Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-25
Ne Med HOUSES
FOR NORkM[N
Buggy Manufacturer Says His
Men Can't Get Houses
Enough
WHOLESALER SEES A BOOM
Mr.. Carney Has Been Impressed With
the Wonderful Benefits That Would
Come to MarshalItown if She Only
Had a College = These Men Arc All
Optimistic. ..l..

Had q College These Men Arc All
Optimistic. ..o..
| Mr.. r. E. Gates. of the Marshalltown
Buggy company, writes to the Times
Republican that his workmen are UNI
able to bring their families to the
| city because Of their inability to find
good houses to rent. In this he is
supported by the experience Of every
| real estate agent In the town, for
they all say that there is pressing
demand for houses that will rent from
SIS to $50 per month Mr.. w. T. Smith
assistant manager Of the Let's. Fletch-
err company, can see expansion and
boom conditions on every side. He
wants new life in the street car COM
pRny so as to develop new residence
sections by extending the street car
| lines. and then he wants some Of the
old rookeries replaced by five-story
business blocks. He keeps his eye on
the future Of MarshalltoWn. Mr.. j. l..
Carney, a graduate of Grinnell col
lege, and professional man Of wide
\ business experience, has been inn
| pressed with the possibilities OF a
| college or technical school for this
city. 1t would do wonders to build
| a town.
Their letters follow:
We Need Many New Houses.
Editor T.-R: I have decidedly OPP
| timistic view OF the future Of this city.
Why not? It has every requisite of q
thriving city. It is geographically we'll
located without a large city near
enough to retard it's growth. 1t has
ample railroad facilities, cheap fuel,
good fire protection. Conservatively
speaking, there should he 5000 increase
in the population in the next three
years, and should become a much
larger manufacturing center than it is
at present.
AS to it's needs. 1t needs large
number of comparatively inexpensive
modern little houses for the homes OF
the mechanics, and workmen, who de-
sire to bring their families here. BY
supplying these nice little homes which
should make paying investments to
men seeking safe, profitable invest
ments, they should be cottages which
can be rented at about SIS per month.
BY having their homes, we can hold
the families who seek to locate with
us. The Marshalltown Buggy COM
pany have lately brought number of
married men from eastern points who
desire to n,/ve their families here. but
until theytan find suitable houses, they
will not move their families here. AS
q natural consequence, they will event
ually return to their families. Say.
we wish to increase the population of
our city 5000 people, principally me-
chanics with families, they will re-
quire 900 Of these little homes. This
number seems large, yet it is not I'M.
reasonably so. Now let investors sit
UP and take notice.
F. E. GATES.
Street Car Extension Demanded.
Editor T.-R.
You are right, people are investing
in Marshalltown real estate and to
such an extent as makes it next to inn
possible to secure a residence lot any
where near to the business district. ex-
cept at a good stiff price. The street
car line should be extended and new
additions developed.
There are some fine locations on
West Summit street, South Sixth
street, and South Center and all the
country on the ridge south Of the city.
(This would certainly insure viaduct
on South Center street.)
with the plating of these newer
districts would come shade and orna-
mental trees, public improvements and
with the restrictions of all residences
to a cost not less than $4,000 or $4,000,
the locations would very quickly reach
fancy price
We certainly need an enterprising
street car company. We need a pub
licity committee to set forth the adj
yantages of this town, as residence,
business and manufacturing point, as
well as the educational and social adj
yantages. The Marshall Oil company
have already, and the Western Grocer
company are preparing to beautify
the grounds around their plants and
other factories will do we'll to follow,
for this is a sign of prosperity not only
to us but to the prospective citizen.
"A number of business blocks should
be torn down and new ones-modern,
slightly and larger than the DID, should
be erected on the sites. They will pay.
The casual visitor estimates a town
from the appearance of the business
district.
In time we. will have a permanent
tabernacle such as would meet the re-
quirements of public meeting - Rev.
Mr.. Sunday or any sort of a conven-
ton.
"A business mems club with a good
clean club house and cafe might not be
a bad thing, if centrally located and
properly conducted.
The Dec "a issue of the Youths
Companion had a good article about
country road building. Many farmers
are enjoying automobiles. The town
with the best roads leading to 1t, sees
these autos the oftenest and by the
same token, the retailer of that town,
gets the best country trade. Let's inn
prove our country roads.
For the future Draw on your inn
aginat ion and look forward ten years,
five even, and see the handsome BUSH,
ness buildings; three at least to be
erected this. year. See the new addi-
tions with the beautiful homes and de-
lightful grounds; the car line, not as
now but circling around and thru The