Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-06

banks and is man who has their conf
dence. A. tract of about twelve acres Of
land recently occupied by the Hawkeye
canning factory, which will be plated
into sixty nine lots, will allow plenty
of room for the pottery plant to be To-
Gated next TO the Iowa Central and c. s.
n. w. tracks, where the canning fac
tory stood. The lots will be sold for $500
apiece ard the money thus raised, after
paying for the land, will be turned over
to the company for working capital
when said company has been organized
and the stock all paid up. Mr.. Sunde
has made contract with the pottery
expert for the delivery of all his patents
in return for $4,000 worth Of the stock
and job as foreman at a reasonable
salary. Mr.. Sunde himself puts in SILL
600, and other parties in Marshalltown
have agreed to put in $1,000 more, maxi
ing $4,000 which will be expended in
erecting a two kiln factory, employing
about thirty people, after which the
money raised from the sales of lots will
be turned over to the new company.
The pottery scheme by all who have in
vestigated it has been pronounced sound
and safe. Mr.. Sunde is a man of
shrewdnsss and capacity and did not en-
ter the deal until he had investigated 1t
thoroughly.
AT the meeting Wednesday night in
the west court room the details will ali
be explained to the public and written
contracts shown along with a plat of the
ground. There will be somewhat of a
lottery connected with the scheme, for
on one lot there Is a $500 house standing
end the fellow who draws this lucky
number will get the house and lot for
5000. Otherwise the whole plan Is pure
business and open to the public in every
detail. This stock will not be offered for
Gale, but the location of the pottery
p!ant will easily make the lots worth
more than 5000 apiece and with the boz
nus the company will be in good shape
to do business.
TRAVELLING MEMS VIEWS.
The commercial traveller is a close OBJ
server, OF industrial conditions and is
one of the most important factors of the
country in making business. His IDEAS
are usually based on facts that come
Under his observation, and therefore
when he says the Commercial Club
ought to continue its work his opinion
Is worth something. A number of the
travelling men of this city We're this
morning asked for their views regard
ing the future of the club, and their
ideas are here given:
A. S. Tiffany-"I am not member of
the club and have not given the matter
much thought, but 1 certainly feel that
an organization of that kind is a good
thing. / also think that the past year
being the first of the present club and
the results have not been obtained that
were hoped for, it is bearing good fruit
and will result in much good to the city.
We have obtained much advertising be-
cause Of the work of the club, the re-
suits of which will be apparent in the
future. A prosperous year is opening
for Marshalltown,. and this is an oppor-
tune time for the organization to do
some effective work. ] would like to see
the club continued another year, and
believe much benefit will accrue to the
city's commercial interests"
w. O. Rice-'There are many things
the club might do but doesn't. Secretary
Sears seems to be good man to find
things, but for some reason they are
rot pushed to climax j would like to
see the club go ahead. Manufacturing
is what we want. If Marshalltown could
secure factories to employ 1000 addi-
more business. We are centrally located