Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-15
TELLS OF MARsHALLrowN.
Christian Science Paper Prints Story
Concerning This City.

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Christian Science Paper Prints Story
Concerning This City.
The Christian Science Monitor, in Il
recent issue, prints an article on Mar
of this city. In the publication Of the
story a cut showing the Western
Grocer Company's plant was used. The
article follows:
"Marshalltown, Acknowledgment
in the middle west is typified by this
city which has grown from a prairie
town of the 7Gs to a flourishing center
in the manufacture Of steel and iron
products. It's history is interesting to
4 world which. at every mention of the
name Of the Hawkeye state may think
Of alluvial lands and a wealth of strict
ly agricultural products.
"A city Of about $4,000 population.
situated in the center Of Iowa, in the
rich corn belt. at the intersection OF
three great competing railroad systems
of the northwest, radiating north.
south, east and west, Marshalltown
commands in every direction the trans
portation field Of the western Missis-
sippi valley. The rapid aggregation Of
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soil, demanding an outlet for invest
ment, the close proximity to coal fields
with quantities Of cheap steam coal,
upon each Of the three railroads, the
rapidly growing transportation lines
demanding goods for carriage, the cry
ing need of the great west for products,
manufactured near at hand, impelled
the shrewd business investor Of the
potent forces. and create this city OF
factories and industrial institutions.
Altho far from the raw materials of
iron and steel, the city's proximity to q
rich market for their sale has drawn
these materials to its doors, and today
the finished products are found in use
in practically all parts of the United
States and in some Of the other coun-
tries.
Manufacturing Growth.
"The last. few years have seen the
character. Of Marshalltown's population
change by the introduction of class
Of energetic and efficient business men
intent on succeeding in their various
lines. A steam trap for heating radia-
tors is being manufactured and eX-
ported. With the main factory and
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twenty -one branches scattered over the
entire United States, with one other
factory and five other branches in
Canada. They have developed the lars-
est factory in the world for the manu-
facture Of what is known. as steel fur
naces for heating buildings and which
are in use in Canada and the United
States, Austria and Hawaii. They are
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water governors used in stationary en-
CINE plants of this country. in the loco
motive works Of Pennsylvania and in
the battleships Of the American navy,
buggies, and railroad cars, and have
bridge boiler and structural iron works
whose products are used to large ex-
tent in the sky scrapers Of San Fran
cisco. and even in Norfolk, Va, and
Chicago.
Pork and beef, natural products of
this locality are manufactured in Mar
shalltown for export to England and
Germany Sweet corn, beans. tomatoes,
cabbage, cucumbers and other vegeta-
bles are prepared for food and canned
at an immense factory owned and OPP
Grated by a s5,0o0.00o syndicate of
wholesale grocery houses in this state
and Minnesota.
Small Tools Made.
"Mason's trowels and small tools
made in Marshalltown are the leading
sellers Of their line in practically all
of the great hardware jobbing houses
from ocean to ocean.
Hides and furs from British Column
bia, Arkansas and Maine are assembled
in MarshalltoWn and graded or tanned
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New York City or of Michigan.
There is an Independent competing
oil company with a number of branches
in other states and whose sales annual
ly surpass the million dollar mark.
among other things manufactured
and exported are wrenches. hatchets,
hammers, brick, tile and pottery goods,
syrups. candies, lighting plants and
railroad bridge equipment.
an Marshalltown is located the Iowa
Soldiers Home. where, in beautiful
park overlooking the Iowa river. are
eight or ten fine buildings for the care
and comfort of civil war veterans.
Twenty miles Of paving. with electric
car lines and streets lighted at night
with beautiful electroliers, present to
the visitor an impression Of municipal
efficiency and comfort, Marshalltown
has the commission form Of govern
ment 1t is controlled by a commission
Of business men, and there is quick
response to business needs. Saloons
have been abolished by action Of the
majority Of the citizens.
''This city possesses the decided ad-
vantage Of being located upon the
ocean to ocean transcontinental route,
known in the early days as the old
overland trail. the federal governments
military road to the frontier forts. To-
day It is rapidly becoming the main
thoroughfare for transcontinental auto
mobile traffic and may be selected. 1t
is said. aus the highway which the fed
eral government has contemplated
building across the continent"
1.-THE Guy WHO Cuts Across"
Editor Times Republicans: My per-
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