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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
Macada,,, %: Paued Roads

"A road built as the Journal sus-
gests would be open to traffic IN
any kind OF weather. Il would be
wide enough for two tracks SO that
the traffic would not all come In
one place and the road would be made
better the more It was travelled es-
pecially by autos"
HE Misunderstanding.
[The journal editor has caught only
the first view OF permanent roads. HIS
is the idea that every man starts with
when he approaches the road problem
but actual engineering experience IN
other states has shown that the paved
road on the main trunk lines IL not only
practicable but actually the most eco
nomical In the long run. In the matter
of upkeep or maintenance It is the
macadam road that is a perpetual ex-
pense not the pavement. Brick and
concrete pavements in our cities last
twenty years without any repairs. In
our New England states and In Euro
pean countries the magnificent stone
macadam roads which they have bad
for hundreds Of years have been FOUND
suddenly to be giving way under the
grinding wear of the modern automo-
bile and for this reason engineers are
resorting to the pavement. The Masa-
chusetts state highway commission az
ter testinfg the traffic on tbs macadan
roads reports that pavements should
be laid wherever the traffic Is heavy.
The pavement Is the only permanent
road just as the concrete culvert Is the
only permanent culvert.
A rural pavement as laid in Ohio,
New Jersey, Michigan. Pennsylvania
and many other states Is made twelve
feet wide with stone or gravel shoul-
ders on each side four feet wide. on
trunk lines close in and near to large
cities where an immense amount OF
traffic converges the pavement Is made
sixteen feet wide but generally 1t Is
only twelve feet wide. This width takes
the heavy travel while the gravel
shoulders provide for the turnout.
Even q we'll dragged dirt road along
side would do for 1t would not be cut
I'D in wet weather and would shed
water instantly.
These rural pavements cost $4,000
per mile in actual construction. ROCK
macadam will cost $4,000 per mile IN
Iowa while a good gravel road can be
built for $500 per mile. 1t is true
that gravel, which is a local material,
will have to do for all secondary roads
for many years. yet the trunk line
roads of Iowa should be paved as Is
being done in many other states. How
ever. the Journal has misunderstood
the plans Of the permanent road en-
thusiasts in behaving that they expect
every byroad to be paved. They have
in mind pavements on trunk roads,
such as would be designated as state
roads, rock macadam on secondary
roads. gravel on third class roads and
the good old road drag on many miles
of other roads. But one-third OF the
cost of all paved trunk roads is to be
paid by automobile taxes. A county
levy of mill like the road drageins
tax will take care Of third and the
remaining third should be assessed 70
nearyy lands benefited in value by the
improve
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

Fundamental conditions continue
very satisfactory and, except in the
securities market which has displayed
more or less uncertainty, there has
been no change in the general feeling
Of confidence. Current reports from
leading mercantile and industrial CEN
tiers are especially cheerful, both as to
present operations and the immediate
outlook.
The remarkable winter weather is
producing different effects in different
localities and branches Of business,
causing some recession of activity in
certain trades and an increase in other
quarters. The absence Of heavy snow
over the eastern part of the country
has been very favorable to railroad
traffic and in the first two weeks OF
January gross earnings gained 1873 per
cent over 1912, when the same roads,
owing to adverse weather, reported
loss Of II per cent as compared with
1911.
The considerable international de-
mand for gold continues feature and
New York has been called upon to part
with substantial quantities of the
precious metal. These Withdrawals
hoveyer( have been without effect on
money rates, which remain distinctly
easy.
Conditions in iron and steel are
practically unchanged, except for
slight recession in the volume OF new
business. In dry goods there is con
tfnued conservative progress, with
price advances announced in certain
lines. Increasing activity is reported
in the shoe trade. Statistics of bank
c1earings reflect thep REVEALING activity
IN commercial and Industrial channels
total exchanges last week being s.2 pei
cant larger than last year and 11.5 pei
cent above 1911.
Il IL a notable and significant fac'
: ,,,.t ~ the very time Of this large de-
4v.ionn..nt In domestic trade our for
.srn commerce continues to expand
sT,urine the latest week tn eaggregatt
%oppnssvs y: t:1e fisS-. ct New York, In
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
CANNON AIR SAFETY DEVICE.

