Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-11

is inestimable.
The travelling men know good thing
when they see ii, and when they are al
most unanimous in saying the CONNER
cal Club should continue to saw WOOD,
the business men should say emphai-
cally to keep ON saving.
Some of the citizens who have not Ia
ken the time to do little thinking are
asking how a pottery plant can be made
successful when ii is necessary TO go 10
an adjoining county to secure the kind
of clay adapted to the manufacture OF
pottery wares. Every one VINO knows
ANYTHING at all concerning freight rates
is aware that the raw material can De
shipped to Marshalltown, where there
are several competing lines of railway,
for much less than the finished product
could be shipped on one line of railway
to distributing point like Marshail-
town. Another thing. this city is much
nearer the coal fields than are the
towns near the clay beds. The fuel
question is an important one to any
manufacturing institution, and especial
ly to a pottery plant.
Competition in the clothing trade con-
tinues. Not only is printers ink being
used extensively TO advertise the spe-
cial sales. but the street cars are in de-
mand for advertising purposes. one
clothing merchants signs advertising
his special sale adorns the sides of every
street car. while a competitor has his
inducements displayed on the ends of
the same cars.
Interest in municipal and school poll
tics has not yet reached the boiling
point, altho both elections occur in
March Many of the friends and patrons
of the schools are in favor of retaining
Mr.. Atkinson on the board. and it is
probable that movement will be
started soon to induce him to allow his
name to be placed on the ticket.
The daily grind of a Times-Republ-
can man has taken him several times
daily past a building quaraintined on
account of the exposure of its inmates
TO smallpox. Thru the large windows
the movements of the family inside
We're plainly observable from the street
and he rarely failed to glance in at the
group. 1t was a sorrowful looking as
senbly, tired out and depressed. They
sat about the room waiting. They read
the newspapers in a perfurctory sort
of way and the listless, out-of-the-
world appearance of the group drew tn
newspaper mans sympathy. One re-
cent morning as he came past every
thing had changed. The lady Of the
house was busting about clipper and
smiling, the men were all activity and
every face eager and happy. Must be
out OF quarantine" thought the news
paper man and looked for the quaran-
tine card. 1t was gone.
Every little stir in Industrial affairs
like the landing of the pottery plant is
ready in receipt of propositions to build
his factory in several other Iowa towns,
notably very desirable one from Des
Moines. The capital city is after facto-
ries with strong inducements, having
offered the Marshalltown wagon factory
/. $4,000 building and suitable site if it
would remove. The proposition was
turned down, however. Mr.. Sears has
another good thing nibbling at his bait.
Two different parties are figuring with
him on establishing a cornice factory
here. Such a business would find an
ideal location in Marshalltown if the ca
reer of the Shorthill Companys business
in structural iron is any criterion. The
Shorthill Company is doing the largest
share of the structural iron business of
northern Iowa and even this week or
ders were received for four steel bridges
to be shipped to a county in North Da-
kota, indicating that the Marshalltown
field is unlimited. The cornice business
should follow the same lines of travel.
Local parties are already planning the
establishment of a pants factory in Mar
shalltown. Another canning factory will
probably be built. Marshalltown could
support another brick factory The har-
ress factory, fur coat factory and large
gotiating with Mr.. Sears, may yet come
others has begun the manufacture
a capital of $4,000, which may
grow into an immense affair. 1t is said
that local capitalists are financiering a
large factory enterprise Tor west Mar
shalltown, but their plans are not yet
ready for the public. The factories and
shops we have will employ more men
next year, the Shorthill Company will
increase its output. the Iowa Central
shops will employ more machinists. the
Lennox Company is building again. the
cracker factory is ready to operate, in
fact factory boom for this city is now
in progress.
The adjourned meeting of the Com
mercial Club will occur next Monday
evening for the election of officers. A
large number of members are pledged to
the reelection of Secretary Sears. 9th
ers favor Mr.. F. NJ Sutton, because of
the admirable manner in which he en-
gineered the pottery deal, and still 9th
ers have suggested the name of Ike
Speers. Any one of these gentlemen
would accept il elected, but they are not
seeking the place.
The county surveyor has been engaged
to begin work on the pottery addition
next Tuesday. AS soon thereafter as
possible the Oklahoma lottery. approved
by the government. will be held and the