Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-27
ALL ARE DISCUSSING N
Selection OF the Federal Build.
ing Location the One Oh.
sorbing Topic.
Everybody Seems Pleased With
the Location Because 1t is
Central.
Friends OF Other Locations Still
Prejudiced in Extreme
Cases Only.

umns last evening OF the treasury de-
rartment's decision III favor of the
Statesman corner for the federal build
ing site there has been but one subject
OF discussion in this city. In order To
find out how the public received the
decision T.-R. men hastily interviewed
citizens today wherever they could be
found, with the result that practically
selected because il is central and aG-
mirably situated for the purposes in
tended. Some property owners pre-
ferred a location that would benefit
their property and We're ready to spend
money in their own interests. which
was all legitimate and perfectly natu-
raj but now that the decision has been
made for a central location many are
cheerful in their statements that they
have no further objections. While u few
still cling to their objections.
The following interviews We're OBJ
tanned in a hurry. The men represented
Go not appear because their opinions
are of any more Importance then those
of any other mems, but because they
were the first fellows encountered by
the newspaper men, and as whole are
fairly representative body OF citizens.
Their views are as follows:
Judge Caswell-'1 would have placed
the building there if it had been left
to me to locate, for two reasons. viz;
1t will afford a magnificent view OF
the new building, it can be seen by the
people passing along Main street and
secondly because it will rid us of some
unsightly rookeries.'
]. L. Carney-"I like it. 1t is central
and, I believe, meets the wishes of "a
vast majority of our people. The men
who will pay the money to secure this
location deserve the thanks of our en-
tire community"
A. Z. Wilbur-"That's where J
wanted it because l believe the people
all wanted it there"
DR.. w. s. McBride-"I am Very we'll
pleased with the location and as it is
central it ought to please nearly every
body. 1t costs too much, however, and
makes too much for the people to make
up 1 think we will have to pay one
half more than the land is worth"
DR.. H. II. Nichols-"It suits me. but
/ think we will have trouble in raising
the money"
C. j. Lander-"The site IS perfectly
satisfactory to me, and | have always
contended that the location should be
on the square. lit Will stop all this
pickering between the east and west
end"
o. L. Ingledue-"I think they have
selected the worst corner of the three
under consideration on the square.
Personally l am an east end man and
was in favor of the Boardlnan corner.
but from business standpoint 1 am
perfectly satisfied. and think that it is
we'll to have it on the square. l think
1T will be more satisfactory TO the
greater number of people. 1 should
llave rather seen it go to the Hambel
residence corner, tho, and il not there
to the feed lot corner"
F. II. Gifford-"It is the only logical
and sensible thing to do offered TO bet
500 a month ago that it would be To-
Gated on the square. | think people
generally will be satisfied
II. f. Sloan-'I don't like it. think
the building ought to so on Main street
for the reason that you can never build
up that property around the square Il
you try a thousand years. suppose
tho that most people wanted it there.
p. S. Baich-"It suits me first rate,
because it is central and since the gift
of an appropriation comes to the town
I believe all citizens should be pleased
as nearly as possible. There have been
a great many people in our bank this
morning talking about 1T and no one
has yet appeared who is not pleased
j. d. Nail-.It suits me all right. be-
cause it is as near the center of town
as we could get 1t, but the COMPOUNDED
price they ask for the ground is what
hurts me. 1t is altogether too high.
could have bought the whole business
for $4,000 last January and Ill bet a
cookie on it,
d. c. Wilbur-"I am satisfied with
the proposed location. II is u good Sc
lection
A. G. Glick-"It suits me if 1T suits
the majority of the people of Mar
shalltown and / don't see any reason
why they would not be suited.
G. A. 1urner-'I am more than salts
fled for the reason that 1 believe it win
suit fully ninety per cent of the people
of Marshaltown.'
c. FL Hull-"I have never been able
to see how the building could justly
go anywhere but on a central location
| believe that it has been located right
and everybody is pleased.
Mayor l.. 1'. Jones"It will be all
right if they can raise the rest of the
money. aim glad to Sc ii go on the
square, but if it could have been To-
Gated on Main street it would have
suited me much better. 1t will make
business go to the side STREETS and
spread out the town more. and that is
what we want
w. III. Burrows-"gAs a matter of
business and to satisfy the greater
number of people / am glad it WAS To-
Gated on the square. | would rather,
however, personally. seen the Board
man corner selected just in order to
show it off to better advantage ana ere
ate more advertising for the town.
For pretty site t DO not think the
Boardman corner could have been
beaten"
DR.. r. f. Kierulff Where could it
have been located otherwise? think
it is all right and am Well pleased"
r.. ]. Fletcher-"I think there isn't a
man in Marshalltown but who will live
90 see the day when he will be disap-
POINTED in seeing n long. low building
hidden behind the court house on a low
piece of ground. We Will all regret Is,