Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-05-01
Looker-On In Iona

Tama. May THE c. N. & St. P.
railroad has broken ground for a ne"
$4,000 depot at this place. Ii VIII De
built south OF the. tracks dag onaiig
across vthe street from the present
station. There will be a front of the
main building OF 1s5 feet, 500 feet in
all under sheds. Cement walks on ootn
sides OF the tracks will be put IN sim
liar 70 all other stations. Nnere the
old depot stands will be park ioE
flowers and shrubbery, when the i'm
provements are completed. Many puo-
lie improvements are under way IN
Tana The new $4,000 brick garase
building, just north Of the depot is ap-
preaching completion. The old hver!
barn south Of the Milwaukee tracks
has been torn down, and new SAFES
barn vii! De built OF brick making an
outlay of over $4,000. Numerous sne
residences will be, finished this season,
and a very conservative estimate is
that over s3oO.0 will be expended IN
Tanaa for labor and material during the
year 1914.
There are many cooperative organ
d,
members should sit up and take no
;ice' OF the antitrust legislation no"
under consideration by congress.
The Journal of Commerce finds its
chief objection TO the bill in the null
,jpfic:ty of business acts which it
would make punishable as crimes. Most
of these would be difficult 10 prove
because the crim!nal.ty would depend
upon the intent and not upon the
acts themselves"
The lauor-un.cn clause Of the bill.
saw the Washington correspondents, IS
the occasion Of much dispute as 10
what its effect would, be. IL reads:
Nothing contained in the antitrust
| laws shall be construed to forbid the
existence and operation Of frater1ai,
! labor. consumers agricultural or horti-
! cultural organizations, orders or assoc
! Citations operating under the loose
| system, Instituted for the purpose o!
| mutual help, and not having capita.
! stock or conducted for profit. or TO tor :
J bid or restrain individual members oil
| such orders or associations from CORY
ing out the legitimate objects OF sue;
/ associations.
we nave many farmers elevator
| companies, some cooperative stores
| and some business arrangements II
| some towns in Iowa. which are con
dncted for profit" and II the law II
! to go thru in it's present form, VIII &c
rious!y interfere with the object ant
aim of such organizations The rem
edy is to get our congressman an,
senators interested in such leglsia
ton.
/ few years ago in Iowa the large;
towns only, had garages. NOW tn
writer can not call to mind town o
over 900 population that does no
have a garage. some Of them three
four. It's nothing uncommon TO se
a $4,000 garage building In towns Q
a thousand or more people. Some
them are installing expensive machin
ery and hiring expert workmen. An
the number Of blacksmith shops, re
pair shops. and livery barns that nav
been changed into garages. is iegior
few years ago the average BLACK
! smith would fix UP an out OF o!de
, automobile, but it was side sho"
. Now the blacksmith is. turning nj
business into garage. and horse shoe
| ing and piow work IS the side sho"
!, And everywhere one hears. the gar
: age business in this town is over don
and somebody will bust up. Just tn
! same they increase and multiply, an
all seem to be making money. An
when one reads there are now In tn
{ United States 1.250,00e licensed auto
} mobiles. and Iowa Is towards the %