Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-10
drag them they could do that mucl
more efficiently.

more efficiently,
The record OF building improvement
already made this season IL to be I'M
creased 40 the summer draws to q
close. It 10 said that there IL more
building in sight for fall and next
spring than has yet appeared this year
and already this year has been a BAN
ner year In that respect. The building.
too. has been mostly Of residences Tor
people to live In which means that the
town 10 growing in population.
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The same ID true Of factory develop
ment. The purchase Of lots by the
sewer pipe plant indicates enlargement
and the organization OF q new COM
pany to manufacture cutting shears
promises something big. 1t IL also
rumored that the alcohol plant will be
operated In the fall II a new petition OF
consent can be obtained, however. our
! town has done so well under the rule
Of the anti saloon element that there
| may be some objection to the granting
Of consent to manufacture straight al.
cohol.
What has become Of the Marshall
County Automobile Club that was to
do SO much in road improvement? Has
| so much steam escaped in organization
that none Is left for power?
! The announcement that the new fran
chise grantees are going to take over
| the local utilities plant soon is welcome
news for the prospect and the promise
Of better rates has not made 1t any
easier to put up with the present rates
F.! The fact that one Spectator has al
! ready optioned ground for town lot
| plating in anticipat ton of street rail-
way extensions indicates what Is to be
done to the old town when our street
railway does actually reach out some
where.
The sale Of old Pottery" lots this
week at half Of what was paid for them
! even after the pottery plant had failed
| to operate suggests that the boosters
who put up for this new industry did
not fare so badly after ali. The lots
cost 5000 apiece Over $4,000 of out
side capital was invested in the plant
and from twenty to sixty men have
been given employment off and on for
six or seven years. The boosters now
get Hall OIL INtlF DoSN dHt a
new industry is in operation and thriv-
ing which is worth to the town all the
lots cost II the boosters had never re-
covered a cent The same is true OF
the buggy company The full amount
of the principal invested by boosters
IN buggy company stock Is still safe
and employment for eighty to 100 men
has been continuous for six years or
more The prospect now is for cash
dividends, but whether they material
ize or not the boosters who put up
s2n5 apiece to start a buggy factory
have had their moneys worth every
year.
While in Omaha last Sunday the
editor of the T.-R. saw lads bathing in
a public park lagoon which was no
larger that the lone proposed Tor our
city park in Mr.. Rubee's plans and II
suggests practical methcd OF elm
mating the los OF several lives every
summer by drowning in the treacner-
Gus Iowa river. Let the lagoon be
sanded and built for bathing as we'll as
for boating. It will be we'll worth all
it costs as a public pleasure place.
The kids of the Rogers school are
sore ard they have a. right to be. MIS-.
WINERY is building house on their
ba, ground and now the kids have no
place in that ward in which to play
base hall or run. races for field Day
practice. However. Mrs. WINERY IS
not to blame. She could not be ex-
pec,ed to furnish a public play GROUND
at private expense. The school ooarh
must be held responsible and II there
is q. man on that board who ever
played ball when he was KID ne
should realize the necessity OF play
ground in Connection with school the
reason this Is mentioned Tow IS tnat
thare are two lots adjacent to the
Podee-s school which are yet avaflable
for a play ground If they are pur-
cha sci right away before someone nuSs
them for residence purposes. Inc
school board should lose TO Tune III
buvft,g the ground. Kids are en ,il
n place in every ward in town IN
which TO play ball. 1t is FAR pet'er
70, them than to be forced to play poor
| in some cigar store.
The boulevard proposed on South
Third avenue would enhance adjacent
! nronertv by more than the cost OF the
;rnnrovement. II property owners can
see it there is an opportunity there 1or
real estate syndicate to make some
| money