Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-10-13
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drop in On the preachers once in a
while and incidentally have a good
story. 1t eerns that the Bible class
had the account Of Sodom and Gomor-
rob for the lesson. The preacher had
read 1T and enlarged upon 1t and
drawn the usual moral. Then to find
out how well his words were emem-
bered he asked one Of the boys to re-
peat the story. And he had it down
fine. So we'll did he understand what
Abraham was pleading for that after
the forty necessary to have these cit
les was mentioned he said that "Abra-
lam finally jewed him down to ten"
And these ministers have got it in"
for Secretary Wilson or president Taft
for the acceptance OF the honorary
Craftsmanship of The international
Brewers Congress. They don't know
exactly whose head to knock off. If
Taft suggested that Wilson accept the
honor and max an address, then
down with Taft. And II Wilson at
tef1npts and makes an address which he
VIII probably DO before this is in print.
then they will be satisfied both arc
to blame. 1t is no joking matter to the
ministers OF Iowa. They feel thai
neither Taft nor Wilson are in touch
with the religious sentiment of the
Icountr: today on the temperance ques-
tion.
This town OF Allison is soon TO be
blessed with a new modern hotel. The
investment will represent some $4,000.
Ray Brothers. the bankers here, are
putting up the building, and DO SO
with no expectation Of getting ever
fair interest. but as II 1. their home
town and likely to be for some time.
civic pride is the explanation. w. s.
Lincoln, the present hotel proprietor.
viii be the new landlord. or rather the
landlord OF the new hotel and furnish
it with new furniture t%n-uout. ali CT
which is a good thing for the town as
we'll as the travelling public.
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Now the above was written not to
extend the taHy act to Ray brothers.
and they really are entitled to much
credit for this hotel project, but to
point out that some other county seats
OF Iowa need new hotels more than
Allison. And they will have them
only when weil-to-do business men
represented in such towns by CONNER
cfal clubs take up such projects and
put them thru with no expectation Of
fair returns in the way OF rent for the
first few years. or Of getting back the
money IN full for the stock they sub
scribe and pay for. Ray brothers prob
ably Will not get : per cent net on their
investment. but Ray brothers. bankers,
owning other cal estate. viii get 1t all
bach and more. when Allison grows in.
10 a larger and better town. az a result
of this and other work in the saIne
line. The writer can mention, II nec-
essary, two county seats in Iowa.
where travelling men and lawyers and
even judges figure or spending as
little time as possible, simply because
Of q lack OF modern hotel accommo-
datfons they are willing to pay for.
These towns. at a low estimate. are
failing to tax in from the travelling
public $50 a day, which nov goe to
adjoining towns. n which II left at
such county seats would increase the
trade Of the towns for necessary sup
plies. a matter Of over $4,000 a g
Business men in such own could
subscribe for 800 stock in such ho-
tells. urn around and sell it for %
cents On a dollar and still be ahead OF
the game inside of ten years.
The Chicago Great Western has tried
the experiment OF motor cars from
Clarion to Oelwein and apparently CIV
en- it up and now are running regular
trains. Two reasons are given. One,
the motor car was not large enough,
4. e.. n car, to handle the passenger
traffic. The other was the a itself
could not or did not make the time
scheduled. They say get a maxi Of
motor car that can make time. and run
1t over the a every hour or two.
And said travelling men then will in
ure the motor car project as a paying
proposition.
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