Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-04
LOCAL COMMENT

If we get a viaduct and two miles of
street car extensions next year there
will be something doing to keep the
town going forward and it nov looks
for all the world as tho We were going
10 get them all If the boulevard around
the court house square is built this fall
and the Country Club moves over TO
the street car line or the street car line
runs out to the Country Club then there
will be few more boosts for greater
Marshalitown. About all we will need
then is the Lincoln Highway and some
more new houses. always more new
houses. We need them now.
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In Des Moines, where several well
known architects live. there is habit
of building very small three four and
FIVE room houses to rent which are
artistic and beautiful in spite of their
small size and low cost. That is what
We need In Marshailtown When people
here Will pay $25 per month for neat
but strictly modern four room house on
the back end of an inside lot where the
barn ought TO be il means that places
| in which TO live are getting scarce
| Five room cottages, pretty but modern
should be spotted al! about the town
for the people are here to occupy them
and more are coming.
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In harmony with the general pro-
gress of this community is the inaugur
alton of an auction sales business on
a large scale. If widely advertised this
venture can be not only success for
the promoters but the means of bring
ing great crowds of buyers to this city
and it will create a local cash market
| for the products of the nearby farms.
A cash market in which to sell and a
cash market in which 10 buy the neces-
sary breeding stock for every farm.
! About all we need in this community
now TO make it the grandest place in
the world in which to do business or to
! live is some better roads We have
laid out county road system of main
Travelled roads approximating $50 miles
BY actual statistical count in other
states il has been found that so per
cent of the travel is on 10 per cent of
the roads which means that from so to
+ SO per cent OF the travel Is nov on orr
county roads Increased taxes for roads
have been levied by law and now we
are up to organization. There is one
way and only one way in which we
can give $50 miles of roads proper at
tention and that is by having not less
! than ten road divisions Of fifteen miles
each with one of The strongest men in
the county, one known 10 be road
enthusiast in charge Of each division.
! Ee should be appointed superintendent
Of his division and then ne should be
given an appropriation Of not less
than $40 per mile per annum for drag
ging and another fund for repairing
roads and be permitted IN spend this
money according to his own judgment,
accounting only TO the board OF super
yisors for what ne spent It, Stalwart
men can be found. everyone OF whom is
fully as competent to handle road
money as any mem.,er Of the board and
none but men Of this caliber should be
approached. In this way our roads will
be put in charge of the same kind of
men who now manage our county fair.
Let them have some money and free
rein Then hold them responsible for
results and publish What each man has
accomplished with this money. Small
divisions. big men. public spirit and no
red tape with the road money we now
I have will give us some roads. If we do
iIol w u lHFs hiiiu VIC al
headed for the ditch for. our roads have
been worse this year than they ever
were before
! Of course. the above plan applies only
/ to road dragging and small repairs. All
| hill cutting. bridge work and large
grading must be condrcred under the
! direct. personal supervision II the
county engineer. but 1t Is for the pur-
! pose of enabling him to give his close
attention to the big work that we must
/ 81 hlet tn, every day inspection and
care Of road maintenance. However,
/ when our biggest men take hold OF this
( road work their enthusiasm Will lead
!, then, before the board with offers from
| their neighbors to Cooperate and assist
in large hill cutting undertakings and
in crawling for a hard surfaced road
The crawling bee with the county
ma wing for only q portion Of the expense
is what has brought the graveled roao
to few counties while many have
gone without