Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-27
!, LOCAL COMMENT

Those who could not afford turkey
on the holidays can 10 some shop
ping now. What are left Of the crop
should go at cheaper prices.
The new year begins next week Are
you going to build IN the spring? If SO
ton about their ten year easy pawn en- :
plan. And II you would ike TO earn
s per cent upon your money with the
knowledge that it is safely invested
in mortgages on Marshallown real
loan association.
When stocks are counted and bust
ness recourted Marsialltowu mer-
chants will find that the buying has
not been ab2or-nally large IN winter
goods, but il is almost certain that
there Will be an increased demand for
the seasoaa bles during January ana
February. People are all very nluch
alike If one puts off his necessaries
for a few weeks because the weather
is warm they all Go. Look 70 the coal
dealers for proof OF this On the first
real cold day not one but several hun
bred viii telephone rush orders for
coal.
Nothing did our people SO much good
or contributed SO much TO the happi-
ness Of their Christmas as their giving
20 the poor. Let it be reminder that
there is g charities association in this
city with an agent competent TO dis
pense aid where it is needed At any
time in the year. Funds are always
needed, likewise clothing and supplies.
Do not let wearable clothing OF food
go 20 waste and whenever you want 20
celebrate q. success call up ". T.
Smith, the treasurer. and contribute
10 the fund for the poor. 1t has been
suggested that many a farmer would
ike 70 haze contributed Of poultry,
meat or produce. Let him ca. up Mrs.
Luther Ray, the agent. and she viii
direct him where 20 60. Charity can
well begin at Christmas, nut il should
never stop there.
The experience we have had this
winter with fairly good dirt roads UP
10 the city limits and aim st ;n2passa-
Die roads inside the city suggests some
form Of perme nenr !.nprovemen Of the
main travelled roads into town. We
might adept the rural pavemeat OF
concrete fifteen feet wide with gravel
shoulders as our solution. On the seven
year assessment city paving plan the
cost would be about SO Per annurl for
eec Oh sixty feet Of abutting property
where no curb was constructed ana
the city could wei afford 10 assume a
third Of this on strictly agricultural
land. To thus extend a paved street
10 the city limits on nine main travelled
roads leading into this city would ap-
Droxtmate 107 city blocks and the ci-ys
authorized mills for Improvements
would easily take care Of the c;ty's end
Of the expense when present paving
debts are out of the way. Why not
show the farmers how 10 build roads?
They are showing US just now.
Marshall county Will raise in taxes
this next year $4,000 for her county
bridges, $4,000 for her county roads,
nearly $1,000 from her auto license re-
cetpts to be spent upon her roads, and
$685. for her township roads. Dis
regarding for the moment the township
money this means that the beard Of
supervisors will have $50. 800 TO ex-
pend on bridges, small culverts and
roads. If the bridge Ievies are not
changed in the future this bridge
money Will replace every wooden and
iron bridge in Marshall county with
permanent concrete construction with
N the next ten years If Marshall
county could issue twenty-five year
road bonds as is being done in three
fourths Of the other states we could
build all Of these bridges during the
next FIVE years, pave the county roads
with concrete five times across the
county, gravel all the rest Of the coun-
ty road system, maintain them in per-
feet condition, pay the interest and pay
off the debt at the end Of the twenty
Ave years without any more tax money
except that about two-fiftias of the
paving expense. exclusive of bridges,
."5v.1 hive &c &c Recessed 10 the iaiitis
and towns especially benefited which
would be done by some such special
district plan as is now used in creating
drainage districts. Unless this state
adopts the bond plan of building pernna-
nent roads we will spend the tax
money during the next twenty-five
years just as we have spent il during
the past twenty-five years, and we
viii have no more to show for it ex-
cept the concrete bridges than we have
now. Some of our Iowa farmers who
ara afraid Of road bond issues had
better wake up and look around out
side of their state. Their tax money
is going to be spent in either event,
but the real question is as to what
are they going to get FOR their money.