Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-20
Looker-On In Iona

( Latin,cr. Feb 2o.-Just now the rail-
road commissioners, Or rather the utili-
ties commission Of the state OF Connec-
ticut is receiving evidence ard argu-
meats considering the necessity Of low
e-ing the steps on the electric cars
used by the passenger public. This is
mentioned in this column 10 suggest
the power such comm iSsioners have
and use in that state. and TO reiterate
that the Iowa railroad commissioners
neither have nor use one-ten-h OF such
rca-er. The public in Connecticut il
they had existing such conditions %
we have today in Iowa would appeal
TO the railroad commissioners and
remedy found. The state of Connecti-
cut would not stand & coal famine in
hundred towns in Connecticut and
notice. the New York & New Haven
Railroad Company hauling thru the
state carloads Of automobiles. IN
Iowa lumber and coal dealer received
carload Of shingles from, the coast
ard a carload of wire from the east,
but was unable to get coal from the
mines less than 200 miles away. this at
time when there were only five tons
{ of coal IL a town of Loo people.
Would an appeal TO the Iowa railroad
commissioners amount i'll such case
70 as MICH as the 2-cent stamp on the
letter containing the appeal.
Take for instance the passenger ser
vice on any branch railroad in the
state of Iowa. It is now practical 10
RIM motor cars on steam railroad
tracks. The c. P. I. & P. railroad and
the Chica 90 Great Western is also OPP
Grating motor cars to :he great salts
faction Of the travelling public. ard ad-
rlittedly 10 the profit Of the rai!roaa
company Now the citizens along ehe
story City branch and on the Algona
branch OF the II. & St. l., as wei as
rhe people OF the G. & \. w. rallroad
from Tar2a to Jewell nave repeatedly
asked the railroad commissioners o.
Iowa to compel these railroad COM
panies to give them an increased pas
senger service. only q fair claim IN re-
turn for the thousands Of dollars these
people pay the railroad companies. Has
ANYTHING been done? Do the people
II these towns really have any positive
knowledge that NE have bcaro OF
railroad commissioners, or II we nave
are they not the servants OF the ran
road con panies rather than the mas
terso Nn- these people can hardly ne
iieve ? railroad commission has power
10 order and compel the lowering OF
car steps.
Iowa farmers should read this cls-
patch to the Associated Press:
Boston. Mass, Feb. s.-When the
steamer DeyoHian reaches here toInor-
row with her cargo of 10000 bushels OF
ri
hiring the foreign shipments Of the
tuoer into this port since Dec. to 33o,-
Geo bushels. q new record for such
ports in Boston.
The Devonian's cargo is in 5000
sacts each containing two and three
rrurths bushels. and the asking price
in Boston today was s2.75 a bag, in
Guiding the duty Of 25 cents.
And to think we are importing pota-
toes from Liverpool, paying profit to
the grower, the dealer in Ireland or
England. the steamship company and
+he dealer in Boston, when right here
in Iowa is land enough. unused land on
each side of wagon roads, that ii plant
ed TO potatoes would have supplied
these eastern markets, and brought
thousands of dollars into the state OF
Iowa.
Another interesting special is dated:
Cambridge, Mass. Feb. 11.-Valet 10
| cow is a new occupation for college
students. Alonzo Hathaway. Vi
| College, Webster City, Iowa. Is the stu
dent. and he has obtained leave OF
absence to wait on Dolly Dimple, the
s25, 900 prize winning COW OF F. Latin,
ron Ames, a millionaire OF Boston ana
Newport. Hathaway sees to 1t tnae
poIlies baths are taken at the Hght
| Temperature and that every inch OF hef
glossy hide Is polished to shining
| finish. >,
Ames College, webster City. Iowa,
tx a little hard on Ames. Here is an
ether argument in favor OF greater
Iowa"
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