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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
6
The fragment discusses US post office classifications at Pella Iowa and local issues in Marion County including a wedding notice and opinions on financial power. It hints at public sentiment rising against monopolistic control by Morgan and others, predicting a shock to divine right notions from the people and a nonappealable court.
The Oskaloosa Herald cites Washington Democrat claims that Marion county spends 60 to 70 percent of its automobile tax on the IOA Short Line. Pella residents are urged to investigate the distribution, protest if true, and oppose funding that benefits Knox Ville boomers.
The piece portrays Morgan as a benevolent finance despot asserting power over steel directors and public offices. It compares his influence to Andrew Jackson’s stand against concentrated power, urging the public to curb such financial control and welcome regulation.
President Taft declares willingness to submit the Panama canal toll dispute to the Hague for arbitration. The stance challenges tariff and shipping lobbyists and aligns with a broader call for free trade and neutral dispute resolution, arguing arbitration tests nations and curbs protective interests while benefiting consumers.
Howard H Gross argues communities should adopt state wide road supervision to cut costs and boost farm values. He cites Illinois potential savings, cites proposed bonds of 50 million in Ohio, and notes federal aid talks as sentiment grows for improving highways.
A letter urges a real savings bank in Pella with monthly interest on deposits and accessible small sums. It notes teachers’ cramped rooms, argues against six month or year locks, and praises systems from other cities that pay monthly interest and allow withdrawals any time. It cites John D. Rockefeller as a proverb and calls for child savings accounts for local residents.
A Chicago Commerce report outlines a Chicago aldermen and officials inspection tour of Wayne and Ann Arbor concrete pavements. In Ann Arbor six inch pavement with base gravel course and a pitch coated wear layer cost about $1 per square, lasting about three years under light traffic. Wayne County roads use 6½ inch concrete, 1 to 1½ to 3 mix, with 25 foot joints and steel plates at joints, with costs $1.28 to $1.71 per square yard and minimal maintenance to date. Chicago officials see concrete as a viable option for country roads and willing to trial it in Chicago.
New Jersey led the good road movement but New York now boasts 80,000 miles of roads with more improved highway mileage than all other eastern states combined. The state plans to spend 21 million dollars on roads this year.
The passage discusses how road machinery worn or rusted symbolizes a community’s advance or retreat in fighting poverty. It emphasizes practical infrastructure and maintenance as indicators of social progress and resilience.
A historical note cites 2,000,000 miles of unimproved roads in the country and estimates the extra transport cost for wheat. It claims hauling nine miles to a station costs about two cents per bushel more than shipping the same amount from New York to Liverpool, a 3,200 mile journey.
The message argues that building a good road requires a highway engineer just as pursuing justice needs a capable lawyer, stressing technical and legal expertise as indispensable for progress. It emphasizes professional necessity across infrastructure and law.
A farmer who opposes good roads harms future growth, not the mature goose, by preventing the gosling from hatching. The remark links infrastructure policy to long term prosperity and warns against blocking essential public works.
A Kansas City trial features a union butcher workman suing a packing firm for damages after injuries in a local establishment. A colored plant laborer testifies, claiming no relation to the foreman or officers, while explaining his own status with humorous dialect about being "sheared" and thus "white" in appearance.
Grant Allen recounts tales of near death and shows that fear of dissolution is uncommon. He cites an African explorer who felt curiosity about the lion’s next bite, a Turkish envoy who suffered a bear attack with no fear, and his own drowning scare as a youth.
The reminiscence presents a first person account of death as a calm, painless passage. It compares dying to falling asleep, noting the real discomfort lies in the anticipation and the moment of struggle before the final breath.
A southern courtroom scene ends in deadlock as an aged eyewitness named Moses, sworn to testify about a fight, claims amnesia after sleep. The lawyers press for details while the witness insists he cannot recall the prior day, reflecting humor and legal fragility in a Green Bag anecdote.
For sale a few fine Barred Rock cockerels at right prices for farmers. Will exchange a limited number for approved Barred Rock pullets. Call at Chronicle office for information.
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