Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-18

sewer extensions, full value for every
dollar expended. good cages but hon.
est work, concrete paving at minimum
cost with no ham strung specifications,
enforcement Of present reduced rate
ordinances II possible with munici-
pal plant as the last resort. and drag
ging Of every unpaved street in the
city are all sound doctrine. However.
Pierce's platform il not far different
from that Of Jones. The principal diff
ference is In the men.
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A terrific demand Is being made
upon the T.-R. to republish ancient
history for campaign purposes, but
what's the use?
There is much speculation Just now
as to how the candidates will run In
the primary voting. Pierce. himself.
who seems to have a reputation for
political acumen is banking on the
present administration support to put
him second He places Jones hrst
with 1000. himself 500. ;Mohr 500. Nc
Carten $50, Greene 200 and Lyon so and
then he figures confidently that he will
get most OF the labor vote and some
from the minority candidates in the
election which ne thinks will give him
the victory by I 400 to 200 for Jones.
On Monday forenoon before Pierce's
announcement had appeared in the
newspaper Mayor Ing1edue had several
police officers. the IRE chief and other
city employees on the carpet in his Of
flee and told them that Pierce was go
ing to come out for mayor request
ing that they support him. Some pro-
test was raised at the meeting but the
mayor insisted. Ed Mack IL working
at the Elks lodge and on the street a
thousand times harder for Pierce than
he ever did on the maps. and Is hunt
ing for votes harder than he ever did
for sewer pipe, so Pierce Is thoroughly
justified in counting on the admins
tration support. but he may be under
estimating the strength OF both Jones
and the labor ticket. He certainly
does not give Greene and McCarten
and Lyon credit for much in the rum
ming The labor unions cast nearly
700 votes in their referendum and only
organized unions could participate.
There are hundreds Of workmen about
town whose crafts are not organized
but whose sympathies would be with
labor ticket and 1t would seem that
500 was a low estimate for tho labor
vote However, If Jones Is conceded to
be in the lead and Pierce really be-
lieves he can be second man It Is abb
eolutely necessary to put the others
down for low estimates or else there
will not be votes enough to go around.
The Savings and Loan Association Is
opening Its nth series OF shares which
may be subscribed for at fifty cents
per month per share. Twenty shares
at $40 per month Will mature into
g. 900 in less than eleven years so that
almost any wage worker In the city
could provide himself with home
paid for II he would but connect him.
self with the Savings and Loan Assoc
citation. Figure II out once and the
possibilities will dawn. Less than 1900
paid In will realize $4,000 in less than
eleven years. How IS II done? Elk
perienced business men contribute their
time free Of charge to act as directors
ana 70 supervise the loans. Their ex-
rerience costs the association nothing.
The funds are kept loaned on first
mortgage security at eight per cent In
terest and tho compound interest does
the rest And q would-be home owner
does not need to wait eleven years tor
the home either. since as soon as he
has paid IN enough on Ids shares to
give them the paid up value Of lot
he can borrow on the Shares enough to
buy q house and lot or bu3ld house
ana when his shares are paid out the
value Of the shares cancels the debt
ana he has his home clear. It is the
grandeat savings system ever known
and has worked into millions upon mil
lions OF success In almost every city in
thu United StateA