Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-02
Looker-On In Iona

Ackiey, Oct. 2.-Probably no town of
its size in the United States is spend
ing the amount of money IN public and
! private Improvements that Iowa Falls
Is doing today. The condition Of the
streets tells the story of what is to be
done in the way of paving. Sixteen
blocks are all torn up. the necessary
grading nearly done and yet there's a
big worry for fear winter comes before
the job is finished. Thirty thousand dol
lars will be expended for this purpose.
Then the bridge across Rock Run is to
be wfdened. graded and paved, requr-
ing $4,000 more Add TO this 100000
for expense in extended sewer and
water pipes. So much for what the
taxpayers are doing.
Uncle Sam has commenced his pest
office building. He has appropriated
$4,000 and 1t will be expended before
the building is finished and occupied.
Then comes the new school house. A
building much better than some towns
use for that purpose has been wrecked
SO that the new school house can oc-
cupy the lot. Some say It's $4,000
building. some mention $4,000 and one
dubious taxpayer says $4,000 viii be
necessary 20 finish this modern build
ing with swimming pool gymnasium.
manual training apparatus and ma
chinsry But who cares: The average
citizen in Iowa Falls glories in being
30 COMPOUNDED extravagant.'
For years Iowa Falls has lacked hotel
accommodations Soon they can handle
the crowd The Woods hotel has been
or rather is being rebuilt. Thanksgiv-
ing day the hotel company hopes TO
have 1t done. When finished there will
be seventy guest rooms. three story
brick building on the corner. say 100
feet front. and 10 feet south extension.
This will be fully $4,000 investment.
All these big things, make the men
ton Of four enlarged and rebuilt store
buildings and many fne residences
seem small improvements. And once
more in this column 1t can be said,
God makes the county-say 5000 an
acre close by-but man makes the
town.
Iowa Falls is in Hardin county.
Hardin county is progressive" coun-
very hard. But right here Is a promi-
nent republican who wants to get back
in the fold. Wants to be "fn good and
cans. standpat and progressive, will get
together on Senator Cummins' plat
form. ie.. proposed recognized COM
promise platform. there is yet hope for
Iowa remaining in the ranks OF repub-
licanisn. He hears Of many so-called
standpatters who will support Cummins
il the progreseives or rather the radi-
cal element Of that wing Of the re-
~ insiS- naming for
the primaries a straight progressive.
But II we don't get together well-"the
hide will go with the carcass"
Illustrating the times we live in. an
electric light and power plant in Iowa
had in their employ number Of mer
doing some expert work for which they
were paid IS a day and beard for ten
hours work That's more than some
preachers and newspaper men receive
for their services twentyfour hours
day. Well It so happened when the
new line was finished in Nextown it
vas necessary to find a boarding house
for these men. The company found
out the first class hotel asked 1926 per
day and If they came two would have
to go in a room. To shorten the story.
the company wouldn't pay such price
and boarded them for So a week in
another hotel Result all quit work.
Three days later another result. COM
promise, all went to work. All were
boarded at the 1925 day hotel. Every
company now figures s1o.25 for each
mans labor Wonder II the dear pub
lie will not eventually pay the bill.