
and passenger traffic in Iowa.
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Northwestern depot in Marshalhown,
suggests that the railroads of Iowa
would confer big favor on the trav-
cling public by advertising at least a
week ahead of their operation all new
time tables affecting the time of pas
senger trains. Says that on the day
a new time table goes into operation,
some one always gets left We all
know its the practice of the railroads
10 advertise in the Chicago papers sew
eral days ahead, when any new trains
are put on, or change is made in the
leaving time of some well known train.
What seems good business for Chicago,
ought to be in thousand towns in
Iowa
And here's a chance for prohibition
lists and temperance people to do some
practical work. Every day in the
week save Sunday, many men patron
ize the nearby saloons in Marshall
town. simply because there is no
drinking water in that big depot. To
be sure in the toilet room there is a
faucet at which if the waiting passenger
has a cup he can get a drink of water.
but few know it and others get very
dry before relieving their thirst in
such place. What the city of Mar
shalltown should do, and it has this
power. under our board of health laws,
is to compel the railroad companies
10 have water on tap in one if not
two prominent places in the depot.
Below the faucet should be a coil Of
pipe that can be iced in summer, and
not only should the city of MARSHALL
town pass such an ordinance, but it
should enforce il, iced, detail and all.
II the railroads can not afford this
expensive drain on their income, let
them put on sale al the ticket window
the paper drinking cups and the public
will reimburse these corporations by
paying one cent each, wholesale price
Sc per thousand. Outside of Marshall
town the Chicago Milwaukee railroad
carries the banner for supplying its
patrons with water to drink. In many
of its smaller depots one can actu-
ally get a drink Of cold water. Even
on its way freight cabooses ice wa
ter in summer and cold water in winter
is to be had. Our temperance people
have a chance to really do some prac-
tical work not only in MarshalltoWn,
but elsewhere in Iowa. It's no joke
many a man goes to The saloon for a
drink and does not ask for wafer, tina.
would stay in the depot if he was
tempted by cold water sign. One
should watch the crowds m the big 81.
Paul union depot and see the hundreds
that every day pay penny for a drink
OF cold water, and tnis all tho mere
noticeable when good cold water is
free in another place not len feet
away. To avoid any opposition to this
suggestion, from the saloon crowd in
they can be assured, frze
water in the Marshantow1 depot viii
not kill their trade. Many years oo-
seryation shows there's an immense
crowd arriving every morning that will
not stop in the depot for a drink of
water, and fully as large crowd leav-
ing between 3 and o'clock each after
noon that take several drinks of not
water home with them. This a plea
for the man that really prefers drink
OF water. There are a low ss:ss: s: e.:
stW travelling.
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