Invention 20 Protect Avtatsrs 70 Jseseo
by Originator In earss.
An interesting device to protsct the
lives Of ayiators has been invented and
was recently tested BY its originator.
Baron Odkolok Of Paris. The contrtv.
ancs weighs only twelve pounds and
consists Of q parachute attached to Q
small cannon. A string from the can
non n attached to the aviator. who In
the moment Of danger arises In his seat
and the cannon ID discharged, throwing
the parachute and the aviator tree
from the machine. The aviator before
ascending buckles two heavy straps q.
tached to the lower end Of the paIa.
chute about his waist
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
Manson Journal.l

Manson Journal
~ great many country editors are
writing permanent road items so
that tho bigger papers that are
advocating the fad will copy what
they have to say. 1t Is easy and
cheap notoriety.
"The Journal is not opposed to
good roads; it is in favor of some
good roads; but is strictly opposed
the idea Of cement brick or any other
paving for Iowa roads at the present
time SO lie practically every one who
has working knowledge Of conditions
in Iowa.
Some papers are advocating a
paved road twelve feet in width. Such
a road would simply mean a menace
to travel and be the cause Of untold
accidents.
1.-TWO machines could not safely meet
on such road without turning out
upon the soil which II wet and muddy
it would be practically impossible for
the machine to get tbs wheels back up
on the pavement.
I'm passing wagons 1t would be nee
essary to go out upon the side and
upon the dirt road where the same
trouble would occur. Any roadbed
less than twenty or twenty-five in
width would be an eternal nuisance.
Such road would be prohibitive as to
cost.
Another thing will make the scheme
impossible will be the selfish nature
of such a road. Only small portion Of
county could be covered in the next
rk1y ho w
the farmers would have to market his
crop would not be of the permanent
kind and with so much money spent
upon the permanent highway 1t would
leave little for the side roads. Another
thing not looked into by the good roads
enthusiasts is the upkeep of such a
road. There would be an expense IN
this line that the present roads know
not the cost of.
"Now here Is the Journals program
for good roads:
'In the first place grade and drain
every road used in the county. There
is no reason why one mans road
should be any better than anothers
After the road has been permanently
drained and graded let it stand for two
years until thoroughly shaped and
hardened by traffic then prepare ior
business. Let fund be raised by any
method fair to all and commence to
make a permanent road of crushed
rock or sand and gravel as the case
may be according to which can be OBJ
tanned the easiest and cheapest. The
road bed in every instance to be not
less than twenty feet in width. Such
road would beat any permanent
highway ever INSTRUCTED and would
be easily repaired by the average road
maker and would not require brick ce-
ment or any other material except that
at hand.
THE Journal is in favor of COM
plete remodeling Of our road laws
and road system but is strictly OPP
posed to the permanent road made
of cement brick or ay such material
which is prohibitive except to the ed1-
tor.al writer in our country press ana
bigger dailies.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
weAn ~ tseaties ~ ~ Iava y
| = refusal sven W aFbatra ~ ase6r -
| inR made : speciality of arbitration
,,ie seemaoh Yroublee Over.

Pffo Stomach 1rou6J00 0Wof. N.
Mr.. Dyspeptic. would you not IKE 20
feel that your stomach troubles were
over. that you could eat any KIND q
food YOU desired without injury That
NAV seem 30 unlikely to you that you
do not even hope for an ending Of your
trouble. but permit us to assure you
that II is not altogether Impossible. If
others can be cured, permanently. and
thousands have been. why not you?
John r. Barker, Of Battle Creek. Mich.
IA one of them. He says, Il was trou-
bled with heartburn. indigestion. ana
liver complaint until used Chamber.
lain's Tablets. then my trouble was
oyer."-Adv.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27

