Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-29
Local Comment

The Young man who gets the girl
who received perfect marking in the
recent household economics examina-
ton, will never have to refer TO the
things mother used to make.
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1t should be source of great salts
faction to the boarders at leading
restaurant of this city, to see on the
wall, in front Of the short order coun-
ter, conspicuous sign announcing that
all the milk and cream furnished pat
rons is from cows that have passed
city inspection. In at least one res
taurant of the city this has been done.
The proprietors have become tired OF
getting any old kind of milk, and have
purchased their own cows. They do
their own milking, know 1t is done
right, and know that everything about
the premises, and the manner in which
the milk is cared for, is clean and san
itary Furthermore, a strict accoun.
Of expenses, and comparison With
former milk bills, show an actual saw
ing of from 50 to $40 per day in milk.
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Now that the city has taken step
toward cremator under municipal
control, the next effort toward making
the milk and meat supplies of Mar
shalltown pure should be the establish
ment Of municipal abattoir. The
abattoir is the only solution Of the
meat inspection ordinance, and until it
is installed the city can not hope to
successfully enforce its meat inspection
ordinance. There is hardly a doubt
but that any reasonable expenditure
for a city Strengthening house would be
welcomed on the part of the taxpay-
erS.
Few Marshalltown people realize
what the decision Of the Western Gro
GER Company in settling upon Mar
shalltoWn as the location for it's per-
manent manufacturing, means to this
city The company is pursuing a BUSH
nesslike policy in not promising ev-
erything that it really intends to do.
1t would rather make fewer promises
and then build to exceed the expecta-
lions of Maarshalltown. There is prac-
ticaliy no end to the possibilities in
store for this big concern. With eigh-
teen acres Of land, and six buildings al
ready standing, the company will be
able to expand for years to come. The
T.-R would not be surprised to see
this institution, within a few years
time, one Of the largest, if not the
largest, employing factories of the city.
Among the possibilities are a cracker
factory, an oatmeal mill, q canning
factory-in fact, departments of almost
every conceivable nature that go to
supply the innunlerable sundries
handled by the grocery trade. The
Western Grocer Company is no expert
ment. The company asks no bonuses,
no stock subscriptions; nothing in the
way of aid from the community except
its good will and the usual concessions
that any city gives manufacturing
concern in the way Of cheap water,
easy tax assessments and fire protec-
ton. Let's have more Of this kind of
institutions. and we will forget that we
ever had a glucose factory here. This
is growth from the inside and is per-
manent.
The Marshalltown woman who
turned over her home to the friends OF
her maid the other day. and gave the
Young woman shower in honor of her
approaching marriage. has no doubt
solved the servant girl problem for her
home at least 1t isn't every woman
who would go TO the expense OF par