Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-04
BOTH SIDES TO DIES MONIES
STREET CAR CONTROVERSY
WANTS PATRONS FAVOR,
PEOPLE HAVE RIGHTS
As PARTY IN INTEREST
Employee Getting Best Of Discussion
Carried on In kswspapers-Work Of
River Commission Bearing Fruit
Garrett to Speak at Rsdfisid in Ken.
yon's Place.

Des Moines, Aug. 4.-That which has
days with regard to the street car con-
troversy in Des Moines is the fact that
the parties thereto are unusually SEN
sitive to public opinion and both have
been very DESTROYS Of getting before the
people of Des Moines in the best pos
sib1c way. Each side wants to have the
favor of the car patrons. There is no
question but that the employees have
been delaying their threatened strike
until they can get the people to fully
understand their position, and they be-
| lieve that when it is understood the
people will be with them: Manager
Harrigan has assumed that the matter
of having the sympathy OF the people
had been settled in his favor by prior
events.
The people Of Des Moines are just
waking up to the fact that in way
| they have 1t in their power to compel
| settlement of the trouble. The en-
ployer and employees are fearful Of the
wrath OF the public. If the people
! would get together and take a decided
stand against industrial warfare there
would not be any possibility of a strike
or lockout.
The street car company is however.
relying on the fact that the public
| never acts either quickly nor without
dissension.
The view is taken by great many Of
the patrons Of the street car that the
| controversy IL not one between two
L. -,
which three parties have interest. The
com pany of Chicago but by that COM
pany and the people of Des Moines.
| They have right to some say in what
| is done They have granted the use
Of the streets with an implied contract
as to certain service. and they can not
be ignored in any matter affecting the
service.
Unquestionably the employees are get
ting the best of the discussion rs car
ried on in the newspapers of the city.
They have succeeded very well in plac-
ing the responsibility upon Harrigan
and today the public has very much
greater sympathy with the street car
men than with the new manager from
Ohio. The immediate issue. as 1t has
been made to appear. is one OF having
some honest effort at settlement look
ing to arbitration or a conference;
and SO long as Harrigan takes the pO-
sition that the company Is his personal
property and that the public has no
rights whatever and that he has de:
cided the whole matter finally, the
sympathy of the public will be with the
workingmen.
The business side Of the whole trou-
BILE is also being considered seriously.
II is recognized that a prolonged strike
would injure the business Of the city
immensely For this reason some Of
the commercial organizations that
would otherwise be disposed to side
with the employers are advising a
settlement without resort to violence.
Des Moines has never had strike
affecting the public and knows nothing
Of the terrors Of tied up traffic in a
city.
Out in western Iowa a mayor OF a
town caused the arrest Of two men
for leaving their autos standing on a
sfde street without lights. It seems
that the town had an ordinance which
went further than the state law and
required lights on the autos whether
they we're going or standing. Resist
ance has been made to the ordinance
and the matter may be tried out in
court.
The value Of the Iowa river and con-
servation commission and its work is
beginning to be felt That commission
carried ON some work for two years
and published a deckle edged gilt back
ed report. Now number Of private
projects for taking possession Of the
water power OF the state are under
way. The latest one is the building of
dam across the Des Moines river near
Douds-Leando, where it is said a good
fall Of water can be secured and much
power developed. This is good year
to investigate such sites for dams be-
cause the water is lower now than ever
known before.
The treasurer of state will not be
able to make apportionment of the
auto road funds until he hears from
Clinton. Osceola and Wapello counties
as to the number Of townships each
county has. 1t is found that the num-
Der Of townships actually organized in
some Of the counties IL different from
the list Of townships as shown on the
ALIASES, hence certified statements are
required In all cases. Changes In the
number Of township are made from
year to year but the state does not
have anywhere any official record
showing the division Of counties into
townships.
B. W. Garrett, clerk Of the supreme
court, Is to Sub" for Senator Kenyon
at the reunion Of old settlers OF Dallas
and Guthrie counties at Redfield next
Thursday. Mr. Garrett has long had
quite q reputation as . talker at old
settlers picnics in southern Iowa and
recently received an invitation to speak
at such a gathering In his native coun-
~ Of Van Buren, But he has never
imagined he could trot in the class with
the eloquent Junior senator.
State Agent Harnett, who has had
charge Of the parole work for the boys
industrial home at Eldora, retired yes
tertfay from the service Of the state
and the board Of control has been as
yet unable to I'LL his place.
Field Day at Rockwell.
Special to Times-Republican.
Rockwell, Aug. 4.-F'or a time It
looked as II the sports committee for
A.