Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-03-27
'AON CITY Nay GROW
Suggestion Made 81 : Business
Association With Salaried
Secretary.
Obssrvations Of +. N. Sutton
Made During His Recent Ex-
tended Travels.
What Other Cities With No Bet.
ter ADVANTAGES Have Ac.
complished.


complished.
Marshalltown, Iowa, March q. 1901.
Editor Times Republican: Upon my re-
turn to Marshalltown many remarks
have been made to me indicating that.
my letter on Oklahoma had been mis-
construed. Also the fact that my tenn
l,orary return seemed to convince some
that the country was wholly undesira-
ble and unreliable. Nothing could have
been farther from my thoughts than to
convey any other opinion than that Ok
lahoma was good reliable country as
q; whole. There are opportunities there.
Not, however. to the extent that has
been generally understood. A farmer
here with $50 land can go there and get
good land for from 80 to $50 less While
It is not Iowa land II is good land, from
which he can make much more than a
good living. 1t is good place for a
farmer to go who is looking for home
there 1t is a poor place for one to go
It's transient Speculation In lands. The
Industrial and manufacturing field is
practically untouched.
letteri lis entirely foreignt to Oklahoma. 1
tesire to arouse, if possible, the atten-
ton of your citizens to Marshalltown's
opportunities. For the past two years 1
Rave been looking for a new field of la
tor. Not because Of any dissatisfaction
with Marshalltown or its people. But
purely for more congenla climatic con-
Gitions. have been thru the entire
field Of Missouri. Indian Territory Ok
lahoma, Arkansas and Alabama. On
almost every hand have seen cities
erected where the natural advantages
were less than your own. There was a
reason for the success viz, a united or
Sanized effort of the business men own,
ing realty or in business which would be
necessarily benefited by the city's!
growth. An organization upon bust
ness and financial footing. can see no
reason to prevent like organization
here. Never vet, in my opinion, has
any organization been effected here
which gave much promise of success. In
each and every case some Important
duty has fallen upon some one without
compensation. In this time and age no
man of ability is warranted in working
TOR glory alone. In other cities the or.
ganization has financial basis suffl-
Gent to warrant the payment of a small
salary to Its officers, sufficient to re-
ward them for the time expended and
to exact their best efforts and active
thought.
will venture the assertion that no
town In Iowa. outside of Des Moines
and Sioux City, has better reputation
outside the state than Marshalltown. In
al. the states named above when men
tioning the town from which I hailed I
have found q. knowledge of the town to
have preceded me. Either the glucose
factory the once famous ketchunls
Wagon Company, the Rhoades- Car
mean Buggy Company, Lennox Ma
chine Company, Britain & Co, the
Fisher Governor Company and also the
Marshall Oil Company had in some way
invaded the locality With their wares
Ind advertisements so as to leave a
most favorable impression of the town
The eager search of capita for a mod
crate return is nov the marvel of all
men. Seeing then the wide and fayora-
Bile reputation the town now has, the
ebility of our factories TO manufacture
and ship to such distant fields. the ea-'
gerness of capital for employment and
the unoccupied field here for so many
small industries-in fact, combination
OF circumstances far exceeding those of
localities progressing more rapidly than
Sou-one who was born, reared and has
rrospered here can not but object to
your letting these opportunities pass by.
Surprising like business organiza-
ton to exist here as suggested above,
en- confident Marshalltown OF 1901.
would not know Marshalltown Of 1910.
What has been done can be done again.
II other cities can build city of $4,000
from such opportunities as exist here,
Marshalltown can do the same Ansable
directory and secretary receiving suffi-
Gent compensation to warrant an in
terruption in their business affairs could
easily develop conditions which would
place MarshalItown in touch with the
territory traversed by the b.. G. r.. &
N. and c., NJ. & ST. p. railroads. thus
offering distributing and supply field
Tor wholesaling and manufacturing
practically unexcelled in Iowa To the
whose attention is called to such a field
energetic and successful business man
little inducement would be required In
the way OF cash or land donation to es-
tabltsh his enterprise here Especially
sc with small concerns employing from
fifteen to thirty men. twelve of which.
by the way are worth more than four
glucose works. big oaks from little
acorns grow as witness the Rhoades-
carmean Buggy Company. an enviable
institution which has not been fostered
by one cent OF bonus from the city.
a business club organized as above
suggested and am confident the next
few years Will show Afarshalltown tax
ing strides toward toward the head OF
the class among Iowa's largest and
most important business centers. Lie
still. however, waiting for able men to
work on this line for glory alone and the
text census will show your neighbors to
clearly outclass you. In that case Mar
shalltown will not be to blame-it Will
Re her people. As one claiming Mar
thalltown as his place of birth, devei-
cnment and start in business life, here
y hoping for a change. Respectfully.
r. NJ SUTTON.
INT. sutton's letter deals with a sub
Ject which the T.-R. wishes to exploit
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