Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-06-27
Central Heating Plant.

For the two weeks last past, the
project for establishing Il central heat
ing plant, from which hot water will
be pumped into a main twelve inches
in diameter. heated frsm 215 to $50 de-
grees. has been canvassed by the in
iventor, O. f. Peterson, the secretary
of the company; C. H. Baker and G..
+. Cooper engineer, with certain OF
our residents, with Il view to get them
interested i'll subscribing for some
stock The improvement is to cost at
least $4,000; to employ in all depart
ments for installation. including
plumbing force, $50 men. and to spend
a large amount of money here an
nually.
The idea is to heat the business
houses and residences, to which the
branches will extend. at price not
to exceed 90 cents per foot of radiation
required. night and day. The fires
never go down. You have no dust,
dirt, coal, fires or janitors in the house.
1t reduces insurance rates. and is. in
fact. AN ideal method in this cold eli
mate for comfort.
The gentlemen above named come
highly recommended by Governor
Frank D. Jackson and Sidney A. Eos
ter, who are interested in the company.
They mean business evidently. Several
subscriptions of stock have been made.
but more help must be given before
the project is assured, because the
home support and influence of stock
holders, who actually live and do bus
mess where the plant is going to be
established, is. in the judgment OF the
gentlemen behind the enterprise. nee
essary and exceedingly beneficial in its
future operations
Messrs Petersen and Baker chose
Marshalltown as the city where they
want to establish a model plant that
they can point to with pride, and each
have said they will never go and per-
sonally explain the manner of opera
ton and solicit stock subscriptions IN
another city, as they have done here.
1t will not be necessary as business
will come to them. No money for
stock is taken until the places of es-
tablishing the plant is purchased. when
one fourth is to be paid. one-fourth
when the power house is begun to he
built; one-fourth when the machinery
is established and one-fourth when
the heating plant is in operation; so
subscribers know actually that the
money is being used for the purpose
for which it is subscribed before it is
paid.
The place for the power house has
already been selected, if one is to be
erected in this city. 1t is the north
end of the property of the MARSHALL
town Syrup & Candy Company in the
east part of the city. 1t is designed
to run lines of hot water piping two
miles west, with branches as are nee
essary. The price for heat will be such
that the success of the company is as
sure,l All that is needed is satisfac-
tory amount of local support. Messrs.
Petersen and Baker are stopping at the
Pilgrim hotel and will be glad to see
and explain the system to anyone IN
terested. You have not heard of a
central heating company failing. This,
with it's hot air conduit for the hot
water pipes, these gentlemen claim. IS
declared by experts in this city to be
the finest designed system ever known.
The company has shown it's faith and
good intention by spending it's money
In preliminary work. in obtaining
franchise, and are designing to be IN
operation this winter.
Taylor Township Library Books.
Mrs. Will H. Wilson. one mile north
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