Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-21

a gall cure and other articles, en-
| 5ploying thirty -five the Marshalltowl
Trowel Works, employing twenty-five
and the Marshalltown Buggy Com
pany, a new concern Just started
which employees at present fifty peo-
pie, but is rapidly getting in readiness
to double it's capacity and force.
| Besides these larger concerns there
are innumerabie smaller manufactur-
| Ing institutions that employ from ten
to fifteen men each, MarshalitoWn
policy having been, since it's expert
enee with the Glucose Sugar Refining
Company, in closing down its big con-
Germ, to encourage the starting OF
smaller factories and more of them.
"Marshalltown's public buildings are
numerous and beautiful in architec-
ture, and include handsome $4,000
court house; a new postofiice that mas
just been completed at cost OF SSo,-
900; Carnegie free public library
costing 100000: a public hospital, ST.
Thomas. built at an expense OF S35,-
900: a large opera house: a high scllooi
valued at $125.oO0 and six other ward
buildings, two of which have been punt
within the past few years; and
Catholic school. st. Mary's Institute
4 Christian Workers Training School
is another of the educational institu-
lions OF the city This city was one
of the first to adopt the system of mu-
nicipal ownership Of public utilities.
and has become widely known because
of it, 1t built its own water works
and electric lighting plant In
1876. and it is maintained today with
many improvem that have been
added as the city grew Among the
latter is a 1000. 900 gallon reservoir to
be used for fire protection. The city
also owns a sewage disposal plant,
which was erected at a cost of $4,000.
"Marshalltown also contains the
for maintenance of 900 members. The
state has invested at this point close
to half million dollars In buildings
and grounds. Almost every religious
denomination is represented in the city
and most of them have good church
buildings The largest and most mod
ern of the churches belongs to the
Methodists, whose building and
grounds cost $4,000.
"As business point Marshalltown
is unexcelled It's central location and
the fact that 1t Is far enough away
from any other large town to draw
outside trade, brings to its retail mer-
chants a vast amount of business from
smaller places. The city is in the
midst of a rich farming community,
and country trade. which is so desir-
able, because of it's character, could
not be better Retail merchants In
all lines claim that during the year
just closed business has never been
euualed. Marshalltown is also large
jobbing center, and is the headquar-
tiers of the Western Grocer Company,
a $5,000,000 wholesale grocery con-
Germ, which operates branch houses in
Oskaloosa. Mason City, Albert Lea,
Mimi, Kansas City, and ST. Joseph,
Mo. The Letts-Spencer Coffee Com
pany, a large coffee roasting and
spice jobbing house, is also located
here.
Business prospects for the coming
year were never better than they are
at present. A great deal of building
has been done during the year just
closed. but more is already In sight
for the new year. Several OF the
large contractors already nave mace
contracts for sufficient number of
buildings to keep their forces of men
busy for an entire year A great
many are not waiting for spring to
commence operations. and are taking
advantage of the winter months. A
general era of good feeling is apparent
on all hands in business way, and
business men predict that the year
1906 will be a banner one for every
line OF trade and manufacture.
"Marshalltown is large shipping
point for all kinds Of stock and grain.
Cattle feeding is engaged IN on an
extensive scale thruout the country
and the stock is usually sold in Chi
cago. While most Of the hogs are
sold on the local market, great
many are shipped to Chicago.