Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-20


done with bond issue and the venture
must collect enough from the people to
pay interest and profits to the owners.
Hence the big thing to be considered
is the rates. How much more than
the cost of the service are we to pay
in the rates? We can afford to be
liberal for new blood and development.
but our experience with the present
utilities company has taught us that
We don't set all the development we
pay for and that We can't seem to
regulate the rates after the franchise
mas been granted. This is the year to
drive bargain on utilities rates for II
some new ownership does not buy out
the present company Messrs. Jones &
sovey Will be offering concessions on
their own account
Supervisor Maytag wants II under
SOU 'Hat MS vote as member of the
ooaru should not be construed as being
III opposltlon to having an inspector
on orlose work He thought that Mr.
Aieo's old not have the technical ex-
pefience necessary to make him COM
pe'eht inspector and Mr.. Maytag voted
against the selection Of Liebig, not
~SNA&S> iiSpSttiOu pOiicN
An uprising Of indignant citizens
served by the Montezuma branch Of
she NJ. & 81. L.. has resulted in a public
hearing 1t Grinnell before the board of
railroad commissioners and out OF i,
mas come an assurance by the man
ayers Of the road that the service would
De made satisfactory. II would seem
that the same kind Of an effort should
De made TO correct The service on the
Story City branch Probably no branch
lire in Iowa has suffered worse this
winter. but it is time now that some.
thing was done TO guarantee regular
train service. This is a valuable feeder
TO Marshalltown and ii would be a
grand thing for all concerned il two
hour motor car service could be in
stalled on this line Here is an oppor-
tuHity for the Marshaltown Club.
Eldora and Iowa Falls commercial
clubs have decided TO promote the or
carnations of local building and loan
associations for the upbuilding of their
towns. Marshalitovn has one in a
growing and prosperous condition. but
II should be pushed forward faster. Our
people should be made TO realize that
they can earn per cent on ,he!c
money if invested in savings and loan
stock. They can pay it in at the rate
OF 90 cents per month on each 300
share taken and they can withdraw if
they have TO but IS per annum saved
will mature a share at 800 in eleven
years and is worth sticking 10 until
the end
Each township in the county now has
$4,000 or better to use on It's roads this
summer Less than $500 will drag every
mile OF road IN a township every time
it is needed and If we find any bad
roads In Marshall county this year we
will know whose fault il is. This ap-
plies to the city as we'll for the COM
1ulsory road Raging law includes the
incorporated towns. Just now the
country highways are smoother than
the dirt roads in Marshalltown because
they were not cut uo as badly but there
is time 10 correct the difficulty.
The women are largely in the right
on the garbage question. If the city
sells a monopoly to collect garbage,
great many people will not be able to
pay the fee charged. It is not the func-
! ton Of city government 20 make money
out Of the public. Government was not
organized a s money making enter
prise. II is merely cooperation on the
part Of its citizens to get certain pub
lie service at cost. This should include
garbage collection as sanitary meas
IRE and the service should be rendered
at cost. II sublet to contractors in
stead OF charging license and Great
ing monopoly Of the collecting. the
city should regulate the rates to so
reasonable a figure that everybody
could be served
The county convention Of republicans
Saturday was very much Of one mind
represented by prominent, leading and
Every precinct outside the city was
representative citizens. and yet the
vote was unanimous to oppose any
thing that men like Messrs. Pierce and
Boardman would suggest. One Of the
delegates elected in the First ward on
Frank Pierce's ticket remarked that
he believed thar If Pierce had asked
10 be excused the convention would
have voted II down. Pierce and Board
man are pretty we'll understood by the
reading and intelligent classes Of the
county.
Their proposition that a convention
Of republicans pledge itself to vote for
the nominee Of the republican national
convention was intended as an insult
to the republicans assembled It was
about as offensive as tho Pierce or
Boardman had stopped decent and re-
spectacle business men on the street
and demanded that those men show
their marriage licenses. II was voted
down because Of those who proposed
it.
.Messrs. Pierce and Boardman have
none but themselves to blame for their