Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-10
Looker-On In Iona

Montezuna, March 10. = Not
withstanding livery stables are
less in number each year in
Iowa ana the fact that the auto
mobiles is d.splac:ng the horse in many
ways and places, the fact tina, so many
horse buyers are in this state now,
proves there must be e demand some
where. There VAS a time when we al!
knew a preacher by his white neckt!e
that seems 10 have gone out OF style
but the hickory cane with the big
curled handle, free from stain, paint or
varn!Sh, no horse buyer C-e,ends TO De
without. Like the city nsa-shaFs star
they can not do business without it
And their style of doing business, one
would think they all graduated from
the same college. Hundred and
quarter" take il or leave l." Here,
tro- rha, horse down the street and
back" Why man. you ask more Tor
that animal than I can sell j, for in
New York wouldn't give YOU that
price only 1 need him 10 ill out" NO.
sir, l shall buy no horses around here.
these farmers know better what they're
worth than / do" es, sir, / have
nOCRAL l0lSeS II IIiis SoN1A1s Ao1 80
teen years, they know me, and when
I come back four weeks from now.
they'll be ready TO sell" Change the
name Of the town and the above is
duplicated everywhere. And thas
whitfield out cane-there must be
wholesale mandatory somewhere iof
they are all alike as peas IN pod'
The public generally has very faint
idea Of the number OF Iowa farmers
that have gone or are going to Cansoa-
The worst OF il is. they are OF the pest
stock physically and mentally, nearly
all Young men and growing families IN
a recent Literary Digest, We read
Turning to these more concerned
over the nor;hwa-d movement we ind
thar a. the lobby committees hearings
Senator Cun-ning wanted SIR William
7 White. the Canadian government
advertising agent, TO tell Of the results
accomplished in Iowa. And the lowan
senator's anxiety was probably NOT
lesseued by this frank statement from
the Canadian:
I've have done great deal Of ad-
vertis.ng in Iowa with good results.
bu, We have not lassoed anybody. and
and / believe that on the whole those
who have been benefited. They SOLO
their farms in Iowa at much hisher
price per acre than they couio OBTAIN
lust as good lands for in Canada. ana
in thar way have enlarged their ho!c-
inys, and ! have heard little or no com
nla;nr from them. We try 10 alo
would-be e-nigrants by pointing out the
best agricultural lands and ASSISTING
them 10 locate
Congressional wrath over the
Canadian advertising campaign among
American farmers does not seem TO ne
generally shared by our press. iHe
s.,a,s.s lobby committee Is reported &c
have discovered that Canada has beer
snending about $4,000 a year for ad-
vertis;ng--,cstly in the patent insioes
used by rural newspapers-and mas
drawn some 100000 Americans Over
her borders in the last ten years SONS
s.9 COO Of this Canadian money was
) handled by Nr. Alfred Washington, ad'
verrising manager of the western
| Sewspaoer Union. according to his OWL
! testimony before the committee.
] The automobile is a great thing fo'
rre small show troupes Instead o.
or getting UP early 20 take the oni'
freight, now they have the au.of'ooii'
! IN front Of the hotel in the small coun'
try town at 9 or 10 In the ihotHi.i
and arrive easily at the next Town ~
/ dinner In some towns the entl1e eioup'
get into automobiles, ride around 'o"h
Ia circus parade. use meeaphones
distribute programs and sometimes az
specialties, thus advertising In Ia
suburbs as well az on Main street.
/ They hadn't been married long, gay
! them selves away completely. Esioeni
" we're going TO Housekeeping LOT III
! first time. She did the buying N
] looked both. foolish and wise. oc
casionally she consulted him, wne'
invariably he said yes. The clerk wa
| io;ting down things needed. Don't yo'
want some cabbage, nice hard heads!
asked the clerk. DC we want som
cabbage loh, ?" asked the new house
keeper. sure" said John. And TN
clerk. picking up cabbage not hai
!; the size OF johns head, jss.:!:ea II I'M
a paper sack. and added 80 cents to tn
bill. One o. these days. John win as
the price per pound Of cabbage. an
Ieven now Mary may possibly thin
after that cabbage is boiled down
the size of a small teacup. that tn
!. cost OF high living IL awful"
Every time q new electric car I'm
is talked Of, the business men and resi-
dents Of the small towns thru VINO
1t proposes to come, give Us the OF
, story, at win kill our town Every
hody4HiIl spend q dime ana 20 to Ne1
!. town to trade" and ct Clear LALA
, the other day, this oA seofy came
} mind The facts are - ssectr1a ~