1t appears that the chief topic Of dis,
cussion ~ ii,at time &c: hes" &c n"f'd
and maintain good roads.-Couneu
Bluffs Nonpaneil.
Well. the ten commandments con-
stitute a record Of more ancient dis
cussion without sufficient and salts
factory action following.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
Iona Newspapers
GOOD ROADS.
[o'Brien County Democrat.l

lO'Brlen County DemOcfat.1
1t is very evident that something
should be done. About 100000 a
year is spent in Iowa on our roads
O'Bren county alone spends her share
of it. about $1,000 a year for road work
and yet nothing of permanent nature
is accomplished.
The roads are plowed up in the
spring and fall. whenever convenient
to the road boss, then dragged occas-
ionaly with a King drag, often enough
to use up whatever money Is collected
for the purpose from the taxpayers.
There is no definite plan or object in
view, it would seem. other than to give
a few fellows a job and to use up the
road fund.
1t seems to us that the county en-
gineer plan would prove the most salts
factory. In this county practically
SOS 900 a year has been spent on roads
and bridges each year for several years.
A practical engineer could. we believe,
save the taxpayers more than enough
to nay his salary besides giving US a
dollars worth for every dollar we
spend. With competent engineer in
charge of road and bridge work we
could work toward permanency. There
is no reason why Iowa should be behind
the times in this question of perma
nent roads and bridges.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS.

One Of the serious things the coun-
the lack Of thoroughly trained teach
ers. Another is the custom of changing
teachers every term or so. Under the
later attempts to create an orsaniza-
ton Of the rural schools the teacher is
presumed to leave a record of studies
and Of Individual pupils; but that
rural teacher knows. There is lack of
continuity, lack of teachers. Moreover,
bright as our school ma'ams are it is
hardly advisable that the schools
should be entirely turned over to fem
mine supervision, especially the recent
graduate from the high schools as they
ers now employed in the rural schools
are the best available. 1t is not in de-
probation Of the excellent work our
girl school ma'ams are doing that this
is said. but in comparison with what
might be done.
Mainly 1t is question Of wages. Men
fail to see future competence in the
salary Of rural teacher. Speaking to
a gathering at Columbus, o., the other
day Mr.. CIaxton, United States edu
cation commissioner suggested:
consolidate the country schools and
have one for every sixteen squa1 e
miles, put 1t in charge of a man who is
given contract for life or during good
behavior, give him 90 or so per cent
behavior. give him twenty or thirty
acre piece Of ground and a house and
make him cultivate his land as model
farm; build him home as you have
built parsonases for your preachers.
put shop or laboratory in your CEN
tralized country school and farmers
children will be able to obtain educa-
ton that will fit them for the COM
pick life they must lead
Bills introduced in the legislature the
other day provide state aid for coasoi-
dated schools. Thus a two-roon
school would be given $3.50 for equip
ment and 5000 annual aid, a three room
school would be given $3.50 for equip
ment and 5000 annual aid, three
room school more proportionately.
Together they suggest that there
are excellentiy trained men who are
now seeking s75 month positions in
town and city schools who would find
ten to twenty acres with a decent
house on It, and $50 to $50 month an
attractive proposition under let us say
five year contracts. The cost of living
has entered into the calculations Of the
salaried man to a most important de-
gree. A little farm we'll titled, little
salary and little school house Wei
filled would make an excellent COM
bination to the we'll qualified man who.
as many well qualified men do. found
himself with a family and with no high
salaried position in sight.
At any rate, and whatever we shall
do we are in a way to do something
toward the improvement of the rural
schools. 1t is not a question of what
the schools are doing but Of what they
ought to do for the children and youth
of the community. 1t is a question also
which the country resident should ap-
proach without prejudice against oth-
ers or in favor of himself. The school
question is not a class question.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27

Three MOnthSfree

Enclose regular price for any Of this
list Of magazines scoring twenty points
and We will send the Daily Times. Re.
publican, (rural route editien), thrss
months free ~ . Christmas present.
Enclose regular price for nagazlnee
scoring twenty-five points and we will
send the Evening Times Republican By
mail the same.
Enclose regular price for nasaxinss
scoring thirty points and we will send
the city edition BY carrier three
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
IOWA OPINION AND NOTES.

