Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-15
Local Comment


and such institutions as hospitals. Y.
NJ. C. AS and organized charity asso-
Citations should commend themselves
to him.,
If the federal government should de-
eide to build magnificent permanent
highway across the continent and the
old overland trail passing thru Mar
shalltown should be selected as the
route, this city would profit immensely
by constant stream Of overland travel
turnout the eight or nine open
months. 1t would probably necessitate
the erection Of new hotel and would
stimulate business in many other lines
In anticipation of the possibility OF
such a thing coming about, our boaro
of supervisors should arrange to put
Marshall countys section Of the trans
continental route in perfect condltloh.
Story county has secured from the
state highway commission profile LOT
permanent grade entirely across the
county on this road showing the cuts
and fills and Story and Boone counties
together have arranged to spend $27,-
600 on fifty miles of this highway in
consideration of a bonus from the ma
tional government Of 100000. BY the
end of this summer all traffic over this
route across the state when passing
from the Boone and Story county roads
to those in Marshall county, are going
to get a very unfavorable impression
of our county by reason OF the COM
parison in roads. 1t is up to us to put
our house in order for our netghbors
along the street are cleaning up their
lawns and painting their buildings.
The town of Grnnell, less than half
as large as Marshalltown, reports as
sets of over 100000 in its loan and
savings association and the growth Tor
last year alone increased Its assets by
$4,000. Grinnell started her associa-
ton eighteen years ago and the nrst
annual report showed assets approx
mately equal to those of the Marshall
town savings and loan association. II
ysuch an association in Grinnell couiu
grow to 100000 in eighteen years. the
same kind OF an institution in Mar
shalltown ought to pass the $boo,ooo
mark In the same length of time. and
then it would hardly compare with any
one of several such associations which
are In existence in Waterloo and Cedar
Rapids. The installment plan of pay
lHS IOTa h uOIlc Ia q So-opSA AS>--
association is an ideal way for wage
earning people to acquire property.
The loss Of thousands OF dollars
worth Of automobiles in frame build
ing in Union should suggest to owners
of extensive automobiles living outside
of Marshalltown, that the large brick
and concrete garages in this city which
| are virtually fire proof should be util-
lied as places of safe storage for their
! cars. 1t would not be much trouble
for an auto owner. twenty-five or thir-
| ty miles away, to run his car into q
Marshalltown garage for storage.
The efforts now being made In the
vicinity Of Clemens and ST. Anthony
to consolidate rural school districts
| and erect graded schools in the VII
lagos for their accommodation of q
! wide area Of the townships. is In line
with the best and most up-to-date
school reform that we have. The day
| of the little white school house at in
tervals of two miles apart has passed
in Iowa. 1t is relic Of pioneer times
and is as much out OF place in modern
agricultural society as an old horse
| sweep power for a thresher. The chill
dren Of our farmers are entitled to
| the best that there is in school adj
vantages and that means graded
school always. The teachers will be
better paid, more experienced, and
more efficient. The larger number Of
pupils will permit of the arrangement
Of classes. The school buildings will
be better ventilated and more sanitary
| and tho safety ~ little children in
the covered vehicles in the charge Of
q responsible driver will be far in ex-
cess Of what they enjoy when the little
folks must trudge along the public
roads for mile or more unattended
AS population grows, the public high
way becomes less safe than it was in
the early days when few people but
our own respected neighbors were ever
seen on the highways.
&
| The present board Of supervisors
seems determined to give some serious
attention to road and bridge improve
ment. The result Of the trip Of in
| spection made this week has been that
the board will attempt to change the
route of the highway in three or four
places In the county 80 as to save OF
eliminate. the expense of from one or
two bridges at each place. The re-
manning bridge will then be con-
structed Of concrete permanently.
When the road building season opens
there will be more careful grading
done according to competent engineer
ing plans than was ever attempted in
this county before.