Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-13


now being built In Iowa, In every
town can bs seen such buildings thas
ten days morS win enable contractors
to enclose. and thus permit inside Work
for our mechanics thru the winter
months. Again farmers not only ma
these days ideal ones for husking, Dut
the pastures are still good saving
thousands Of dollars for our stock own
ers. Conductor Burley, OF the c. q N.
w. railway running regularly between
Tama and Sioux City. says 1t was
three years ago Nov. IL when we hao
the big storm and he was showed In
for three days.
The other side OF this mice wealth
err" comes from the merchants. In ali
of these. towns there is little business.
Hardly team on the streets except
ing little while in the morning. the
stocks of winter goods are not NOV
ing Even the hardware men are KICK
ing because there is little sale Tor
heating stoves. Railroad men shy
business is dull. hardly any coal NOV
ing. And this does settle it. The way
freights are ION time" in manw towns
these days, simply because there 10 30
little stuff to load and unload. Coal
dealers tell the old story OF very light
trade. All the farmers and many
town people falling to put in their WIN
ter supply, while there is plenty OF coal
and good roads. So after all this nice
weather is not an unmixed blessing.
sst
Charles Metcalf, deputy game war
denden, of Albion not long ago. in
seining bayou near LeGrand to get
the game fish out, to put in the Iowa
river, hauled out lot of crappies IL
TO IS inches long, some of them as
broad as 5 year old black bass. He
has seen come crappies in his day but
this beat anything. The best OF 1t II
left in the shallow bayou all would
have frozen stiff" this winter. Now
they are in Iowa river waiting for our
fishermen next May. He estimates ne
has taken out OF the bayous ana
ponds $4,000 game fish this season ana
put them in the river. This at no ex-
pense to the taxpayer, excepting his
wages for the few days he has worked
the seine He has been helped by To-
cal fisherman and especially the Boy
Scouts glad to help in the good work.
The day the writer was in State
Center carload of cabbages weighing
$4,000 pounds was shipped in over the
Minneapolis and ST Louis railroad.
And few weeks ago carload was
shipped in over the Chicago & North
western railroad. In other words in
one town in Marshall county. county
with the finest soil IN the world out.
s!ders found out it paid to ship to such
a county over $4,000 pounds Of cab
bage. Many carloads OF potatoes have
also been shipped into Marshall coun-
ty And carload after carload OF New
York and Michigan and Missouri and
even Montana apples have been sold IN
Marshall county this year. The strange
thing. Marshall county should ship out
all of these soil products. but no, like
the south with its cotton crop. we raise
corn. It's not an uncommon thing now
to see the Iowa farmer come to town
in his automobile. buy apples. potatoes
and cabbages out OF the car on track,
stop at the creamery and get some but
ter, at the bakery for bread. and the
market for meat. Whose business is 1t
anyhow. He's got the money to pay for
these things, and If he prefers to buy
garden stuff rather than raise 1t. to
buy butter rather than brother milking
cows. But this is sure. many a man
working for waves in town. could do
much better than at present, II he
would use Marshall county soil In rais-
ing these things here at home. Outsid-
ers not Only make money on these food
products but pay the freight besides
And this kind of an argument is all
the stronger because the present big
war will make next year much larger
demand for all food supplies. Every
garden spot and every spare acre on
our Iowa farms should be plowed and
planted next spring. recen; press dis
patch from Ottawa, Ont. says:
| AS war measure the Canadian gov
ernment will endeavor to have the
wheat acreage doubled next year
There has been conference between
the Dominion minister Of agriculture
and experts In wheat production for
! the purpose Of devising means to en-
large the wheat acreage OF Canada for
! the coming crop it developed recently.
| Thru agricultural papers and lee
! turers, farmers will be advised that It
will be good business and good patriot
( ism TO seed ever acre at their disposal
TO wheat Effort viii be made to have
new land plowed for barley ard oats
that the cultivated areas may be seeded
to wheat alone.
The British government has asked
the Dominion to cooperate in the
work OF Increasing production so that
the food shortage In Europe resulting
from the employment of men in war
MAY be met. Later it is likely that the
Canadian government may give aid to-
wards blowing and planting and where
necessary It may advance seed to those
who require 1t.
The Canadian wheat crop Of this
year is already being largely exported
to England.
Here's a chance to do some figuring.
If Marshall county can ship in 10000
pounds of cabhages how many pounds
can be- shipped into England. France
Germany and Russia next year?
! 10 MA1~A