1.-The legislature already gives evil
dence Of the fact that some districts
select men who cut sorry figure IN
any other capacity than that OF
campaigner canvasing for votes" says
the Monticello Express.
while the friends Of the river 10
river highway were amusing them
selves with automobile races across the
state, partisans of the transcontinentai
weer getting down to real business
observes the Upton Advertiser. the
aim of both was to secure the endorse
ment of Governor Carroll In order TO
get the $4,000 government aid. Boone
and Story counties thru which the lat
ter road passes pledged the sum o.
$40, 900 to be expeded on the fifty mile
stretch from the east line of Story to
the west line of Boone county. Ana
about the last act Of the late governor
was to name that road as the recipient
of the government bonus"
Iowa needs good roads-not SO
much in dry months, when all roads
are likely to be good-but permanent
roads that are good the year around
rain or shine, or anything else. says
the Rockford Register. And the TAX
payers Of the state are not over par
ticular as to just how these roads are
secured so long as they get them.
They are in Il state of mind when VIII
cause them to take a kindly view OF
most any means that gives promise OF
securing the desired end
"Then comes Ames into court with
superior service and Iowa CITY
armGe with a constitutional provision.
Who will VIM 1t is apparently up 70
the legislature and the courts. II
there is any way to get the contro-
versy into the courts at once. It ought
to be taken there, because that Is
where it is going anyway, eventually
says the Hardin County Citizen.
while all this talk about permanent
road building is going on let 1t be re-
membered that q county like Jones mas
about 1000 miles of highway says the
Anamosa Eureka. THE fellow on the
back road isn't going to be content
with letting that road go to the dem
milton bow vows while the experts are
connecting up the county seats and
cities"
Commenting on it's assemblyman,
Hon. Grant Chapman. are one who VIII
represent the best thought of his con-
stituents when he votes upon the
measures that comes up. the Guthrie
Guthrian proclaims: He Is against
the Shankland bill which seeks to re-
establish the saloons in many OF the
Iowa towns that now have none."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27

ment aznong old timers ~ to the -.
scrsntsc, m the bridgs. 1T was alleged
that the modern Don't trot" sign on
the old structure read, 5"3S fine this
bridge to pass, unless you walk your
horse, mule or ass" The photograph
confirms the allegation. The sign
a. quoted stands out prominently.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
THE CANAL sQUABBLE.

The international controversy over
the exemption from canal tolls of
American coastwise traffic has made
some recent progress, the state depart
ment having in formal note agreed
to the principle of arbitration in the
matter and Senator Root of New York
having made very able speech in ia
vor Of the repeal of the exemption
clause. Nevertheless 1t is not apparent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
CALLING FOR A SHOWDOWN

[Coon Rapids ENTERPRISE
The Carroll Herald takes fling at
Coon Rapids because George Miller. a
resident of dry town. don't you
know" has been sent to the inebriate
asylum But does Carroll, as "wet"
town, show a better record? Tho 1t
has legalized saloons the Herald
charges up the death Of John Grelck
to the booze joints of Carroll and says
that such joints are running many men
of Carroll. Thus the Herald editor. who
believes in lega.lized saloons, confesses
that wet" towns have booze joints the
same as "dry" towns which cause sui
cides and the ruination Of men by the
dozen. Neither the "wet" nor the
"dry" town has reason to claim sacnti-
fication on the booze question, but Coon
Rapids is making effort along practical
lines to minimize the booze evil by
running down joint keepers and send
ing drink nuisance to the state insti-
tuition of reform. We have not noticed
in the public prints Of Carroll any ref
erence to any such efforts Of its town
officials The legalized saloon Of Car
roll educates public sentiment In favor
Of the legal sale of booze and It's only
a step from this to the notion that II
is not more wrong to drink in club
room than in saloon. Carroll will
never have healthy public sentiment
until she abolishes the 1egalized drink
ing place.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
WHEN RIVER WAS NAv1GABLE.
TOskaloosa Globe.1

