Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-15
the newspaper advertiser as well.

probably do not stop to realize 1t, but
nevertheless it is fact, that the PAID
fire department of this city is SAVING
them between $4,000 and $4,000 d
year now under what insurance cost
them five years ago. This statement
may seem extravagant without sec
ond thought, but insurance men them
selves admit it to be correct. Many
of the larger property owners do not
feel compelled to carry such heavy in
surance now as they did before the
days Of the paid department, for the
percentage of loss Is much smaller On
the other hand rates are not so high,
since the insurance companies nave
better protection. The county's prem
iums on the court house are 500 less
now than when the building was last
insured, and at q recent letting OF DOLL
err insurance at the county power plant
reduction Of $40 In premiums was
made. There isn't a person In Mar
shalltown who would want to go BACK
to the old days, when mons. Lew
pulled the hose cart alone. TO he sure
mons" did his duty. as did the many
other volunteers, but unframed men
can't do the work Of horses ana
trained crew when it comes to making
time getting to fires.
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One Of the leading factory owners OF
the city says that the paid fire depart
ment is worth more to him than any
other public Improvement established
by the city. He explains that In his
business and in almost all forms OF
manufacturing, the business varies
with different seasons, that during
many months large sums are spent in
selling samples and getting orders for
future delivery, which makes 1t neces-
sary for the factory to make up goods
in advance and accumulate an immense
stock at times and assume risk which
can not be insured, for the reason that
IL fire should come at this season,
1t would not only consume the stock on
hand, but the profits and expense OF
the whole years work, by making 1t
impossible for the factory to fill it's or
ders before the season of delivery had
come and gone. The expense Of selling,
the profits on three years business. and
perhaps the loss OF agencies estab-
lished at great expense, all go up in a
fire il 1t comes at season to prevent
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1t is not difficult to imagine this mans
feeling Of security at the thought OF
an efficient fire department when his
slumbers are disturbed in the dead Of
night by the siren whistle OF the fire
alarm.
The trainmen in the employ Of the
Iowa Central at Oskaloosa and Mar
shalltown have declared unequivocally
for reciprocity in their trading. In
General superintendent Noonan's Of
flee, last week, when a new wage scale
was adjusted eminently satisfactory to
the men, the committee voluntarily de-
clared that they would undertake to
induce the numbers Of their organiza-
ton to favor with their trade the mer-
chants in both towns who are known to
be regular shippers patronizing the
Iowa Central with their business. The
| men argue that the road has done the
square thing by them and that they
will use what influence they have in
encouraging merchants to patronize the
road that pays their wages. Such an
effort is pure reciprocity and is an ideal
spirit for employees to manifest. 1t
should apply in every institution where
men are associated as employee and en-
ployer.
When a member OF the city council
feels 1t is his duty to arise in open ses-
sion and expatiate on the virtues Of a
saloon keeper, tell what a respectable
place he runs, and how much better 1t
will be for Marshalltown to have sa-
loon run by Marshalltown men than a
Des Moines man now dead, he can not
blame the public If it at least considers
him pretty well posted as to saloons.
The eulogies expressed reminded one
Of funeral at which the preacher
was trying to say something nice when
he really didn't believe himself. Mem
bers on the council who feel inclined
to vote for saloon measures would
make better impression by simply
voting and keeping still. Let the
lawyer who is never at a council meet
ing unless saloon petition is desired,
do the talking. He is paid for it.
The city detention hospital now Of
fers visit to a country resort for all
who contract smallpox and other
highly contagious diseases. Located on
the river bank, with trees around and
pretty landscape to the north, the
site is an improvement over the old
one Furnace heat and other improve
ments make 1t as comfortable as the