Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-11-21
HOW 70 Build A CITY
An Eastern Resident Says to
Everlastingly Seek After
New Manufactures.
Marshalltown a Splendid Town
in One OF the Grandest Sec.Q
tons OF the Country.
Editor Ramaker. of Reading, Pa.
Gives Wholesome Advice to
Business Men.

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has been spending few days in Mar
| shalltown, the guest of Mr.. Henry Nc
Nicely, and who has been devoting his
time to gathering material for an illus
Itrated article concerning Marshalltown
and other points on the Iowa Central,
| is very well pleased with this city and
with the territory tributary to it. Con-
corning his impressions Mr.. Hamaker
gave the following interview, which
contains much good advice for the BUSH
ness men to follow in promoting the
growth of Marshalltown:
This is a great country you have, the
finest in the world. What magnificent
agricultural resources, the granary of
all nations! Marshalltown is beauti-
full little city and l have made many
| pleasant acquaintance among the ciu-
Zens-but above all things you need
more manufactures. Your citizens
must not expect them to come without
the asking. So great is the country
and SO numerous are its railway ia
cilities that there are literally hum
dreds Of towns scattered over this and
adjoining states that offer substantially
the same general advantages as to rail-
ways and markets. You can not expect
factories to come to you without So
licitation and inducement. Many of the
towns and cities go almost wild on
bonuses they offer. A little town in
Michigan the other day offered $4,000
bonus for shoe factory another town
$4,000 for tannery; another town
$125.000 for the location of an educa-
tional institution and $4,000 for the
headquarters of life insurance COM
pany. Donation of factories and
grounds and freedom from taxes for a
long period of years are common.
Exery town nearly Is ready to give a
big bonus and other inducements for
an industry. And this bidding for in
dustries goes on just as strongly in the
eastern states as in the western, and
perhaps more SO. as they have had
greater experience as to their great
advantages. The result is, If a town
wants industries she must thoroughly
organize her forces and Systematically
advertise and seek thru every channel
to secure them. You can not expect
results in a day, or a month. II you
get one reasonably good factory in a
year you are doing well. If you get
two or more in that time you are in
great luck.
'Marshalltown ought to raise from
$1,000 to $4,000 q year to be used in ad-
vertising the town and securing indus
tries, and keep at it year after year. 1t
is only by continuous effort that a town
can secure industries. Take Atlantic
City as an illustration. She started
with raising $1,000 and now expends
$780, 900 year for that purpose. But see
what results che has accomplished.
What growth in population and wealth.
Take my own city Of Reading. See
what she has done to secure industries.
After standing still for a number OF
years she began to advertise and seek
industries, and kept at 1t until she got
them. The result Is, property there has
tripled in value in the last ten years,
and population has increased enormous
~.
"Marshalltown is nice. bright town,
but If her citizens think industries will
come to her without long and persistent
effort they are mistaken. Don't abuse
your Commercial Club If they do not
succeed Immediately. Any body can
criticise and abuse. Generally those who
do the least themselves are the ones
who criticisa the loudest. Don't abuse
the people who are trying to push your
town or encourage others to abuse them.
The only way to do is to pull together,
"a long pull a steady pull and pull al
together BY the way, / want to con-
graduate your Commercial Club on the
map they have gotten out. IT is one of
the best. most effective and catching
advertisements I have ever seen. 1t
makes man thinking of a new loca ton
interested in Marshalltown at once, and
he can see that he can make no mistake
in locating in your city Your only dan
ger, then, is that some other city may
make better offer or cause him to
think it's citizens are more public-spir
tied or more united in pulling together.
Discussions In a town, especially If
shown thru it's press in persistent
abuse, will drive more people away than
one would imagine"