Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-13
SAYS PEOPLE IN TINE
WILL FULLY APPRECIATE
vsn.rabI. Soldier and Publisis& Re-
calls Former Homecoming q js~a
Soldiers - Camp Then Extended
From State House Wsst 20 River -
Missed an Opportunity to SECURE
Land When chsSp.
Special to Times-Republican.
Dss Moines. june 13.-"It's the bes
thing the state Of Iowa has ever under

IN ~
So spoke Gen, Granville n. Dodge as
he turned from facing the old hags in
the rotunde OF the state house to an
swer the reporters inquiry. He re-
ferred to the decision Of the state Of
Iowa to now. rather than at a later
date. make provision for the necessary
setting for the beautiful state house.
General Dodge had Just been out and
around the state house and made
careful survey of the entire tract which
it is proposed the state OF Iowa shall
own and control so that not only shall
there be a fitting surround for the state
capitol but the immediate surround
ings of the grounds shall not be left
dilapidated. and also I'm order that
ground may be preserved for the build
tngs and memorials which In the COM
ing century Iowa will erect He had
returned enthusiastic for the work. He
did not hesitate to speak out ana
plainly in praise Of the patriotic men
who had thus placed Iowa in the front
rank.
.-rhis is splendid thing the state
OF Iowa has set out to do" said the
veteran warrior and publicist and
am sure that as time goes on 1t VIII De
appreciated, perhaps very much pet
ter than now, for its importance VIII
then easily be seen. We are not build
ing for today alone but for all time;
let us build we'll. Sometime the people
OF Iowa will be ready to do honor 10
Ill who have assisted In making pos
sible this splendid Improvement lot
our fair state.
Recalls Former Home Coming.
"How we'll do recall the former
home coming of soldiers of the union
army and how all this hill looked then.
We had our tents out upon part OF
this ground, and both sides Of the
street out there were lined from the
capitol to the river with the tents OF
tho campers. 1t was with pleasure
commanded that splendid army. 1t
was $4,000 strong then. How easy IT
would have been for the state Of Iowa
in those days to have purchased the
ground the state ought to have. And
1t was only forty-thr years ago.
very short time In the history OF ma
lions.
THAT which the state Of Iowa Is now
doing is a duty long deferred. 1t 10
buying acreage here about the capitol.
cheap land. that In the future We may
have place where we can and viii To-
cate the many beautiful memorials tho
people of Iowa will erect to the menu
DRY of their honored dead. There Will
be buildings needed. There will be
monuments and memorials we shall
want to erect. We have honored our
great soldiery; we shall want to do
honor to our great men in civil life, for
some day we will appreciate very much
the noble sacrifices made by men like
Grimes and Kirkwood and Allison and
others. Iowa In now clearing the way
for that which some day the people
will demand in Justice to the great and
noble men who here laid the founda-
tions Of a great state.
And Iowa Is now going to secure
land at cost of say million dollars
that will soon be worth Ave millions.
No patriotic man should object. 1t is
a worthy work.
Il have, built seven monuments now,
all of national significance. In every
single instance We have found the
greatest obstacle that Of securing
proper site. Why I had to fight the
president and congress and whip Uncle
Joe Cannon besides to get the Grant
monument located rightly.
THE trouble with US has been that
we have too little realized the great
ness and the possibilities OF our states.
We have not built for the future well
enough. 1t is SO with private enter
prises and with cities. The railroads,
for instance. are spending millions of
dollars buying land for the terminals
ho{ Nv tori; y
they might want to use. So with the
states-they will have to expand and
perhaps spend vast sums in doing that
which ought to have been done at the
beginning. 1 am truly glad Iowa has
taken hold of this problem courageous
ly.'