Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-05
Local Comment

With the manager of the rev sewer
nipe factory in town preparing for the
employment of fifty men and with Mr..
fiplIle perfecting his new company in
corporation to employ another fifty
men at brick making, things are DRIFT
ing toward boom in Marshalltown.
Another soaking rain would loosen UP
the farmers purse strings and bust
ness would be rushing this fall.
The sale of the Green Mountain farm
at an average advance of S11 per acre
for the past three years is merely an
evidence Of what is going on in this
part of the state. The return of far
lners from the semi-arid west to seek
Iowa farms to rent for next year has
already been felt in the real estate Of
fees. There are going TO he more
renters Than farms in Iowa next
spring.
To a man from Waterloo the T. r.
must look as big as the Chicago Tri
bune. Advertisers in Marshalltown
should appreciate their opportunities
Verify this is a dry period in local
history. Even the justice courts have
been drained almost dry Of the usual
supply Of drunks. Since the saloons
closed there has heen very little for the
police and justice courts TO do. But
look at business say the liberals.
Real estate. however. seems to thrive
in these dry towns. a residence in
Marshalltown was sold recently for
$4,000 70 q woman who would not buy
until she was assured that there were
no more saloons in Marshalltown. The
agent who sold the property insists
that he Is having more calls for city
property than ever before.
Marshalltown business men are en-
trely too quick on the trigger in find
ing fault with those VINO attempt TO
do something for the town. Those
members of the Marshalltown Club
who put on an aviation exhibition I'M
many people TO town a. come on the
biggest days at the county fair and the
exhibition. when it finally came. was
marvel TO behold. Thousands who
STAYED agreed that while they had not
seen all that was advertised they had
seen one OF the most wonderful things
hey ever expected to see in their life
times.
That the aviator. st Henry refused
to fly until late in the day was no fault
of the club mana cement Flying ma
chimes are In so experimental a stage
of development and avia1ors are so in
experienced that they are afraid for
their lives every time they ascend.
Ever few days one is killed and any
one talking personally with ST. Henry
could see that the man was conscious
all Of the time Of the danger he braved.
Realizing for the moment that the
aviator deliberately faced death and
took the risk conscious all Of the time
that it was risk of his life one can
easily understand why he should be
particular about the wind.
His delay at Marshalltown was no
worse than at all other points for he
had made only one flight out Of TWEEN
ty that month before 6 o'clock p. m.
Remembering that other aviators
sometimes disappoint crowds for days
at time we can feel that we We're
lucky in Marshalltown to have seen
any flight at all. Those who went
there were engaging in hazardous en-
They should have been
content with their luck and when they
recovered part Of their admission
after they We're unwilling to stick it
out they ought to quit kicking.
The Marshaltown Club settled with
St Henry on q basis which may in
duce him to return. If he or another
should come everybody should make it
a point to see him and to stay until
dark and return the next day If neces-
sary. To see man rise into the
clouds in a motor machine. soar around
at will and return to land is worth a
week of any mans time camping right
at the spot. Many man has Travelled
around the world to see nothing so
marvellous.
mAoDIen