Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-14
4 old toa Travele1s'

One Of Iowas best posted post.
masters In reply to some questions
said:
Il am Informed on what l consider
reliable authority that President Elec,
Wilson has written a letter to some one
IN the state defining his position on ap-
pointments. He says in substance thai
he win be guided in his selections by
the advice of the democratic members
OF delegation in congress and by the
regular democratic organization.
| think you can use this with safety.
"Of course / understand that the
original Wilson men have hoped tina,
the selections would be narrowed down
to such democrats as supported Wilson
before the state convention that select
ed delegates to Baltimore.
I'm regard to parcel post matters II
is my observation that the patrons OF
rural routes do not receive any great
amount of mail They receive very
considerable amount Of goods from
cata,og houses by freight. talked this
over with one of the old rural carriers
and he says that they make purchases
large enough to make freight ship
ment The minimum charge on any
shipment from Chicago is 40 cents. The
price for 100 pounds Is IS cents. You
see they are all right. 1t would not
take very much parcel post matter &c
amount to 40 cents They are not in
so much of hurry"
f. NJ. Rod. Roland. secretary Of the
al -. 8 -
one Of the most prosperous concerns in
the state, gave the following figures
which are Of great interest TO commun-
titles not operating a creamery. 1t will
be of equal interest where creameries
are in operation:
For year. 1912.
Milk received As6.377 lbs. but
Ter TAT, IDS H. it4s
Cream received .20,550 lbs,
butter fat, lbs. ............1 l9, 1857
Total butter fat ......-.. '4il.2l
Average price OF butter fat. s3315.
Average test of milk, 81
Average test of cream. 2S.42
Total butter made, l69,e9S pounds.
Butter sold at Roland and to
patrons .......-. sll,osa.sl
Butter sold in New York -. 4l.52S.si
Total received for butter. s52,612.Is
Paid for freight 81, I32.3t
Paid for commission ....-... 1925
Running expenses and repairs. 4,o6S.Is
Paid to patrons 44,S21.o1
Total -. *32,ol2.H
!:c:tag... s13. ia tao 40 aoi &C
l. L. B!selow, merchant. Gladbrook
formerly a strong opponent of the
parcels post system. says the govern
Il emit by installing the zone system has
for the time being protected the coun'
try merchant. He is afraid, however
the present arrangement Is an enter
ing wedge and fat rate viii! be in
stalled in the near future. At presen
the country merchant can get SINAI
packages-special order or light stuff
from Chicago at much less thar
former express rates. Mr.. Bigelow !:
also using the parcel post to fill some
orders hereceives from the county. boti
by mail and telephone. Where thu
order is large enough so that he cal
afford it. he charges nothing for, tn
parce! post stamp. On small hurry
]
| stamp and no complaints are re
oeived.
| o. O. Stole, postmaster at Roland
says there is rot democrat In towf
/ or one on either OF the two rural route!
GU. OF Roland. That his postofftce !!
third class post 3nice, and he dount!
Il such a condition exists anywhere
in the United States. And while nj
commission is one of these held up
in Washington. no democrat lives il
or around Roland. who IS a patron o
the office, tina, has applied for his job
{ I, Is true about FIVE miles away lone
~ democrat lives in the county, bu
| ne gets his mail a, Story City.
| While the following was not told
! to the writer il is Of interest to tn
| horse raiseYs in this state: dick
I Blumenthal. Of Hartford, Conn, go
! back from his trip to Egypt. Italy an
Germany two weeks ago last Saturda.
and he left the next day for the middl
west to look over the conditions in tn
! horse country He visited Missouri
/ Ohio and Illinois particularly, II
search OF large d-aught horses in whtcl
+ he is most interested and finds tina
( they are about s25 cheaper than las
wear, due to the fact that the deman'
+ for them has been lessened becaus
( the business men in the east are hgur
ing on replacing horses with automo
| bile trucks.
! He finds that the automobile in
dustry has made big inroads into tn
horse business and says that driyin'
and carriage horses can be boush
much more cheaply than in forme
years, for the pleasure seekers. VIII
I formerly looked 20 Z nice steppini
horse behind which to travel for thei
outdoor entertainment, have side
J tracked the horse for the automobile