Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-05-12
CAL col EMINENT.

lIe sanUOuuCefIlenI Iu6L 3auOIuerSl Te- L
mont deal Is on has become q standing |
Joke. The condition Of being ION" is |
about as far as any fremont deal wilt
get under the present ownership, which
is the city's misfortune. for the city
itself Is interested in seeing the Tree.
mont opened again az q frst class
hotel. The spectacle Of q town the
size Of Marshalltown possessing only
one first class hotel is humiliating to
civic pride and unfortunate for busi-
ness interests. 1t reduces US almost to
THE levelsof Cedar Rapids. which has no
first class hosiery. Marshalltown is an
excellent location for the hotel bust
ness and all we'll posted men agree that
two hotels managed as we'll as the pres
lent one would both do a good business
there AT present the one IL taxed to Its
utmost and travellers even pass by to
stop elsewhere for fear of sgetting here
some night when all beds are taken. It
lis the hope OF the business men that
the fremont may again be opened.
Money could be raised among them to
back some rafting good hotel man in
opening hotel on West Main street
good enough to attract trade to Mar
|shalltown.
The real estate boom that has been
started by property holders in West
Marshalltown Is but the natural result
4 of the times. Great activity in real es-3
i tate is upon us and the man who buys
s first will realize sudden return,
4 while the man with city property to sell.
q will And ready market It Is one Of
/ the most healthful signs OF the times.
a When people are able to buy and build
homes they are prospecting to GER
tainty.
AT this time OF year no climate in the
j world is as pleasant or healthful as the
4 climate of Iowa, but to be enjoyed one
J must spend most of his time out Of
doors. Every citizen of Marshilltown
! should get out doors and stay there.
6 Housewives who have their flower
l2gardens have little use for the doctor.
q IChildren at liberty to enjoy the free
dom OF out door play require little at
tention for petty ailments-like the
!. weeds. they grow in sunshine Bust
{ ness men should arrange their work to
! permit them to get out. The Office man
I who makes garden or plays golf will do
!. more work in less time and feel better
for 1t than he ever could before. Every
Ilbody who can afford 1t should ride and
llldrive out In the open air. Houses We're
made for winter use and should be
: avoided as much as possible from now
! until November. The Times-Republicar
4 has no grudge against the medical pro-
E fession, for II Is . great blessing Il
e mankind and its members are the best
kind Of fellows. but this paper would
: like to see the general health OF the
q city so good this season that the doc
8 tors would think they We're experience
$ ing hard times. An out door fife will
i do II.
J, The local board Of health has cnnsld-
: cred the smallpox situation sufficiently
b we'll In hand to permit OF raising
the quarantine on places OF public
:. gathering and in fact, the city is nov
s SO rigidly regulated that there is prac'
q tically no danger to people going abou
= the streets in pursuit OF their Ordinar,
!. business. The town will have to suffel
= yet for some time to come, as the tale!
!. told by designing competitors are aw
! full in the extreme. If the travelling
9 statesmen who live in MarshalltoWr
= would make special effort to see tina
y the truth Is made known they could d.
y n world of good for the interests q
y their city. Let every one of them tel
y the story right and drop around to tn,
local newspaper offices with goot
s cigar and something to say: Just TAX
9 the pains to be interviewed and Mar
S shalltown may yet build up its for
= tunes.
q For fear that but limited humble
" will see 1t and because we want tn
u public to read it we republish a para
g graph from the Random Reflections
e OF the Marshalltown Reflector. 1t Is:
e Our esteemed local contemporar,
n has again reversed itself. This time
y is on the smallpox situation. When tn
u infection first broke out here that pape
gave 1t sensational prominence in it
news columns and has since kept TIL
E public fully informed upon the progress
IS OF the disease. and has been as roundl
y 5censured for Its course as 1t now cen
Y sures the board ofhealth for adoptin
les methods that hurt business. All OF
le sudden it changes front and fills col
n cism OF the board for taking stringer
Of measures to prevent general epidemi
p- OF smallpox in the city. It Is more tina
IS probable that the fulsome exploitation
l. of the boards action has had q NOR
depressing effect upon business tina
the action itself. =
This paper is very grateful for til
. endorsement thus given to Its efforts I
keep the public informed on the ep
s demic situation. Here we have unwil
~ ing testimony that the T.-R. has .'ker
= the public fully informed'-notice III
word "fully"-and IL the public wi
u take the Reflectors word for the Tar.
n accuracy it will give little heed to tt
j false and Wild rumors afioat. Tru
y there was some criticism OF the T.-R.
- course In making public the situation
- but the T.-R. then considered 1t ii
= best course and developments ha,
since INDICATED its Judgment. Had
). not been for the hasty action Of II
= board OF health such Wild rumors wonl
- never have gained circulation. IT
truth was being told in these column
from day to day and no panic was In
mincnt. In fact business was prospe
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