Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-17
Local Comment

ana OF the First Trust and Savings
Bank OF this city insures a continue
ton Of conservative, careful and safe
management for those two successful
banking institutions. ST. Clair Is an
other example of the opportunities
that are always open to become self
made man. At the prime of life from
the executive offices Of two large
banks he can look back twenty-five
years to a nervy, energetic kid selling
newspapers on a railway train and to
him the retrospect seems common
place. natural and even easy in ac-
complishment but from the other end
the prospect looking forward from
newsboy to bank president would have
seemed impossible and wholly improb-
able. Like most kids who begin hust-
ling for living he did not set the
present goal for his ambitions. He
simply hustled ana saved and hustled
and saved until he got there. He has
shared large portion of the RESPONSE
hility for building up the business OF
the banks over which he now presides
and should be able to keep up for them
continued growth
The death Of Mr.. Denmead removes
from the community one of its strong
and vigorous characters. He stood at
the head of two successful banks. By
wisdom and foresight In Investment he
accomplished a large fortune. For
came and went from his desk wiser
because OF his business counsel and
richer because Of the caution which he
instilled into them. These people will
miss their banker friend when prob
lens arise in their business and finan-
cial affairs. In addition TO his business
success Mr.. Denmesd did his duty by
his race He left three sons Of prom
Use. The eldest succeeds to the CASH
iership OF the bank and to the oppor-
tunity to preserve the Denmead dy-
nasty in a position of large business
trust.
Paving petitions for concrete paw
ing are In circulation for Park street
and North Seventh street. They are
being promoted by interested property
owners themselves and the city coun-
Gil desires that paving come up to It
IN this manner. Let people who want
It ask for it. Concrete pavement Is
being laid in Mason City this summer
at s13s per yard. IN Glenwood at $1.25
per yard. in Sioux City at s1.e3 per
yard and in various other cities in this
state at prices raneins much the same.
In the interest of the best public
policy It Is to be hoped that the ques-
ton of rural school consolidation in
eventually be settled In favor of the
town Of Clemens Consolidation of
rural schools is the great modern
in, Of y,1rh1ic
cation. Those who seek to retard 1t
are blocking progress. And in the ap-
plication OF consolidation the village
which offers the trading center. the
point, the church meeting
place should as a matter Of mere con-
venience be made the location Of the
central consolidated school. From it
should radiate the school conveyances
as the rural carriers OF mail radiate
from the postofYice ana as the traffic
Of the community all moves back and
forth in the ordinary course of life in
a settled community.
There must have been a grain Of
grim pleasure to the city attorney in
the occa sion which demanded OF him
an opinion to the effect that 1t was IL
legal for the city to pay those city
warrants once issued In payment for
expenses incurred in litigation in which
former mayor had become involved
after consultation with his personal
counsel but for which a seemingly
conhding court had adnonished The
city attorney. In the opinion Of the
city attorney the action Of the old city
council was clearly illegal but he ad-
,nits that an effort 70 collect the
he r,oi1hf
be frustrated in court. The ex-mayor
now holds these illegal warrants and
has never been able to obtain the cash
upon them and the amount Of the war
rants stands charged against him on
the city treasurer's books. but he holds
the trea surers receipt for this amount
which Is Illegal, too II the warrants
are, so the problem now is how can
the city square up with the ex-mayor
and recover the amount Of the war
rants.
AS to neter,ng water services there
is always a large question as to how
far to go. Water should not be sold
without being measured any more than
coal should be sold that way. The
board of insanity would be asked to
pass upon the case Of any man who
would propose that the city furnish
coal and groceries to the people for a
fiat rate per month for all they want
ed to use and TO lend to their neigh
bors. yet cities will sell their water
that way simply because 1t has been
done before. The result is that leaks
are allowed to go by neglect. Water
is wasted and when the supply runs
low new wells and larger reservoirs
are proposed at an expense OF many
Thousands Of dollars. 1t doubtless IL
extremely difficult to meter an out
side hydrant where houses have no
Easements and II the number Of such
services is small rigid inspection may
be cheaper than meter pits, but such
inspection should be made rigid and
wherever it is possible to install meters
they should always be put in The otty
should sell by measure just as the
merchant does and for the same rea-
SON.
Notice.
To Whom 1t May Concern.