Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-01-09
Looksy-On In Iowa

Adlen.-This town will build. the
coming season, a Carnegie library
building at a cost OF $4,000, one-half
raised by public spirited citixens here.
which Is considerable Of "a raise" for
town OF $50 Inhabitants. But not 80
much when one knows that few towns
in the state of 1900 or 1000 people,
have rs many expensive residences as
are seen on 1.-The HILL" south OF town.
Only in this case they let go some OF
their accumulated wealth. Another
public Improvement here is the COM
ing installation of a complete sewerage
necessary.
For quite awhile it has been the
custom Of the city merchant to adver-
tise in the county weeklies. but it re-
manned for J. A. Turner. an Albion
druggist, to advertise his Christmas
goods in the adjoining city daily. And
he got returns, cleaning UP almost his
entire stock, and at a low estimate.
adding a thousand dollars to his regu-
lar sales. He says he knows his adj
vertising brought him direct results for
the purchasers mentioned the ad, the
article and the price.
Several hundred T.-R. subscribers go
south or to California each winter, and
many order their paper sent to their
winter residences. Out of the many
letters received from such subscribers
the following so clearly shows how
the printed letter from home" is ap-
preciated and enjoyed. II is given in
this column.
Tampa, Fla, Dec. S. 1913.
To the Times Repuh lican: Sir-Wil
you please send me the daily to my
address, c. kroener. No. 1ol South
Brevard avenue. Tampa, Fla, as l am
here for the winter. feel lost without
the home paper. When l get back 10
Albion. Iowa, where my home is.
will pay for the same. BY so doing
YOU will obilge me very much. NV
subscription had run out the first OF
December The country is nice. We
are in the land of sunshine and flowers.
Yours truly. c. Kroener.
One way of making money is shown
by the following true story: 1t seems
that IL some way carload OF barre!
salt was wet and damaged so badly
that /, was sold a. auction for any
price i. would bring. A Spectator"
mediately shipped three 10 ten barrels
to John Jones. Crisco: John Smith.
Centerville: Henry Brown, Southside,
and SO on the whole carload. No eN-
pense. even OF drayage. for the bar
reis were OF the freight depot plat
form And as the towns where the
Spectator shipped these few barrels
were al within twenty or twenty-t I'VE
miles and the names on the bills OF
lading all well-known merchants III
these towns. the railroad company saw
nothing irregular in the shipments
Here's the result. In every case the
merchant refused the shipment. When
so notified by the railrodad COMPANY.
the Spectator wired the company
local agent sell the salt at tbest pos
sible price remit me the proceeds,
after deducting freight charges
And this Spectator made big thins
out Of that carload Of damaged salt.
AS the barrels holding the salt were
in good condition. John Jones and
John Smith and Henry Brown figured
they had a snap when they bought for
song" three barrels OF salt OF 'Ae
depot agent. the same three barrels
they refused because they had not
ordered it." But when the barrels were
opened then they sang a dinerent tune
No recourse. They bought 1t for a
little more than freight charges, Sd
they boosted before opening,
In the wears gone by. it has been
common practice ito pound" the NJ
ST. L. railroad because of late trains.
Now. let's take it all back. This winter
this scribe has travelled on four rail-
roads in Iowa and none of them have
arranged any better ''on time pas
seneer trains Even on the oranch
lines where the resident Of the towns
along the line, always answered, Inc
messenger arrives about such tune
now gives the schedule time, ana re
ouently has TO run TO make ~
Here's hoping the about business to'
,ar-oanently changed for ION time
pe' A. P. THAYER.