Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-20
MAYOR NGL[DUE
On PROSPERITY
He Would Have the Business
Men Organize and
Hustle
Gregory SCORES ABsENTEElsM
Both These Men Are Optimistic For
MarsnaI'tomns Future, But Both
Have Some Good Suggestions For
Concerted Effort Toward Greater
Growth Than We Are Now Enjoying.


He looks for continued prosperity ii
our citizens will go after business and
hustle, he wants more railroads. espec-
tally interurbans and wants the mer-
chants to organize and fight the cata-
log houses. Mr.. George Gregory thinks
that we would have more energy and
hustle if more of our Main street
property were owned by the merchants
who occupy the stores. Reynolds &
Sheldon are expecting a big retail
business in groceries owing to the
prosperity of the farmers and full EN-
ployment in local factories.
Organize Against Catalog Houses.
Mayor Ingledue gives his views as to
promoting Marshalltown as follows:
"First-You have said in your letter
of inquiry that Marshalltown is already
prosperous. true, but to remain so, and
to become more so, there must be
something doing all the time and in
varied directions.
1.-THE wealthy farmer can retire, lay
aside his implements of toll, turn the
stock over to his sons or tenants and
take life easy the remainder of his
days, but that rule will not worl.
To stop is to retrograde To rest is to
retard. Energy, enthusiasm, hard
work, liberal expenditure of our means,
co cooperation, a spirit of harmony as
well as ZEAL judicious investments, a
persistent and consistent pull for the
progress and growth of the city are
some of the factors that must dominate
all plans and efforts. No one must be
content with what they have or are.
ALI must boost and none must knock.
Second look for more business If
the business men go after it as If they
were determined to get it, but the ele-
ments above enumerated must enter
into the struggle.
"Third-I do not expect extensive
building operations the coming year
unless stimulated by new factories and
''Fourth-As to Marshalltown real
estate: if l had been waiting to buy, 1
wouldn't wait a day longer. 1t is never
going any lower, and has already start
ed upward.
'Fifth-What is needed to make
more prosperous? One
Of the foremost among it's needs is an
railroad. Another is an
other interurban railroad. But let US
get one anyway. We will not get it by
sitting down and waiting. for some
bunch of rich men to come along and
give it to US. We have paid good
money in the past TO secure the rail-
roads we have. We would undoubted-
ly contribute literally for an extension
of the Milwaukee to the city, and, as
is has been demonstrated beyond all
doubt that interurban railways are the
most powerful agencies that promote
the growth and prosperity of a city,
we should be willing to do our share
in securing one in the very near flu
ture, and representative men should
aave charge Of the preliminaries.
Sixth-From the material enlarge
nent of our home factories and the
splendid reports of increase In the
volume of their business the past year.
consider them an entirely safe and
very profitable investment, and to get
more of them started here I think we
lave only to show to the outside world
he evidences of prosperity and expan-
sion among those we already have. En-
courage small manufacturing indus
ries. They all help and if they arc
good they are sure to grow.
Lastly, and aside from your regu-
ar questions: Let us have less liti-
cation over public matters. Let us set
a f1,1 h1c To- hn 0ytr
hat are retarding the forward tenden-
~ of the city. Let us cooperate har-
for the welfare of ALL There
S another way in which more trade
md therefore more prosperity might
De brought to Marshalltown, that l be-
ieve has not been touched upon in the
'eplies to your circular letter That is,
or the business men to confer and de-
wise and put in operation some plan
hat will secure for them the trade, or
most of it, that is now going to the
nail order houses. Here is one of the
most powerful factors of competition,
me of the most serious trade problems
With which the merchants in small
titles have to contend with today. How
IAN we protect ourselves and the con-
,ur customers? My idea is that, the
merchants should get together and
formulate some method to induce farm
RS and others addicted to the mail
'rder habit, to first bring in the bills
or goods they want to order to the
home dealer, give him chance to fig
Ire on prices and my judgment is that
f we are given such opportunity we
will get this business, for Marshall
own merchants are selling goods just
S cheap as those outside fellows are,
reight charges, etc, being taken into
ccount.
THE Retail Merchants Association
hould make greater effort than ever
o get concessions from all the rail-
Dads entering Marshalltown, instead
+ one, in the matter of running period
cal trade excursions to the city. We
rant more people to come here from
II directions and farther away to
rade and should be able to convince
he railroad companies that it is to
heir interest as we'll as ours to run
nese excursions at stated intervals.
Capital should be induced to remain
ere in Marshalltown instead of being
lvested in Canada, Dakotas, the west
r elsewhere, by demonstrating that 1t
lin pay better to invest 1T here. Take
took in small factories and help boost
.gitimate enterprises of every charac.