Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-12
Local Comment

Now that the street car line is being
operated to the park, and as result
more people are taking advantage of
the park as place of recreation, the
city council should devise some means
for lighting the grounds. park po-
liceman should be assigned to the
grounds at night and see that all per-
sons are orderly. With proper trans
portation facilities the park should
become a very popular place, but there
is danger, in attracting as it does all
classes that some will forget them
selves and make themselves nuisance
to others.
More or less criticism is heard over
the failure of street cars to be operated
on schedule time. Cars are oftentimes
certain point is on the time of a car
scheduled for another line. Naturally
this causes patrons to complain. AT the
present time. however. cars are being
operated al a disadvantage, in that the
crcssover to the park and fair grounds
lines it not in and some delays ensue
there. The pay-as-y ou-enter system
still causes little delay, and careless
On Main street often causes stops to
cars in order to prevent accidents. a
rigid enforcement of traffic regula-
tons in the business part Of town would
tend to lessen delays to street cars.
The introduction Of street cleaners in
the business part of town, with the idea
of Riding the pavement of refuse as
rapidly as it accumulates. promises to
provide much cleaner street The
paved streets of the city can not be
kept too clean, and the more that is
done to make them sanitary the better
1t Will be for the public health. This
is especially true of the dry season.
when the dirt from streets il allowed
to accumulate. will be sifted thru the
air and breathed into the lungs.
The dust nuisance in the country Is
one OF the best talking points for con-
crete roads, and during the long dry
spell this summer farmers are fast
learning TO realize this. The rapid in
crease of automobiles keeps the dusty
roads stirred up mos. Of the time, and
living in the country is not what it
the conditions are said TO be almost
unbearable. This nuisance will be
overcome when permanent highways
are built. and our country cousins will
hot be bothered any more than are resi-
dents on paved streets in town. Some
of the nearby small towns are already
agitating the oiling of their streets to
lay the dust thru town.
The promise of short course in this
city next winter will prove good news
to the farmers OF the county. who have
missed the winter gatherings during
the past two years. The Marshall
county short courses have been most
profitable during the three years they
were held, and next winters course
should eclipse all previous efforts.
tinues to show an increase which, al
tho not large. evidences growth each
year. The figures indicate, however.
that the smaller children of school age
are not increasing as rapidly as the
older ones pass beyond the school age
limit Still. from the daily announce
ment Of births, one would not venture
to class Marshalltown in the race sui
eide column.
The new law that will prevent boys
under IA wears of age using deadly
weapons should be enforced to the let
ter, and all sportsmen and parents
should take it upon themselves to lend
hand and see that the little fellows
are not allowed to run the risk OF In
juring themselves CT others by the
careless handling of guns Scarcely a
hunting season passes by but that
some one is hurt all because parents
do not realize the danger nor the fact
that a boy is not responsible when IT
comes to handling deadly weapons.
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| The announcement this week OF the
| building plans of the Lennox Furnace
and Quick Action Range companies, In
the erection of new and modern $780,
900 plant, is attracting the attention OF
the outside press. and bringing Mar
shalltown to public notice as man
ufacturing city. The new home for the
furnace and range industries OF the
city will probably eclipse anything oil
! its kind in the state, and will enable
both concerns to increase their outputs
to such point that they may meet
the increasing demands Of their trade
Marshalltown made good showing In
building last year. and with the nu-
merous big building projects undei
progress or contemplation now. 1919