Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-26
THAT PUBLIC BUILDING
The Government Building for Mar
shalltown Favorably Reported
at Washington.
Marshalltown Occupies Place Near
Head Of List, Thanks to
"Bob' Cousins.
Not Known Whether Any Public
Building Bills Will be Consid.
cred This Session.

A public building for Marshalltown,
which has been the dream Of those
who have watched the city's interests
for years and have felt that Marshall-
town was entitled to recognition in
matters that pertain to the distribu- |
ton of government buildings, is an
assured fact, for Wednesday afternoon,
before the entire committee on public
buildings and grounds, at Washington,
a favorable report was made concern
ing the building for this city.
The good news came in a telegram
from the Times Republicans Wash
|ington spondent, received
"Wednesday evening. and is as follows:
Washington, D. c.. April 25.--Times-5I
Republican,: The subcommittee hav
ing consideration of the bill introduced
by Cousins for public building at Mar
shalltown. today made favorable re-
port thereon to the whole committee.
1t is not yet definitely determined
whether any public building bills will
! be considered by the house this session,
but if so, AIarshalltoWn occupies a
place near the head, being among the
first half dozen to be favorably re-
ported,
No word from Congressman Cousins
has been received of late concerning
| the building for Marshalltown. but it
was known by his friends that he was
l,energetically at work with the idea of
securing favorable report for Mar
Shutdown. All8of the data, both post
office and commercial was collected
last winter by Postmaster Saint and
committee of Marshalltown's leading
business institutions, as required by
the department. The data was vol-
luminous and contained all the mate
rial necessary to the department in
4 Showing how much business was done
in Marshalltown in every line, the out
4 put of her factories and the amount of
business done by each also the condi-l
stions and earnings of the railroads, the
slocal earnings of same, value of mer-i
camille establishments and amount of
business done in the various classes of
stores. The combined amount of BUSH
ness done in the city from all sources.
during the year 1899, which was taken
as basis for figuring, vas $50, o0o. 600
which fact will be learned with sur.
4 prise by many Marshalltown residents
4 themselves.
4 The postoffice receipts and figures for
4 the year were also fully set out in the
data sent to Washington, showing that
A the Marshalltown Office stands sixth in
5lline Of gross and net receipts in Iowa.
4 Marshalltown's chances for getting
! the government building We're known
4 Ito be first class ever since Congressman
i Cousins promised to take the matter un
5lhefore the subcommittee. Hon. David
4 H. Mercer. of Nebraska, chairman OF
the subcommittee on public buildings
land grounds, intimated in letter to
i POSTMASTER Saint last February that
i Marshalltown's chances were exceed
EIingly good atathe hands of Mr.. Cousins.
4 and urged that Mr.. Saint hurry to
4 washington the postoffice and CONNER
a cial data that he and the business men
q were compiling, adding that it be made
a as full and complete as possible, as the
4 committee was anxious to give Mr..
4 Cousins a good showing. he being rec
5Isognized in Washington S man Of
d prominence in congress and very pop
a ular. Therefore. Mr. Mercer said, he
q wanted to havetAIr. Cousins request as
4 near the head Of the list as possible.
g The reporting Of the bill before the
q committee of the whole "Wednesday
a means that Mars halltown will have the
II building in reality at least six months
\ or year sooner than had the matter
8been deferred until next winter BY
q that time at the farthest 1t is likely
a the bill will be considered, and perhaps
1 bit will be taken up at the present ses-