Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-18
THE PIONEERS OF IOWA.
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One by one the old pioneers OF TINS
section are beginning to drop BY the
wayside The men and women VINO
came to this section in its early history
and endured the privations and hard
ships Of pioneer life are passing one by
one over the divide. beyond the setting
sun. Their life's work is finished out
the fruits of their labors will continue
to bless untold millions Of earth's toll
ing creatures. What they endured dur
ing the earlier years of their pioneer
days none save those who have passed
thru sinliluar experiences will ever
know. The present generation has no
conception of the privations they
passed thru. The young man who
can jump into buggy behind
handsome team and spin to
town over smooth, we'll graded roads;
the farmer who cranks his gasoline
cart and 90 more miles in an hour
than his grandfather could in a day
with an OK team: the man who can
jump on the cars and in an hour be
a half hundred miles away: the man
who can step up to a box hanging on
the wall of home and talk to a neighbor
miles away. has nothing in common
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Iowa along In the latter part Of the fif-
ties or early sixties.
In those days means Of communica-
ton were slow. There were no rail-
roads. Fast stepping teams were con-
fined to the older eastern sections o.
the country There were no buggles.
There were no spring seats. There were
no kerosene lamps. There were no
lanterns worthy the name to do chores
by at night There were no automo-
biles. There were no hard coal stoves
no furnace or steam heated homes. NO
hot and cold water over the house. no
windmills, no graded roads that couid
be called by that time. No Iron AND
steel bridges or cement culverts. IL
rivers and streams were to be crossed
a good ford was selected and crossings
made by this methods. There were no
fences and few groves around farm
homes. except along the wooded
streams. If the people OF this genera
ton were forced to drop back NIFTY
years, after enjoying what the present
time affords. and live as their grand
fathers and grandmothers were re-
auired to live in those days. they would
be absolutely helpless. The luxuries OF
our grandfather's time are the necessi-
ties of this age, just as the luxur1es
OF the present generation will become
the necessities Of the generations to
succeed US.
The world year by year Is rising to
higher plane Of living and right
thinking. People Of this age are being
taught how to live, how to care Tor
themselves. how to get the most out
of life We are nearer, perhaps. today
than we possibly think to the Father
hood OF God and brotherhood OK man.
We are coming to realize that this life
we are living is not given to us to live
for ourselves alone. but for the uplilt-
ing and betterment of mankind. In
olden days might made right. There
is still in existence in the Industrial
world a survival Of that doctrine. Men
who try to make right by might are
now called captains Of industry, but
even these fellows are fast becoming
hur,anized under the fire OF an aroused
public opinion, and they are being
brought to realize that this world il
something more than playground
from which to accumulate their mil
lions. We are living in a fast age, SO
fast that we live and accomplish more
in single day than our grandfathers
could or did in several.
Modern industrial machinery has
wonderfully lightened the burdens OF
life and marvelously increased the
work that human hands can accomplish
in a day There is no doubt but what
with another century OF national lie
the people in Poll will wonder how we
Door fentghted citizens Of 1911 ever
existed. just as we Of this year are
wondering how the people OF a century
ago were able to live without our lux
uries. The stage coach was slow.
Steam, electricity. the auto, and the
flying machine have taken its place.
Will future generations fly? II they
do and flying machines become COM
mercial possibility the speeds we now
think are marvellous Will sink into In
Significance. The pioneer is going, but
az he looks back over LIES pathway
and then casts a look into the future
he ought to be satisfied. Out OF his
loins have come giant that Is chang
ing the destinies Of the nations OF the
earth. The leaven of liberty il spread
ing 80 fast that in the years to come
1t will change the map Of the world
and bring all peoples into one universal
brotherhood. Peace be unto the pioneer
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