Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-14

dren must wade thru snow and mud
unprotected from tramps or vandals on
the country roads. The length OF the
haul seldom scares a mother but 1t
can be made to sound bad by those
who have more taxes to pay than chill
dren to educate. Likewise with the
fear that the renter will have to pay
the increased school tax He will have
to pay it any way the minute the land
lord can find another renter who will
pay more for the farm. Rents go up
because OF competition with other
renters and they Will stay down IN
competition with other farms. So long
as other farms can be had at present
rentals rents in the new school district
can't go up and the renter as a rule
needs consolidated school worse than
his landlord does, for most renters are
young men Of family while most land
lords are older men whose families
have outgrown school age. The renter
might as we'll have the best school he
can get for his rent Will go up any
way as soon as other renters are will
ing 20 bid them up and rents can't go
up so long as other farms can be had
for less money.
Liberty township. Clemens Mel
bourne. Haverhiu and Rhodes have all
consolidated schools and If the Green
Mountain neighhorhood is to live up to
lis boasted reputation for New Eng
land intelligence its vote for school
consolidation should be almost un
animous.
II seems 10 be the opinion Of the
state expert that county officials have
been parsinonious in the matter OF
publishing information as 70 county
affairs ana this official wonders tina.
the newspaper has not raised
rumpus because of being denied the
business allowed il by law. The facts
are that the newspaper has never been
willing 70 use its big stick in order 20
get business and the average county
Official has neglected TO publish many
things because he had overlooked the
law. County affairs here have been so
uniformly clean and honest that the
public demand for publicity has been
less urgent however, full publicity as
to public business is the greatest safe
guard the public has L is akin 70 the
certified audit Of a borrowers business
which big banks now uniformly de-
mand. Expense avoided for publicity
IS seldom money saved and it would De
the best public policy 70 publish all
The things which are required by law
70 be published and then some.
Advertisers in Marshalltown should
note the confession on the part of two
competing newspapers in Waterloo
after consolidation that they had been
placing & double tax upon the sdver-
tise- by requiring him 10 pay for two
ads to cover the same field. The stu
alton was very much the same as tho
we had two telephones in each store or
two street car lines on Main street.
The first robin OF spring will bring
with him track laying gang 10 put
double tracks on Main street from the
Third street turn to the present double
tracks on East Main and this will be
done in order to handle an increased
traffic that now congests the line.
When il is done people will realize the
necessity of clearing Main street Of
autos standing at the cu-bs and the
boulevard parking around the court
100 soon.
Marshalltown bids welcome to one
new preacher and an all 100 sudden
adieu to another Rev Mr. Colver's
nervous breakdown evidences to US
that public speaking is not the snap
that II seems 70 those in the peyys. The
average impression is that one days
work in seven is the preachers assign
neot but when a prea cher is consci-
ent!ous in his work and tries TO ac-
cou1plish something this one day calls
for the expenditure Of nervous energy
which can not be rebuilt between two
weeks No one can realize what il
costs 70 exhort for an hour and i'm
press an audience until ne has tried il.
Republican committeeman were en-
gagged in party conference today pre-
paratory TO primary nominations which
may be successful in the fall elections.
II is we'll for there is need OF wise
counsel at this time. The day has gone
by when any old candidate can be
elected if he gets nomination from a
strong party. To win nowadays the
candidates themselves must De strong
and that is the thing party managers
should look to. Trot out some entries
that have capacity 10 go some and
most any party can De counted among
the winners. Too many voters today
are looking 10 the man in preference to
as such unless they put up the right