Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-05-10
Good Roads Contests.

PROMISES 10 DO 1OllOWcO ny eACClIcuI
results has been taken up by number
of Iowa cities, and towns in the state.
It Is that of arranging for road drag
ging contests. Some already have
been held, others are to be held in the
near future. AS an inducement to
the farmers to drag the roads the
merchants in the town taking up the
venture offer number of prizes to
farmers who come into town on q
certain day drawing a road drag be.
hind them The farmers enter into
the scheme with enthusiasm and the
roads are greatly benefited. Mer.
chants everywhere are coming to an
appreciation of the fact that good
roads mean great deal to them.
The cities and towns that have the
best roads, year in and year out, are
the cities that secure the largest per
centage Of the trade from the sur
rounding country. With this real
ization merchants have come to I'M
derstand that it is to their distinct
advantage to get the best possible
roads. And the best possible dirt
roads are those that are dragged
systematically. It all will have a
splendid result, not only temporar-
lily, but for all time, for after while
it will be recognized that the thing
that is needed above all things are
permanently constructed roads. And
when the sentiment becomes strong
enough they will come.
CHEERS FOR jim GOOD!
Des Moines Capital: Our readers
will rejoice to know that Jim Good,
member Of congress from Cedar Rap.
ids, is standing up for the farmers. He
wants duty on meats for the bene-
At of the producer, or else he wants
the duty taken off live stock. This
is consistent position and Iowa is
indeed fortunate In having man like
Jim Good in congress. But We are
hardly able to understand the situa-
ton. Charles J. Fischer, the great cat
tie grower of Shelby county, Iowa. has
declared that the farmers Of Iowa are
not likely to suffer much from the plac-
ing of meats on the free list. Mr..
fischer further says that there ia q
shortage of beef in this country, and
as he understands it the surplus of
beef produced in South America is
needed in England that we stand in
no danger of competition from that
source" But it must be remembered
that Mr.. fischer Ia a democrat and that
democrat must stand by free trade
without regard to personal sacrifice.
Senator Cummins has made wise
suggestion, and that is that all meats
coming into American ports from other
countries must be inspected, He
argues that American meats are in
spected therefore why should not for
eign meats be inspected? 1t will be
remembered that some years ago Ger
many did not prohibit the importation
of American pork but she inspected it
in way to keep it out. According to
the Germans in those days, every bit
of American pork was full of germs.
The Germans are smart, and knew
how to do 1t.
But we are proud of Jim Good He
is a. man you do not meet every day.
He says the democratic tariff is in the
interest of the big packing houses,
Armour, Swift & Co., ETC., and II he
can prove that the new tariff Is also
ir the interest OF Bill Lorimer of ILL.
nois. the republican party will be able
to win the next election.
"Prof." TAFT and I'VE, the People,
New Haven, Conn.,, dispatch Phila.
delphia Public Ledger: Discussing the
topic, I'VE, the People, Prof William
Howard Taft today opened his Yale
course Of lectures. He pointed out
that while only one person in twenty
five in this country was given the bal
lot when the constitution was adopted
one in six now has the electoral fran
chise. He asserted that it is unlikely
that majority Of the people OF the
country will ever be given the ballot
pointing out that, should women be al
lowed to vote and the franchise ex
tended to more males. only about sc
per cent Of the population would be
entitled to the ballot.