Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-01

| two train Cay service. an automobile
schedule every hour or two would GER
tainly pay. All Of which is respectful
~ submitted to the NJ. & st. l.. rail-
road for the Story City and Hampton
branches, and any other railroad in
Iowa thas wishes to avoid carrying
passengers en- freight trains.
With all this good roads talk. with
all this agitation pro and con, with
even the possibility of good roads" be-
coming a political and party issue, the
best of It is that now in Iowa there is
a pronounced and decided sentiment
in favor of some kind of god roads.
The advocates of paved ,macadamizec,
graveled or eirt roads can fight it out.
The Iowa press. daily and weekly, now
all favor good roads a great change
in attitude from twenty years ago. The
kind Of good roads in Iowa can be set
tied by discussion, experiment. and To-
cal pride.
Another change has occurred in
Iowa. and that is, in the influence in
dependence and editorial ability of the
country weekly. Today we have a
score or more Of weekly papers. whose
editorial page is not owned by adver-
tisers. subscribers. or some political
boss. They speak out in meetin'
even II some man threatens Ito stop
his paper.' In politics they do not
hesitate TO criticize the actions OF some
of their own party officials. And the
local newspaper fight has almost
ceased. The editor of the other paper
is pretty decent sort Of chap these
days.
1t comes to the writer that so great
is the interest in the war across the
waters. that in one locality in Iowa the
local banks are affected. 1t seems
that in this neighborhood referred TO
one Jealous individual frequently says
If this country goes to war with for
eign nation. the first thins Well do Is
TO contiscate all property and monies
OF those syrnpathizing with said for
eign nation On the strength of that
statement one farmer depositor drew
ont $500 and others are talking of do
ing ii. In another place several de-
positors withdrew their deoosits be-
cause the cashier IF the hank made no
concealment of his svmpathy. All OF
which suggests the advice to all par
ties. go slow
This story is not vouched for.
driver % q standard oil wagon. the
local agent in small town had
commission contract II SO much gall
Ion for all he sold and delivered. So
g-ee. has been his increase of sales
tina. now he is cleaning up $3.50 a
Who saws the automobile
craze has not helped somebody? To
Offset this dealers in gas" all over
the state have get il in for the weather
man who has furnished 50 much rain
the past season. They say every big
rain knocks them our r. manv sales.
The demand drors of - per cent
The town of Union is getting ready
20 put in a com plete sewer system.
Little opposition has developed. and
it's a common remark AS soon as we
get sewer system then were going
to pave" This is mentioned as show
ing how the smaller towns are making
thousands of dollars worth Of public
There was q time when
Il was mentioned that John Jones was
putting down a cement walk Now a
board walk Is curiosity. The town
now that omits electric lights, paving.
water works. cement walks. CONSOLE
dated schools. sewers and chausau-
qua is no getting there Strange, but
the writer forgot to include moving
picture show.