Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-28

ment that the interurban was not dead
was authorized, altho there was no
! definite announcement made of the
plans. The work of financing the road
is being carried on quietly by the COM
pany's eastern representative, ana un-
I til some decisive step is taken 1T 10
not the policy of the officers to make
the exact condition Of affairs public
President Click is still confident the
project will carry, and that the ROAD
will be built during the present year.
The sale of the old mill property, on
North Center street, announced inns
week. has created an unusual turfnoil'
not so much because OF the sale Oh lne
property by Fallagatter Bros. to U. w.
L,aplant, but because OF the announce
ment of the plans of the new purchhs-
er. to destroy the dam as soon as .iie
mill can be moved, in the spring me
water works committee OF the city
+ council. as soon as the transfer OF the
mill property was publicly announced
made It's position known, ana VIII pre-
vent. IL possible, the removal OIL tiie
dam.
Tho people of Marshalltown nave
vital interest in the removal of the
dam and aside from the public ln'eIes.
nearly every man, woman anu ~.
has come personal interest at STAKE.
In n public way citizens generat'y W..
be Interested because oil the lacI ''i's
the removal of the dam wouid i"M.i
the stage of the water IN ,he cry
wells to such an extent that d puu'.o
calamity might result In case OF ois
fire. Individually people want 'he oa'''
| left where 1t is because OF thc Pleasu'S
| that the increase in the stage or water
/ above the dam affords during the SUM
mer. or outing season. Tearing AWAY
the dam will bring the river down 10
the size of a mere creek, spoilins ene
beauty of the stream, rendering boat
ing practically impossible, and. spoil
ing what fishing 1t afforded under tne
NOW more favorable circumstances.
Those who care to enjoy the fall duck
nilht will seek in vain. for In SNORT
time the river bottoms will be drained
OF what water is usually held at that
season. "Goose Pond" the favorite
resort of the sportsman for years.
would undoubtedly be affected, ana
Asher Creek would probably be MOTH
/ ing but a mud hole. These things,
while they would appear inslBnihcan1
to those who are interested In having
tho dam removed, are OF Importance
/ personally to thousands OF people.
What the city will do. In an official
way to prevent the dam peins re-
moved. remains for the action of the
council upon the receipt OF legal al
vice. Chairman Mcbride, of the water
works committee, said that the city
would either have to build a dam OF It's
own. or else find new source Tor us
water supply, in case the present
dam is not maintained. In creating
another water supply. the city
would be put to an expense OF
100000 or more, and for that reason
alone 1t is up to the city to protect, II
nossible. the dam that has so long
been built. and In which. members OF
the committee think the city has
vested right.
~ would rather live in Marshalltown
than in Chicago" said well-knoWn
railroad man, who sat in an easy chair
in the smoking room OF the Z. M. y.
A the other evening, conversing with
friends ON topics Of interest, and es-
pecially as to the relative merits OF a
CITY of this size and a metropolis as
a place Of residence. Here am TO-
night" he added within nine minutes
walk from my home, and the pleasure
! of my evening is not spoiled because
Of q. constant feeling that i must start
| an hour or two earlier than would
like. In order to get home In good sea-
son. | left my office at 5 o'clock this
evening. was here few minutes az
ter. and had a half hours workout In
the gymnasium. jumped into
shower bath when I had finished In the
gym. then sat down for chat With
INV friends, went to a fine supper serv-
cd IN the building and then listened to
a most able lecture for an hour. Now
/ can enjoy my cigar, and when nave
finished it am going to witness the
base ball game. DO you think
could have a treat like this In CHI
cago? / should say not"
"why. I have a friend in Chicago"
| the railroad man continued, who ac-
tually spends three months out OF the
year riding to and from his office and
his home. One doesn't often stop to
think lust what it means, in the mat
ter of time consumed in travelling, IN
living in big city. This friend OF
mine has to spend from an hour and
half to two hours twice each day In
reaching his office and returning to his
home and in a years time this runs
into months. If he has his wife meet
him down town in the evening, to at
tend the theater, he does not get home
until 1 or 2 o'clock. Here we can be
home from the theater a little after IL,
and be better off for 1t the next day:
I doubt, when real comforts are taken
into consideration, whether man In
Chicago, no matter how nicely he 1s
situated, has anywhere near the COM
forts in life that we enjoy in Marshall
town."