Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-09

M ThSIeer.of 1911 was not remark
able for big business improvements or
Rsosresa In any Of the
sscities Of Iowa but nevertheless Mar
ssshalfsxwn. '6n5aSSA a. neat gain in-pop-
Eulation and made marked advancement
I'm manufacturing and mercantile
way. Several substantial new indus
tries we're added to the interests of the
.Scity, bringing with them many new
4 families and Offering employment for
\ many men,,
I'M ThueF the city sAgH0wM> aeSpiter -Sho
\ claims Of other towns that the year
was disastrous one in business way,
y IL shown by the increased school at
81 tendance. the larger number Of voters
Registered, and by the fact that there
u IRE but few vacant houses.
That the Industrial institutions have
& enjoyed. prosperity is. shown by the
4 fact that very lew ..:en are unem-
& ployed. This fact is especially crafty
II inR to the citizens when other cities
!. ana towns have complained Of tighter
times afd OF 10 many unemployed men.
Practically all merchants report an in
creasedl businesses over the preceding
year. During the year several new re-
4 tail business concerns have opened.
9~Nsral New Factories Added.
DMfhK- the year several:
. tories and business institutions were
added among which might -be mem
u toned tho new creamery. the Marshall
/: town Sewer. Pipe and Tile COMPANY.
western Paris. Green Works. Mer-
VI chants. Co Operative Brick. and Tile
& Company. Light Draft Harrow Com
i pany. Miller Nancy Cement Products
Company. and .Hegland Produce Com
Many AZ .xynong,at more important
h new institutions a. ts:a-ss>.ss,s .12..:'
An Institution gained to the city dur
Z. ing tho year Of 1911, which Aas proved
Of greatest benefit not alone to the city
but to the surrounding territory. Is the
!. Mars1,alltown Creamery Company. The
creamery was opened March Is by p.
~. saveraid, who came here from Hux-
ley that he might enlarge his business.
The. creamery Is situated on South
Third avenue In tho. building formerly
u occupied by the Brunswick Balke-Col-
Il lender Company During the summer
months thei creamery was employing
! i've men, which Is about the normal
iorce. Some idea Of the size Of the, bus
r mess OF the creamery can. be gained by
'the figures SHOWING the expenditures
i for cream. During the nine months CT
= Operations from March % to Dec. 81.
Z the company paid out 10000 for
.sscreaps or at the rate Of $53.s30 a year.
AsThe cream Is secured from Marshall
Z and adJacent Counties.
" ka.Mafshalltown Sewer Pipe and
SkEile Company promises to become one
Nof The Heading manufacturing plants
". ~A los$A to- 11o
I. son With twenty six employees, but will
eventually employ, about 100 men. This
!. companys.Wiu manufacture sewer pipe
and filing. The. company occupies the
old pottery plant. the main building OF
which Ii ued solely as a drying build
ing. This building Is Of three stories
with ground dimensions Of 30x120 feet.
The plant was rehabilitated and re-
II modelled and when entirely completed
u will represent an outlay of $4,000. The
Is capitalized for 5000, 900. F.
III. 0Aryis the manager. . y, %.
NJ Tho .sMerehants,,. COOPERATIVE Brick
s and Tile Company also gives promise
Of becoming one Of the city's leading
industries. The company was incor-
4 porated under the laws Of South Da-
8 kota With an authorized capital stock
h Of $500 900. The old Finkle brick and
Z tile factory was taken over by the new
q concern and rehabilitated and greatly
improved. When in full operation the
company hopes to employ fifty men. L.
: C. Abbott is president. E. H. Schilling,
vice president: A. G. Brenneck, secre-
!. tary: I. 8. Finkle, treasurer; and H.
q G. Hamilton. general manager.
x The Light Draft Harrow Company
was..organized.. for the purpose of
=, 1a,ith a Canit9l
4 stock Of $4,000 It will eventually en-
aploy a. large number, of men and should
become one Of the leading manufactur-
\ Ing plants Of the city. The officers
are:s G. +. Forkner, president; r. T..
Williams, vice president: f. B. Gin
ton. secretary; ]. ]. MCGUIRE treas
urer. These officers, with p. F. Arney,
constitute the board Of directors.
one Of the few plants of its kind In
the country Is, the. Western Paris
F Green Works, which was organized by
a. a willard, q. r. Ruth. and others.
{ The company has paid up capital
stock Of sc, 900. 1T occupies the Finkle
e, building at 312 May street. with
ground dimensions Of 30x12O feet. 1t IS
& devoted to the manufacture OF paris
green and is now in operation. Its out
put is 80 constantly in demand that Its
d success Is assured.
The Miller Nancy Cement Products
!, Company was organized by D. s.
Iariney and H F.. Miller for the manu-
4 ctiirc Of 'IdeaY' cement building
Is blocks, aMcElroy REINFORCED ~ cement
fence posts land cement novelties The
!, plant has been operating since last
q March and has been successful, ss.s>
The Hegiand Produce Company,
y Wholesale poultry and egg dealers,
\: moved to this city from Roland last
6 March that the business Of the con-
q. cern might expand. Tornelius and
BENJAMIN HIGHLAND are the owners. u,
b Many New Families Arrivs..e /,
The population Of the city has been
sweled by many new families who
81 have come during the year from all
parts OF the country to make Mar
{ shalitown their home. A complete list
q OF all who have come during the past
:. twelve months IL not. of course. OBJ
tainable, but those who have come I'M
/: der the observation Of the Times Re
\ publican % having como in 1911 are as
4 follows: s,
Mrs. W. r. Treadwell and her daugh:
b ter, Mrs. Ward +. Agnew, of Fairbark,
-. al