Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-22
LOCAL COMMENT

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An association of bankers from the
four adjoining counties entertained In
| Marshalltown for the second time
proved such success and was so
greatly enjoyed by the visitors that
they all wanted to return in another
year. The incident contains a sug-
gestion to all other business men In
Marshalltown, for the good feeling and
| fellowship engendered between the To-
cal bankers and those of surrounding
towns can not fail to excite closer bus
| mess relations and will tend to make
| Marshalltown business center. Ce-
dar Rapids evidently has seen this for
her banks sent nine representatives
here unlimited. who spent money like
lords entertaining their friends and be-
ing good fellows. If the jobbers and
manufacturers of Marshalltown would
arrange meetings here Of the retailers
in neighboring towns and If business
men in all lines would get busy at en-
PERTAINING it would do wonders for in
creased business.
During the afternoon of the bankers
meeting LIZ. SOfldWdy pltSGu liiS iueS
mobile at the disposal of the visitors
and took several for a spin over our
payements The ride gave his guests
a most favorable impression of our
city and when they return to their
homes several towns will have their
leading bankers saying good words for
Marshalltown. Next year an automo-
bile party should be made feature of
the bankers program. Marshalltown
auto drivers are a loyal, public spir-
tied lot of fellows and would gladly
lend the necessary assistance.
The election of Merritt Green as
president of the Commercial Club was
not attended with any brass band en-
thusasm, in fact was thrust upon him
against his WILL but it is hoped that
some fortunate opportunity will offer
itself to promote the commercial and
industrial welfare of the city, and 1t
may be depended upon Mr.. Greene will
be quick to improve it. No man in the
city is more fully equipped with the
necessary experience to detect bonus
chasers and chimerical schemes from
the enterprises founded upon possibili-
ties indigenous to Marshalltown than
is Mr.. Greene. Here's hoping he creates
a new era of progress.
1t is now time for business men and
others interested in Marshalltown to
lend hand in the effort to see that
Marshalltown census is an accurate
one. The census takers have now been
at work since January and over 11,O0e
cards are already in the but the work
Is not done City Solicitor Elliott who
has charge of the census in checking
his cards with the city directory and
will then check them with the election
poll books but he wants the help of
the newspapers and all citizens in
bringing everybody into the count. AS
a. matter of pestige abroad it is of
Importance that everybody who lives
in Marshalltown be enumerated on the
census. The school population, the
cate that this is city of at least a.
600 population and the official census
ought to show the truth. Everybody
should ask himself Has the census
taker seen me?" and then everybody
should ask everybody else HAS the
census taker seen your" Telephone
all information to w. B. Elliott.
No pastor will be so impolitic as to
suggest that the ladies remove their
hats at tomorrow's services. What
are they there for?
Judging from the preliminary re-
ports of the water works and electric
light committee, as made before the
council at the last meeting, the COM
mittee not only is now, but will con-
tinue to be, divided in it's opinion of
what should be done in improving the
municipal lighting system. Mr.. Web
ster and Mr.. Mcbride favor a new
system, one that is up-to-date, and
base their judgment on the advisable
ity of it's installation on the report of
the old committee, which visited Chi
cago and Jackson, Mich, to see sys-
TENS in operation. These members
claim that economy in operating will
result with new system, even tho
the cost at the beginning will be great
err. Mr.. Clark, the other member, OPP
poses a new system, and thinks that
by repairing the present one, and put
ting on a number of old lights, which
are of a lesser candle power than
part of the number now in use, more
lamps can be added to the circuit, and
a sufficiently good service given. The
members of the committee, while they
differ in their opinions, are open to
conviction and argument, and are Will
ing to put the matter before the coun-
oil on its merits