Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-10-18

| building a sewer. Britain & Co. con-
structed it's own sewer seventeen years
ago, wooden box concern that mas
become practically unfit for use now,
and inadequate for the companys pres
ent demands. 1t will have to be re-
lnewed and the city is willing to build
4 1T. The company has offered to carry
the warrants until some future time. as
the sewer fund is already overdlawn,
but before building the city demands
contract to the effect that the company
will operate its plant for at least five
lure in view of the fact that there is
Ialready a beef merger announced for
u Dec. /, and the council fears that a
pork combine will follow. While the
city is willing to do as much for
home institution as it would for a new
concern just starting up, it wants the
same protection.
The viaduct matter is set for Nom
day night ALSO but may not be
brought up. 1t has been agreed among
the members of the council that no ac-
I tion will be taken on this measure I'M
Ill q time when every member of the
council is present. Mr.. Arnold is out
of the city and it is not thought he will
be here for the special meeting.
There is considerable interest mani-
tested over the starting of the Glucose
Sugar Refining Company, or United
States Corn Products Company, as it
is now known. 1t was announced some
time ago that the company would
start it's Marshalltown plant when the
seasons crop was marketed, but indi-
cations do not point very favorably to
AN early opening of the insti.ution.The
principal sign that leads people to be-
lieve that the company does not con-
template opening this season is that in
template opening this season is that in
quiries have been made about the con-
dition of certain portions of the plant
to weather winter of idleness and
important pieces of machinery have
been shipped out.
The public drinking fountain, which
was presented the city several years
ago by President Halbert, of the South
western Mutual Life Association, has
been ordered removed, for sanitary
reasons. The fountain has been a nuis-
ance. in a number of ways. located
where it is, as during the winter
months there is continually a bad
stretch of walk in a part OF the city
most frequented by pedestrians. A
suitable watering trough will be placed
at some convenient point soon for the
benefit of the teams, and will be MAIN
tanned by the city in connection with
u market place that will be located by
q committee appointed by Mayor Jones
for that purpose.
whats that you're building downby
the tracks just as / came into town."
is the question asked by many a
stranger and we'll he might for the
building preparations going on along
side of the Northwestern and Iowa Cen
trail right-of-way east of town already
appear to have been planned in stu
pendous proportions. "Oh! that is
monument the Commercial Club is
building to ITSELF" one citizen replied.
Both remarks referred to the pottery
plant now being built as the direct re-
suit of the efforts Of Secretary Sears
and the Commercial Club. The plans
already outlined provide for an insti-
tuition far greater than any one had
hoped. The writer gazed upon a found
alton wall outlining building 50x60
feet. but was told that 1t was only
boiler room and drying ROOM The
main building was to be 9Ox173 feet and
three stories high. with was nearly
cne-half larger than the Letts-Fletcher
warehouse. Beyond that were to be
three or four brick kilns and then fully
two acres of ground are to be put un-
der roof for warehouse sheds. This eff.
fort alone should give the Commercial
Club a niche in the hall of fame, but
Mr.. Sears says there is more glory
coming.