Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-03
pected him to do. He will be mayor for
another two years and will have an
opportunity.


The total vote cast in the recent
municipal election shows a gratifying
increase in population, and an increase
since the general election in Novem-
Der. Computing the population from
the usual voting basis ratio MARSHALL
town would be credited with a popula-
ton of 14,450. Based on the vote of the
general election the increase Is too
great. Marshalltown cast $3.50 votes at
the city election, as against a total reg
istration of 2,S76 for the general cleo
ton, and q vote at the general election
of 2,433. When it comes to the votes
in all elections, Marshalltown's showing
is better, as usual thing, than some
of the Iowa cities that claim a larger
population and are officially shown to
have more people. In the municipal
campaigns thruout Iowa this spring the
situations Were much the same as In
Marshalltown, in that the questions up
called out a heavy vote. In Fort Dodge
there was only about half as great a
vote as was cast here, or 1854. Oska-
loosa and Mason City did little bet
ter, but neither makes nearly such
showing in votes as Marshalltown. Os-
kaloosa cast 1,O51 votes less than Mar
shalltown. and Mason City 1907 less.
According to the same way of figuring
Fort Dodge would have a population
of $500; Mason City, $685., and Oska-
loosa, 9.195.
A laboring man who owns property
in Marshalltown, but who is now en-
ployed in Oklahoma, is of the opinion
that the rise in property values here
will in a few years pay the principal
of the original investment. This man1s
figuring on the conditions remaining
as good, if not better. within the next
few years, as they have for a few years
past.
Perhaps it isn't exactly a boom we
are having, but at any rate there is
something the matter with MARSHALL
town. In one respect the matter is a
serious one; in another way it is graft
flying. Many people had hoped that
with the advent of April, the regular
spring moving time" they would be
able to find some sort of a dwelling
place-at least something that would
be habitable for the summer, or until
the seasons new houses could be fin
ished. The mass of these people are
disappointed, for it IS impossible, it
seems, to supply the demand for
homes. But the activity of the building
season has begun, and in nearly every
part of town are indications of gen
eral increase in building operations
over the big record made last season
Commenting on the announcement OF
the new glove and broom factories t.
be established here the Burlington
Hawk-Eye says: "Marshalltown gets
i two new factories, one will turn GU,
gloves and mittens. while the other viii
manufacture brooms. 1t is worthy OIL
note that neither of these enterprises
has been lured to Marshalltown by q
bonus. They are being founded at Mar
shalltown by Marshalltown people, anG
are going to begin on a conservative
basis and grow up with the city. 1t is
the kind of enterprise that gets the re.
suits in the long run The bonus hunt.
ers ore getting the cold shoulder al.
most everywhere in Iowa Many cite.
and towns have expended good none!
| for bonuses, and in many cases the re-
| suits have been far from satisfactory
Everywhere the plants to which towl
points with pride, grew right there a
home from small beginnings. 1t is a
difficult to transplant a big manufact
uring plant as it is to transplant full
+, grown tree"