Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-12
AVERAGE INCOME or ENGINEER,
ING Class OF 1910 s4owN TO
d e4.soo.
MANY IOWA ENalMeeRs
EARNING UP TO $4,000
Remarkable Showing Made by class Of
1891, Nine Of Veurtssn Msmbsrs
\ Averaging $12,soo Ysariy-st.t. Col.
Iess Product. Back Of Gigantic I'm
sinssrins Projsets.

Special to Tines-Republican.
Ames. July 12.-Engineering educa-
ton as provided at Iowa State college
evidently pays. Taking veteran and
youngster, big man and little man
alike, old grad and new grad, the av-
erase almunus OF the Iowa state coll
lege engineering school earned an in
come Of approximately $4,000 in 1910.
Some men did better. One Of the huns
dreds Of graduates. Of the institution
reporting had an income In excess of
$4,000 that year: the boys who had
Just gotten their degrees in June of
1910 did not earn more than $1,000 on
the average. But. taking them all to-
gether and averaging them. their pro-
fessional income was $4.221 for the
year 1910.
These interesting facts and more like
them are disclosed in a complete d.
rectory of engineering graduates just
compiled by the engineering division of
the Iowa State college. The book
makes valuable record Of the work Of
the institution and its influence in the
world and a copy of it will be placed
in the reading room Of every high
school in the state. The Iowa State
college engineers have gone to every
state in the union to work. and they
are located In responsible work in a
dozen foreign countries, though the
larger percentage Of them have located
In Iowa to carry on its engineering.
construction and manufacturing work.
They have done large things every
where. One conceived and planned
the notable railroad across the Flor
ida keys; another built some Of the
greatest hotel buildings in the country;
still another has charge Of the con-
struction Of the great Northwestern
railway terminals in Chicago. The
story Of Iowa State college engineers
is woven closely with the story Of the
nations industrial development.
Average Annual income 5000.
Speaking Of tho men who got out,
Dean A. Marston Of the engineering
division said: "The average Iowa
State college engineering graduate
comes to earn about 5000 per year,
ana those who may be considered lead
ers earn a similar amount few years
after graduation. There Is fair
sprinkling Of men whose pecuniary
success is Tar above these amounts. !
was at Marshalltown the other day
where. three Of our graduates. the Old
est only seven years out OF college.
are occupying positions with salaries
Of 900 to 5000 per year in manu-
facturing compdny which has built up
q business covering the entire country
within a few years. In another case
three Of our men borrowed money 10
buy and operate q coal mine. and one
reports. after being out five years. an
income Of 81, 900 per year Such cases
show that men may get along well as
engineers in Iowa..
Engineering Opportunities Increased.
one Of the unique facts disclosed by
the reports of graduates made to G. >.
Nichols, who compiled the directory,
concerns the class Of 1891. Its mem
bers have made the greatest success
financially of all classes. Nine out OF
fourteen members reporting show an
average earning in 1910 Of 1880. OF
the FIVE who did not report, some are
enjoying incomes even larger than that.
It is q striking fact that the men who
went out Of the engineering schools
the same year also report unusuai
financial successes.
1.-The opportunity Of the engineer IS
large and 1t Is opening up larger than
ever" says Dean Marston. especially
here in Iowa. In this state we are at
the beginning Of new era OF Indus
trial development which will give
place to every trained man who wants