Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-03-01

being done. and contracts for whatever
paving Is to be done should be lie,
early in the spring. when contractors
are looking for work and are eager te
bid. However, the city funds with
which to pay for street intersections
and corner lot assistance are limited
The present mill levy for that pur-
pose Is all that we care to pay at one
time. The council can afford to keeE
its paving improvements within the
bounds Of the levy already made
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Reference has been made in this col
umn to the scarcity of the milk supply
, in this city. Now comes the stoly from
owners of cows in the south part OF
| town that all of the nearby pasture
lands are being leased or purchased
by one Of the big darymen who Is
seeking to obtain 10 cents per quart
for milk, and that people who would
keep a family COW find themselves I'M
able to secure pasture. Farmers with
pastures few miles out should wake
up to golden opportunity. Instead III
taking in stock cattle at 81 per head
dairy cows from town could be as
sembled by the owners in some lot and
| then driven in 4, herd to the farmers
pasture to be returned to the common
(, lot again at an agreed hour from
whence owners could get them and -
+, per head would give the farmer an
in sreased pasture rent, while being
good thing for the fellow III town.
/ Farmers, too, who would milk rev
COWS should arrange with neighbour
! hood grocers to distribute milk for
them. This system works to the salts
faction of producer, distributor ana
consumer alike The main point is that
Marshalltown Is crying for milk.
In line With remarks upon the local
dairy industry comes the experience OF
a MAJ. in town who asked tie T.-R. to
sell a calf for him. The two line ad
was published in two issues. Inc nrst
man who called got the calf after Whlch
nineteen other calls were answered
and the telephone has not ceased ring
ing yet. Either the T.-R. advertising
must be irresistible or the farmers are
keen to stock up in cattle.
The lineup in the coming city cleo
ton is rapidly taking on form. Alread!
the talk about town tends to group
Willard for mayor. with Herman and
Nicholson for councilmen. on a slate
for an anti-administration ticket, While
Jones for mayor, and Lamb for coun-
Gilman, are grouped together. because
they have voted together very largely
in opposition to Herman's trouble
making policy. Lamb is essentially a
free lance having acted independently
but having been guided by his own
irI fo nt Will
often than with Herman. altho he was
elected on a ticket with Herman and in
opposition to the mayor. What is need
ed is the appearance Of some candidate
Tor councilman who possesses keen
business experience along with hish
integrity and who can represent the
business element. Mayor Jones having
in the past been both carpenter and
a merchant, and now farm owner.
is nearly everybody's candidate except
the disorderly element. The rigorous
manner in which he has conducted his
police court has.,rid this city OF some
very undesirable citizens Lamb is
union molder, the only candidate VINO
pulled thru on strictly union ticket
and while he runs now on his own rec
ord, he is strictly union LABOR man
and represents the best element within
the ranks of labor. 1t is such men as
he who dignity labor and command
respect for unionism. lnasmuch az
union labor casts nearly one-fourth
the votes, it is fair that union iaoor
should furnish one member OF the city
council but it was mistake TWO years
ago. and would be mistake this year
for union labor to attempt to elect us
own representatives to all the places
on the council. The men up town are
willing to concede the propriety OF one
labor man being on the council at all
times, but there will always be oppo-
sition to any one class of citizens nav
ing the whole council. Hence. II the
lineup now is to be Willard Herman
Nicholson, against Jones Lamb II
the need Of the hour is for good
business man of experience and sue
cess in business affairs to come for
ward to complete ticket. Mayor Jones
and Mr. Lamb undoubtedly would pre-
fer to run singly ana alone as that has
been their desire, but they are going to
be victims of the exigences OF the
campaign, and will be lined up togeth-
er in spite of their desires.
The township trustees in voting OPP
position TO any road reform that viii
take away from them any authority
over road funds have merely exenlpl;-
fed the need of a campaign Of educa-
ton upon this subject. The experience
OF all of the states in the union which
nave improved their roads better than
Iowa has proves to anyone who is
informed upon the subject that decen-
in Iowa has caused the
waste of millions upon millions of road
funds in the aggregate because of the
lack of continuous policies and of ex-
perienced work in highway improve
ment. 1t was only twelve years ago
that the great majority Of farmers in
Iowa ridicuied the ruad drag and called
the man a fool who proposed. its use.
Now most farmers have been convert
ed to it's use, but it is notorious fact
that many a township trustee to this
day would refuse to have township
roads dragged did we not compel it oy
law. Many such man has suddenly
been converted when he owned an au-
tomobile. The best road work is being
done by and with the overwhelming
vote of the people under laws which
set the inexperienced local officer aside
when the superior judgment and
trained experience Of the road building
epo;peer finds fnproner work being