Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-16
WORK OF A BUSINESS MEMS 0RGANIzA
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WORK OF A BUSINESS MEMS 0RGANlzA.
TON.
The voluntary and self-supporting or
CARNATIONS known as Business Mems
Associations have demonstrated their
usefulness in number of cities and
| towns in Iowa. That III Marshalltown
is not an exception, and it starts out in
/ the new year hopefully. AS we learn by
example, it is useful to look around
omong our neighbors for good lessons.
| Davenport has had business men S
organization for fourteen years. and it is
evident that its excellent commercial
standing is due in some measure to its
| efforts.
| Is great Industrial center. Its four ma
tional and five savings banks have de-
| posts exceeding 20,ooO00o.
On Monday the annual meeting of this
organization in Davenport was held. at
which Ike L. Sears was elected presi-
dent. The treasury, with no debts to
meet, showed a balance of $314.69, as
against $40 the previous year. Secre-
tary Hebert, in submitting his annual
report, said. in part: IF the Business
Mems Association achieved nothing
more the past year than the relief and
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citizens at the meeting held the next
morning after the largest fire in the his
tory of Davenport, in which eighty
families and over 200 people lost every
thing. surely it did noble work. The
confiagration was the most extensive
and the greatest in property damage the
city has ever known; the loss was close
to 81 900, 900. In less than two hours over
81 500 was subscribed, with a total sub
sufferers, and sleeping room for 100speo-
pie was rendered by one of our we'll
known educational institutions. a re-
lief committee was Immediately ap-
pointed, composed of three OF our mem-
bers and like number of charitable la
dies, at once set to work and by night
sll the unfortunates were again installed
IL temporary homes. This prompt ac-
ton, Mr.. President and gentlemen, of
feeling to her citizens--in time of her
distress-was spread on the pages of all
the leading newspapers Of the country
the next day, an advertisement of our
fair city beyond the value of dollars.
win ask who started this move? 1t was
the Davenport Business Mems Associa-
ton" Surely, in this one item alone.
the organization proved its value.
The manufacturing committee of the
Davenport association stated that dur
ing the year it could have secured the
kokomo rolling mills. employing 300
ton. But" says Secretary McClel-
land, sit has always been the policy of
the association to tender no offers of
bonuses and make no effort to raise
bonus for any enterprise"
AS showing what had been done the
secretary states
We have secured a location free for
wire fence company OF 100000 capital,
who promise to locate here during this
year.
We have also secured free location
for a large pipe organ company, and we
expect them to build here this summer.
Among the new enterprises that
started in our city during the past year
are:
The Fremont Butter Tub Company.
The Eureka Rolled Dat Mills.
The w w. Whitehead Company.
The Spring Vehicle Company.
The Independent Baking Company.
Voss Bros Washing Machine Com
pany.
A paper box factory, a mattress fac
tory and number of smaller manufac-
turing companies
These new industries, together with
the large increase of hands employed in
all our manufacturing plants have add
ed greatly to the number of employees,
and indicate busy and prosperous year
in the manufacturing line.
Other cities and towns of Iowa can
profit by initiating the example of Dav-
export.
Hope for the safety of the British war
ship Dondon is all but abandoned. Ma