Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-05-14
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Observation-Disclosures Is
A1nes, May 14.--This town, If reports
are true, has a big building boom on
hand, probably more than any town
in Iowa has ever experienced, size ana
age Of town considered. On the au-
thority of business men here. this
corroborated by a real estate dealer,
contracts now exist for over eighty
new residences this year. Two new
store buildings are also in process OF
erection. Besides this it is claimed
some twenty more parties are fgur-
ing with contractors The reason
for this real estate activity is, the
college located here. So numerous
are the written inquiries concerning
houses for rent. price of building lots.
these coming from the Dakotas. Min
5nesota, Illinois and Missouri, to say
nothing Of Iowa, President Storms
has been obliged to turn over such
letters to- real estate firm here, to
answer, and send necessary informa-
ton.
The hotel project has assumed a
new form. The owner of the Ames
hotel has been asked to spend $1,000
in improving this property, charging
1T and making it what the town really
needs, a modern, up-to-date hotel, and
while no details have been considered
he has been informed he can get good
interest from such an increased IN
vestment.
The new electric line from Des
Molnes Isl now graded to within two
miles Of the college and many expect
will. be I'm, operation by July 1st. Of
ficials of the road tell the writer Aug
ust 1st is a more likely date After
the new electric line crosses the G. q
N. W., entering town, 1t will come up
Main street, and where the present
engine house now stands, which Will
he torn, down. the new depot will be
erected. AS soon as this new road IS
finished there will be probably at
least one hour service, If not oftener,
from Ames to Des Moines, Boone, ft.
Dodge. Newton and the smaller towns.
now on the Newton & Northwestern
railroad. And with all OF this good
feeling here in Ames. over their prom
isi1sg business outlook there's "a skel-
eton In the closet" It's the possibility
Of Ames college being placed under
ia board Of control. Mention this 70
an Ames business man and ne meta
phorically froths at the mouth, anu
shows signs of college -phobia. he
admits that the college belongs 70 the
state. but feels like the off-quoteo
wife: .what's my husbands nine
what's mime. is my own.
with all due respect to Representa-
tive Hull, and his opinion that iarse
majority of Iowa republicans faVor, w
reorganization, Of President Roosevelt,
here's an Individual opinion thal ne =
mistaken. It's not because Iowa re-
! prlublicans love Roosevetb less, but be-
cause of a feeling that If he consents
to accept a denomination, he goes BACK
on his word. Their high ideal on 'p ps
man will he shattered If he ch1anse a
his mind" Aud when 1t comes Tor nam
ing his successor, there Is no partEcu-
lar enthusiasm for any one nnan. IA a. 7
has for Followers many Cummans men.
He appeals to them as the man that
has done things. Foraker, Fairbanks,
and Shaw have little or no followlng.
H,Ie,hes. of New York, Is all right but
somehow, he doesn't stir UP any real
feeling. One thing can be stated with
a reasonable degree of certainty. I'm
Gle George and his standpat followers
in Story county are mot making any
great effort to have Albert B. Cum
minis. Of Iowa, nominate for the pres
idency. -
II would astonish many people In
many Iowa towns Of they knew of tine
investment of cold cash by Iowa cltl-
zens in numerous well advertised
electric lines, investment companies
and other concerns that promise ten to
one hundred per cent returns on the
investment. Very little investigation
proceeds such stockbuying. One man
was relling the writer of purchasing
oen hundred shares of new proposed
railroad for one dollar share, and
when asked the name OF the railroad
company, had forgotten it, as well as
where f1e>railroad started Con papeD
and ended. A farmer asked this scribe
concerning taking stock in a big CO.
operatiye creamery company that adj
yertises big returns in cash and butter
Said several Of his neighbors had gone
into IT, How soon the general pubic
forgets the end Of the numerous MIN
ing schemes a few years ago.
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