Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-14
Looker-On In Iona

Aiexa nder, Oct. lin Union the
other day, the writer went thru The
rev sorghum works. /, is more en-
,eAsiNe than shows from the car VITA
d0~s and good thing for the town
of Union and country about. Lundy
q Sons TO start this enterprise bought
the Beeson farm of 345 acres. investing
some $4,000 and getting possession o.
the bottom land between the railroad
and Iowa river. They thought this
strip Of land particularly adapted for
sorghum raising and planted sixty
acres. The yield is 5000 gallons, which
readily sets for IS cents a gallon. as
Il, is absolutely pure, eleven pounds 10
The gallon. The buildings ard ma
chinery are OF the latest improved
kind, copper vats and steam cooking
Adjoining the plant are two silos. each
thirty-fve feet high and twenty-oac
faet in diameter. the two having a
copaci;v q 500 tons. Both are full and
a big lot is being hauled 70 another
know Of no better feed than this silo
eff the can, but run the leaves thru tho
process with the stalks. Next year they
will pu- in go acres OF sorghum. ard
everything points to a big sorghum
ranufa Glory. something consumers
and near by farmers will appreciate.
In the court house yard at Allison
is display OF flowers. lawn and TRIM
med spruce trees, just now especially
attractive. Big cannas, some Yet in
bloom. are surrounded in one bed with
rec ge-aniuns. another of pink ones,
aad still another Of a red flower. the
rarne escapes the writer just now.
Spruce trees each side OF the walk
leading 10 the court house STEPS, are
trimmed sugar loaf style. and some
one has done a good JOB. The court
house officials attend 10 this work and
the county does not spend eaca year
Of The taxpayers money 20 exceed S25.
Some Of the larger, richer counties,
W.:h more pretentious buildings, can
get pointer from Allison, Butler
county.
Al Rockwell the Farmers 1ncorpor-
ated Society are just finishing a new
store building 24xe0. built with every
convenience known for such business.
Foundations. walls ard finish inside and
OUT all Of the best. This at a cost Of
Sc 600. The reader should know this
society now not only buys the farm
ers output but sells lumber, coal. salt
fifty cars last year-hour, brick. sand,
plaster. Gem ent-twelve cars last year
oils, paint, feed, clothing boots. shoes,
furnishing goods, hardware, barbed
wire. woven wire. fencing. etc. They
evidently need such a building.
After the freeze last spring we were
sure we would have to go without APP
pies this year, but never before have
we had such fine Jonathans as are now
offered for sale in many towns. Sales
of extra fine fruit are made out Of cars
near the depots at 81 per bushel, and
the stores have their windows full Of
this best Of all apples at 1925 per
bushel.
/ The potato business In Iowa is spot
ted. One farmer near Hampton, con-
tracted and delivered 5000 bushels for
$4,000. In Union last week, all the
buyers. i. G. shippers were offering was
~ cents per bushel. A resident Of AL
/ gona says potatoes have been retailing
there at $40 a bushel.
| And the retail meat business in Iowa
! is a puzzle. Here the narketman MI.
Yaw is selling the best cuts OF steak
i12k to is cents per pound. roasts 10 to
/ ~ cents and boiling pieces to 10 cents
pound. And not 40 miles away on the
same day other butcher shops are get
! ting to cents a pound more for the
same cuts. OF course in this small
town. the expense of delivering Is
saved, rents are cheaper but the quality
Of the meat is as good as in the towns
where 20 to % cents is the price for the
best cuts Of steak Secretary Wilson
has had his experts at work to find out
why meat is high. No use to send
them here. There has been but slight
| advance here for ten years. Why else
where? Others beside Tama Jim
would like it explained" Some things
are hard to understand. The larger the
town, the cheaper we seem to buy
fresh vegetables and fruit Of all kinds.
The reverse il true OF butter and egg.
why Ia this thus?'
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