Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-07-30

Waterloo Courier: 1t is matter OF
public concern that the railways be
facilitated as much as possible in their
movement Of the crops. Shippers will
aid the prosperity movement and serve
themselves best by falling in line with
the economic demands of the season.
Muscatine Journal: The president is
looking for a man under so years of
age to appoint to the supreme court
bench, say the dispatches. If that is
the only qualification there are lot
of men he can pick from. -.l&
Burlington Gazette: After reading
the stories of the thrilling trial Of Ma
dame Caillaux, it is our opinion that
man should pay for the privilege Of
serving on jury in woman murder
hearing in France.
Clinton Advertiser: The angel who
furnishes the funds to keep the pro-
gressive ship together must be equally
as important as the man who furnishes
the wind to fill it's sails. Therefore
even the bull moose party cannot be
called strictly one man affair, though
under the sun.
Burlington Hawk-Eye: Soon after
the Reed Moore interests reorganlzed
the Rock Island railway the common
stock sold for more than $50 share
Last Wednesday it was sold for 81 a
share That is what the holding COM
pany" did for the road No wonder
that passenger station for Burlington
has been good while coming. The
road is now under, new management,
and when refinanced we may reason
ably expect the work of construction to
begin.
Muscatine Journal: If Congressman
Connolly could devote over half his
speech to merited and unmerited eulo-
giles OF living democratic statesmen
and politicians, one would think he
might have paused moment and said
just word of tribute to the memory
of an Iowa democrat who but for the
hand of fate would be Iowa democ-
racy's candidate for senator today and
in all likelihood have made the tenn
porary chairman's speech at Council
Bluffs.
Des Moines Register and Leader:
Reporting said Will Irwin in lee
ture before the Columbia school of
Journalism, "is matter Of observa-
ton, of seeing, of using your eyes, and
you who wish to be reporters should
cultivate the habit OF observation-for
observation Is acquired by practice, by
training, and the habit Of watching for
the thing the average man passes by
unEoticed."
In more specialized sense this is
true of practically any business or vo-
cation. It is the ability to see things
which the average man passes by un-
noticed that makes q great statesman
or scientist or financier. But 1t gen
orally takes natural gift in addition
to training and habit to make a Sill
premc observer.
Minneapolis News: Big was the ado
not long ago when river boat laden
with excursionists and freight from
Pittsburgh locked and discharged at
St. Paul.
1t was the first boat in years to
make the voyage down the Ohio and
then up the Father of waters, almost
to the head OF navigation, at Minnea-
polls.
With whistle tootings, banquets with
speeches and columns in the local
press was the visitor welcomed, for it's
coming seemed prophetic.
And SO we'll pleased was the boat
owner with his first trial that he an
nounces permanent service. For pas
sengers it will be more of a novelty
than a convenience; but the freight
rate is so much less than by rail,