Mr.. Frank Underwood calls the
Globes attention to a photograph re-
Gently unearthed, Of the old Des Moines
river bridge at Eddyville. Jim Bowers
an Eddyville young man. was rummag-
ing thru his trunk and found q small
print. A local photographer has en-
larged this. Resident relic hunters are
inspecting these new prints with zest.
The structure was Of wood. was built
long before the war, and on authority
Of Mr.. Underwood, was the first perma :
nent bridge across the Des Moines. A
tower space was built at the east end
to allow the boats to pass. There Is
where the merchandise transported by
boat in that early day was loaded and
unloaded. The toll collectors shants
has conspicuous location IN the picture
The price for crossing was, footman
cents. one horse 10 cents, team and
| wagon % cents.
OF late years there has been srSu-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
4 oeed Ruls.

When thou wishest to give thyself
delight think Of the sxcailence1 Of
those who live with thee instance.
Of tho energy Of one. the modas0 d
another, the liberal Kindness Of Q third
Marcus AuroliuS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27

iceland and Aleohol.
Not q drop Of alcoholic liquor - man
ufactured IN Iceland, and nons = I'm.
DOeted.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
A CAT" HOUSE EXPERT.
Shenandoah World.1

The World is creditably informed
that a certain mail order house, al
ready doing large business IN tnis
territory, has offered to pay $1,000 To-
ward an expert for Page county.
In other words, a concern, with no
established place Of business. without
an agent or representative, is WILING
to invest $1,000 of its money IN the
cause Of better agriculture.
Why do they do this? or course,
one very important feature would De
that Of the advertising. And 1t would
mean big returns to them. But they
know, also that for every dollar IN
vested in scientific care Of Page county
land. there will be returned big divi-
dend for somebody. They want 10 De
that somebody.
Or do Shenandoah business men
want to be that somebody?
We are inclined to think they no.
and will. Nevertheless, they must get
busy. and right away.
Page county is going to nave an
AGRICULTURAL expert sometime. Inc
proba bilities are that 1t will be in very
near future. This is the opportune
time for interested folks to act. FRO
viding they do not act, the natural
supposition is that this catalog house
will De allowed to invest $1,000 IN
obligation and good will of Page coun-
ty farmers.
What are we going to do about 1t!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
REFORMING JURISPRUDENCE.
lGrinnell Register.

One time, in moment OIL Thought
less mirth, we said Of something, we
forget what. that every time you chip
ped of something it looked better.
That reminds us Of the Iowa system
of Jurisprudence. Any 10-year-o!d BOY
in the state could Improve it with an
axe. Anyway he would not hurt IT
any.
Here is the principal Indictment
against the system and we defy any
member of the legal profession to pick
any flaw in It, II man owes me
s101 and I have the clearest case that
was ever tried before court or law,
and the other party did not wish 70
pay, it would take me to collect the
amount due me, with the best OF luck
two and a half years and cost more
than the amount of my claim. II my
lawyer charged me what his services
were worth in other cases. That IS
on the supposition that my lawyer
makes no mistakes and the presiding
Judge has the same view OF what IL
right that the lawyer has. 1t might
take life time to get decision and'
as in Jones county, 1t might take two
farms to determine the ownership of
the calf which once nibbled grass on
one Of them.
This would not be so bad II q dollar
was of the same Importance to one
man that it is to another. Litigants Of
somewhere near equal property VIII
usually drop suit after 1t has been
decided by the district court, but how
many wealthy individuals. nfms OF
corporations do the same thing? Il g
man Of moderate means has the plain
est kind Of case against wealthy
corporation for hundred dollars, pay
ment Of which IL refused, the only
sensible thing for, him to do IL to throw
his account in the nre.
| And this hideous trayesty on justice
is the best that the makers and inter
prefers of law can give after centuries
of experiment.
The most provoking part OF tnii
thing is that It could be easily rene,
died without violating principle 81
law as those principles are laid dowr
by LAWYERS. The law at present rec.
! ognizes the advisabiAty sof limiting tn