Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-08
Local Comment

ton that the lawyers for the various
railroads and for the city have f'naliy
agreed upon a viaduct ordinance wnich
will be satisfactory to every one con-
cerned. For the first time in the many
months OF negotiation 1t now looks as
tho viaduct would actually be built
over the railroad tracks on South Third
| avenue. The only thing that can arise
to prevent such a contamination would
| be oxorbitant claims for property
damaged and needless delay In con-
demnation proceedings. but it is safe
to prophesy that there will some day
| be q viaduct built at this place.
J The dismissal of indictments against
the banker at Ferguson who had been
charged with taking funds that be-
longed to other people has established
a precedent in this county that bank
ers who are caught in such situation
can escape prosecution II they have
/ friends who will pay back the money.
Our county prosecuting department ID
| developing into an extraordinarily eff
cient collection agency.
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! There is to be meeting in the east
court room on Wednesday, Feb. 26,
, of the township trustees Of this county
/ 70 discuss problems Of road work. This
! meeting is required to be held by law,
but there is no penalty attached for
| trustees who refuse to attend. How
ever, the board of supervisors has
; planned to make the meeting practi-
/ cal and helpful to every trustee who
! has the responsibility Of expending
public funds and it is to be hoped that
every trustee in this county will take
a public duty seriously enough to at
I tend this meeting in order that all
may exchange ideas with the trustees
of other townships as to the methods
CT efficiency in township work which
/, have been the result of experience.
| The annual reports Of cooperative
i creameries at Clemens and at State
! Center in which dividends were taken
down by the members Of the society
! amounting to 81 per cent and 40 per
cent. should suggest to the farmers of
other localities an opportunity which
| they have failed to develop for them
! selves. The question was raised in the
Corn Belt Meat Producers meeting as
f! in Iowa If the price per acre continued
to advance and an instance %as related
OF a factory wage worker who had
bought farm near Marshalltown at
an enormous price per acre and was
paying. out on it faster than his pay
| ments came due because he was milk
ing few cows in connection with his
farming. This incident and the finan-
lo;o 1eI1 80 -,
cries is worth thinking about in ev-
cry township in this county.
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| The easy money which came to Mr..
Millhiser last month from flock of
140 industrious hens should suggest to
salaried people and wage workers in
town an opportunity to add to their in
come and to their comforts Of living
while providing a wholesome pleasure
at outdoor work in caring for fowls
Twenty dollars per month added to q
mans income would not be unwelcoms
in any household in the town.
The shortage in milk supply for Mar.
shalltown is becoming something seri
Gus. The price OF milk has scared tt
10 cents per quart in many cases an6
extra ordinary as 1t may seem, people
with milk to sell are able to get the
price because those who must buy art
unable to get their supplies elsewhere
! When Mr.. Allen abandoned his five
COW dairy in the sHighview neighbor.
hood this week he precipitated actua
distress in many a household. 1t Il
high time some one in the vicinity Of
Marshalltown was getting into the
dairy business for if it is not done
pretty soon this town will have to b
running milk trains as is done in all o,
the very large cities Of the land. ant
milk at from s to 10 cents per quar-
is a profitable business for any maj
to engage In.
The board Of supervisors should b.
encouraged in the employment OF :
county engineer. but township trustee
and local road superintendent nee'
not worry about the danger OF this en-
gineer interfering seriously with thei
, local administration. he would simpl.
be held in readiness. 80 far as tn
townships are concerned, to be con
suited when road construction is to b.
undertaken that requires engineering
work He would survey main Travelled
roads and file with the county audito
a blue print showing a profile OF
, permanent road grade from which plal
trustees could cut down their hills AM
. build up their grades to a permanen
3 plan, and each succeeding board b.
working to the same plan could carr.
on a policy of consecutive work with
out the waste Of duplication and
, destroying previous work to suit tn
different ideas Of a new board. HI
, would draw plans for county nrics
and road work and he would super
; wise all county construction work. H
would cost very little more per da
9 than the present bridge superintendent
!. and he would bring to the county il
the expenditure Of $4,000 or more O
public money per annurn. trained ex
. perience No private investor woul
build anything without such ma
and public money should be manage
with the same business care that PR
I vate money is managed.
People in Marshalltown are nov
securing the town to find suitabl
houses TO rent and the situation is 8
serious that il renter finds hous
, sold from over his head he has reaso
:. to fear. that he will actually be with
> out shelter for his family. Rents ar
= going up. This rise must inevitabl
> come as rents in Marshalltown hereto
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