Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-07

There are many empty fsrm houses In
some Of the poorer parts Of the state.
cause the farms are being combined
50 as to allow the use Of machinery.
They are not being combined In bon-
ara farms, but In farms OF $50 to $50
acres, SO that they are large enough to
use machinery effectively. One mower,
one hay rake, one grain binder, one
manure spreader will do the work on
q 200-acre farm just as readily as on
10e-ac farm. The large farm does
not require nearly twice the horses or
labor. Our farms were laid out in the
days of the scythe and the grain cradle
and enough homes were built to ac-
commodate the men required to do the
work by hand. With the Introduction
of machinery fewer persons and con-
sequently fewer houses are needed.
Empty houses are commonly mistaken
for abandoned farms"
Business men who analyze the pres
ent situation. and hope for 'gra dual
but continued Improvement in general
conditions will see that the country. as
a whole, was never in better shape. At
peace with all nations, with plenty OF
money, good crop conditions and
enough faithful and fearless men in
congress on both sides to prevent any
really damaging legislation, we can
find little to complain of Business
should not boom-booms are tempo
rary-business should grow steadily
surely.
Eighteen Iowa counties and eighty
eight cities and towns went dry" last
week as the result OF the failure of the
liquor forces to renew their petitions
of consent. Statistics gathered by the
anti saloon league show that exactly
23S saloons closed UP for at least a
year or until the consent petitions can
he again renewed. In addition to the
23S which Were closed July 1, accord
ing to the mulct law nearly 100 sa-
looms have been closed during the
past month as result of the interpre-
tation placed upon the Moon law by
the supreme court of the state.
It's first disappointment in Senator
Kenyon because of his refusal to vote
for reciprocity. is thus expressed by
the Register and Leader: There have
been many shrewd men in our public
life who have been able to keep their
ears to the ground and guess as to
the current of popular prejudice But
not one of them is rememb ered today"
The venerable Perkins of the Sioux
city Journal quick to appreciate the
feelings Of the Des Moines man re-
marks: Uncle Harvey Ingham will
be embarrassed by some Of his old ar
guments to the effect that Late Young
had put himself out of the senatorial
race by opposing the administration in
the matter Of Canadian reciprocity
California Is not advertising her
earthquakes as Inducements to Iowa
people to go there. And we are not
advertising enough the fact that we do
not have them
The Washington Star afrirms that ].
P. Morgan Is a great art collector with
a particular liking for engravings bear
ing the imprint of the United States
and drawing two or three per.
Iowa is the greatest state in the
country for chautauquas. And she is
the greatest in most other respects to
other states in the country. If neces-
sary, we could furnish presidents
Senator Newlands will never get
past first base in his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for president.
But he may succeed in getting himself
hooked up as the tail to the kite Even
democratic nomination for vice pres
ident begins to look good.
Ex-President Eliot of Harvard. is
reported as saying that the declaration
Of independence is not correct. He af-
firms that all men are not created equal
and endowed with certain inalienable
rights. More than likely the venerable
professor has tried to buy a half ton
Of coal to finish out the season at a less
price than the trust authorized the
dealer to sell it for
If Lafe Young has any issues on Mr.
Kenyon they must be entirely new
ones.