Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-25
Local Comment

II Dame Nature will be considerate
enough to withhold Mr.. touch OF frost,
central Iowa will see the largest yield
of fruits this season that has been
known in many years.
Did you ever see Marshalltown look
ing prettier in April than it is today?
The natural beauties of the city are
now enhanced by the touch of spring.
The grass and the trees and the BIOS
SONS make one feel glad he is living.
Early vegetables peeping from the
ground help to make him live. Is
Almost every day now develops some
fine new home that is being started,
or is planned to be built during the
present season. Everywhere is mani
tested spirit Of improvement. Car
penters are at a premium, and painters
and paperhangers know not which way
to turn, so great Is the demand on their
time Aside from the larger improve
ments in building, there are numerous
items of small work in progress, such
as new porches, steps, and remodeling
Of portions OF dwellings. There is no
class of news the T.-R. would rather
print than improvement, and more will
follow.
The opening of the pottery plant by
Fort Dodge capitalists, who took over
the property this week. is another step
in the march Of progress. The deal
had no sooner been completed than
men were put to work, and more were
advertised for. This fine manufactur-
ing institution, built only four years
ago and closed two years later because
its owners were not practical men In
the pottery business, has unlimited
possibilities If in charge Of men who
are experienced in their line. Such is
the case with the Fort Dodge people
who now own it. They have been sue
cessful in the clay products business
in Fort Dodge, and are still carrying
on mammoth business there. The
opportunity to expand was afforded
them in the local industry, and they
were quick to take advantage of it.
The operation of the plant means more
citizens Of Marshalltown, more capital
invested here, and more business done.
With renewed activities by the West
ern Grocer Mills on the old glucose
site, the pottery plant running again,
and the canning factory operating not
only during the corn season but turnout
the entire year, the southeastern sec
ton Of the factory district will hum.
Another fine improvement for the city
will be made public next week. If we
keep on we may have a factory smoke
nuisance to worry us.
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The fact that high school students
have taken a keen interest in debating
is comm endable, and can not help but
prove of much benefit to the young
people, both in college and in later
life. The college student who has
had training in public speaking in the
high school is just that much better
fitted to take up the work in college,
for there he is going to have move or
less of it to do. In joint debate,
such as was given at the manual
training building last night, the mem
bers of the teams not only get much
knowledge out Of the research in pre-
pairing subject matter and argument,
but in the training derived in present.
ing their claims before public aud
fence. When these young men go into
business a very large part of their
work will be the convincing of others
that they should buy or do as they
want them to do.
Mayor Ingledue made statement
before the Retail Merchants associa-
ton which promises a concrete road
in the near future. Mr.. Arney was
arguing that the farmers are opposed
to concrete roads and Mr.. Ingledue
with the most OF those present are en-
Enthusiastically in favor Of them. The
mayor asserted that the city would use
that free stone offered and build mile
OF road il the board OF supervisors
would not let a sne-mAi road tax be
levied for the purpose. few miles