Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-03-23
Approved.

Editor Daily Tires THAT was the
unanimous verdict last Wednesday
night by the republican vol, ers OF Mis-
souri, Valley on the present city governs
men', 10y giving them unanimously
nomination for another term al office.
This is a wise course for the business
interests Of the city
Change is great disturber. Nobody
knows where they are at Now we
do know. So let US go on to prosper
ity by combining all efforts for tie
good Of our little city.
AS some OF the results OF the firm and
just government of our city for the
two past years you may note:
l. That under the consent petit
ton which was obtained by the sig
nature of so per cent OF our citizens on
the promise of firm rule, the temper
ance conditions OF our city are the best
that ti.ey have ever beel.
>. Although the two years which
we have just passe through have been,
from causes bevondthe citizens control
/. C. the lesseaed activity Of the.railway
here and the nooling of our bottom
lands the least prosperous iii the his
tory of our city, yet the dc titution of
OUR city has been less than in previous
years, on account of the create. thrift
and sobrlety Of our pc ,ple and it has
cost tax payers less to carry the poor
of the county
3. The county fair committee, act
ing in sympathy with the city officials,
have made the fair more of a farmers
gathering. the prizes and club COMPETE
ton tending to stimulate scientific
agriculture and stock raising, and by
cutting out gambling. the sale of liquor
and indecent shows from the grounds,
the entire farming community for a
radius of many miles have felt the In
fluenccs of this fair and that they may
rely on the committee and council for
all that enterprise and wise a I'd clean
management can do to make it a re-
nowned fair throughout the county.
With the endorsement Wednesday
night given to good government sew
cral things should come to pass
]. Farmers who have made a COM
Portable amount of hard cash and are
now looking for good, clean town to
which to move that they may educate
their children, and where their sons
can secure plelty of work when they
are ready for it, should consider our
advantages. No better public school
facilities in any town of it's size, the
II. Il. shops for employment, and a
guarantee in public sentiment that
moral conditions in our city will stead
lily improve, thus lcsscning temptation
for the young We have understood
that many farmers around our country
were watching affairs in Missouri Valley
in regard to this matter and that real
estate interests will soon feel the effects
OF this determination to have clean
town.
?. Railroad companies realize that
towns where temptations are lcssened
are the safest places for valuable plants.
They are watching communities where
conditions are best and you'll see
what you shall see" Didn't tell you
so9 Yes, it's coming all right"
g. And the bitches are coming, too.
Iowa land now commands high price.
Our bottom lands are far below the
average value of the state Capitalists
know this. Ample ditching will bring
up the values here to SIS and SlOO an
acre. So kickcrs and DIRECTORS CAM
keep back the bitches very much
longer. Then these good roads that
the present council has built will be
oftener Travelled by farmer boys bring
ing in their annual crops-instead OF
having only a crop every other year or
two, when the floods didn't wash them
away.
Keep at it, voters. Give us good,
clean, wise government and Missouri
Valley will be- in it yet with the best
towns of the state. There's good
time coming, boys. Xxx