Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-01-19
Looker-On In Iona

Allison, Jan. ls.-This town has for
long time needed q modern hotel,
and the completion Of the building
erected for that purpose by Messrs. W.
F. and ". j. Ray is near at hand.
This building represents an invest
ment Of $4,000: has twenty sleeping
rooms, hot and cold water. steam heat,
and the large lobby and toilets tiled
with the best ceramic tile In fact
the building is most Ep-to- cate
proposition.
The building will be com pleted by
! the 25lh instant, at which time the Fay
! brothers, who have erected She build
! ing. will turn it over under lease 70
Mr.. w L. Lincoln, the present land
lord of the old hotel here.
The Business Mems Association, on
behalf Of Mr.. Lincoln. will formally
open the hotel on Feb. ! with an eie-
CANT banquet. splendid orchestra. and
the opera house Will also be used on
that evening for q ball in connection
herewith.
Many Of the travelling men have ex-
pressed a willingness to assist Mr.
Lincoln in this proposition. IN that ne
| is mourning heavy expenses by way OF
new furniture and equipment.
In fact the town is now having a
| healthy boom"
| on the 18th ultirno. the electors
voted q franchise to Mr.. c. q Aackey'
OF Naverly, Iowa, 10 install an cleo
! trio lighting plant and this VIII De
| done another spring.
t Further an election will be held On
the 2eth instant TO authorize the board
! Of directors Of our school district TO
bond the district for $4,000 to be used
i 70. the erection Of a new school build
ing, strictly modern IN every particu-
lar. and il seems to have the unani-
NOUS support Of the citizens.
Also. sir 4. ". Johnson in erecting
a sash and door factory here Of vitri-
fed brick. 3sxloo feet. and It will be
a very complete plant when completed.
Several residences are under con-
Temptation. and on the whole. there
will be considerable building done an
other spring. in Allison.
Euraerou. editorials and much COM
ment is the order Of the day. concern
ing the present coal famine" In Iowa
The whole trouble is caused and &C
counted for by the fact that the peo-
ple. the consumers. viii net buy fheir
coal during the fall months OF October
and November The farmers are espe-
ciaIlr at fault in this respect Goa!
dealer In Iowa Falls told the writer
that while the farmers were hauling in
the oats and later shelled corn. ne
; urged many OF them to take out load
Of coal instead of going home with ar
emptv wagon These farmers have
! money living idle IN the banks and TOY
. them to buy their whole winters sup
W-5-'ES - . q cfaHR
ship. Again townpeople that have
weeks to a months supply OF coal II
their cellars. as soon as the hrst mol
lerv is heard Of "coal famine" tel
ephone they mus: have load
of coal "at once" tonight" i'm
mediately." The dealers tell wher'
they have rushed" a load to CONE
mans house, only to find the teamste
, has to go into the opal bin and shove
t hack half ton before he can UNLOAD
: what he has on the wagon SeFefa
e coal dealers in some towns have men
toned this kind of work, SO 1t mus
be quite general practice The Goa
n dealers this present season filed tn
q coal houses. and sold all they coui'
, from the cars as they arrived after
ward. and to empty car generaH
telephone some good pay" custome
urging him "to take another load OF
u this car" The railroads are no9 I
blame.
i Early in the season they brought y
the cars of coal with reasonable regu
4 larity. The wholesalers are not j
fault, for their travelling men could se
no more coal to dealer with his coa
house full ana three TO ten CARS zee
under contract arriving promptly
x Some inconsiderate writer In the paper
: seem to forget the railroads are q
anxious to haul coal as the people n
: to have It. Hauling 8 train load q
: coal makes good money for railroa
IL company They neither have to ioa