Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-13

a general view of the situation, If a
man will but reflect, The editor of the
T.-R. became resident Of Marshall
town seven years ago. At that time
the entire Electric addition was a pas
ture, with the entrance gate at the
corner of Main and Tenth streets;
there was hardly u single house In
Brennecke & Heald's addition, but one
or two farm houses west of the Soldiers
Home gate; State street west of the
Haradon home had not been opened;
several vacant blocks near the Arnold
school and very few houses west OF
Twelfth street In that time 1t seems
that two or three residents of almost
every block in town have built a new
tenant house on the rear of their lot
and fully 500 new dwellings, must have
been erected. Many of the vacant
houses today are the old houses moved
to the outskirts from an inside lot, to
make room for modern structure. IL
Marshalltown could be assured the
same growth in the next seven years,
that she has enjoyed In the past seven.
and there is no reason why she should
MT, town property here would be as
good u speculation as a man could find.
Incidentally, the maps prepared by
our solicitors not only locate every
house that is now getting Times
Republican, but indicate the solicitors
judgment as to whether that family
would be safe credit to carry on our
subscription books, and out of $500
houses, occupied in the town. only 1877
were reported asat all desirable business
and not now taking the T.-R. Multi
plying $500 houses by five, these maps
would indicate Il total city population
of 1880 within the IRIS carrier boy
district, which does not include quite
all of the families living within the
corporate limits or the Soldiers Home
population.
Bearing upon the same subject the
comment of Wade w. Rodwell Is inter-
esting. Mr.. Rodwell was once instruc-
tor OF science in the Marshalltown
high school but now holds a very re-
sponsible position In the United States
service as superintendent of a district
in the Philippine Islands with nearly
fifty American teachers under his d.
rection. When visiting in this city
last week after an absence OF five years
he said that the change that was most
noticeable to him was the great num-
Der of new dwelling houses built. Lots
that he remembered as being vacant
had been built upon and a great many
old houses had been moved away to be
replaced by new ones. TINS was what
he saw in Marshalltown. A Times Re-
publican machinist seeking to locate
his family here hunted steadily for four
days to find suitable dwelling to rent |
within five blocks Of the T.-R. Office. |
He could find plenty on the outskirts of |
town but few inside. What vacant |
houses we have are largely a mile or |
more from the court house square.
The opportunity is again afforded |
for Marshalltown men to invest money |
in an industrial enterprise Who
among us has faith in the future? 1t
has been estimated that from $4,000 to
SIS, 600 have been spent by Marshall
town citizens this summer in the pur-
chase of automobiles. Is there S25,-
900 here for the manufacture of bug
sies?
II advertisers would know how well
The people read the T.-R. they should
ask the county auditor. a mistake I'm
/ headline displaying: as the Iowa game
avs, story referring to the Illinois
game laws, has crowded the auditors
office with farmers seeking $40
license to hunt. The T.-R. telephone
has been worked till the wires are hot
explaining that the story was a mis-
AXE. The whole thing appeared on an
owa news page where some people say
he Marshall county reader never looks,
out he does tho.