Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-29
IOWA ASSOCIATION COMPLETES
PLANS OF oRoANi.
zArloN.
COMMITTEE GUESTS OF
CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS
Banquet q. Hotel Followed by Form
uiation Of Arrangements For Making
Work Permanent and 10 Look After
States Interests at San Francisco
Legislature Not Blamed.

Cedar Rapids, April SIT has been
long time and probably viii be
longer time before Cedar Rapids again
sntsrtains as notable gathering. as
was entertained last evening by the
commercial club at the Hotel Mont
rose. II was the Greater Iowa COM
mittee, composed of the fifteen men
appointed by Governor Clarke to take
care Of the Iowa interests az the Pan
ama-Pacihc exposition and several
men, not appointed by the governor,
but VINO are so interested in the well
fare Of the state that they came 10
Cedar Rapids at the invitation Of the
commercial club, and are row Joined
in the movement TO boost Iowa.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose 70 discussing the plans OF organi-
cation, as originated by a suh-conmit-
tee of three men, W. ". Marsh, of
Waterloo; Ralph Bolton, Of Des
Moines: and ". G. Haskell Of this
city. These plans of organization Were
adopted at a meeting that preceded
the dinner served in the very best
Montrose style, and which was great
credit to the management Of Mr.. Tay-
lor.
There were forty-three men gath
cred about the tables in the small
dining parior, and as they seated
themselves about the long tables, the
lights were turned out, leaving only
the candles on the tables burning, but
Immediately an electric sign shone
forth bearing the legend, Boost For
Greater Iowa" This little touch of SEN
timent before the meeting spoke Of the
sentiment that was 10 be expressed
after the men had satisfied themselves
with the dinner.
Hear Fine Talks.
W. 6. Haskell of this city, then act
ing in the capacity Of POSTMASTER,
introduced the men who gave short
toaSts and booster talks. Il SCENE ed
the concensus Of opinion of all who
spoke. that out OF the seeming call
amity. when the legislature failed TO
see that any good could come from
the state providing the funds for an
Iowa building q: TIE Fanama-Facihc
exposition, that good was coming. The
failure Of the legislature to provide q
fund has aroused the big men Of the
state 10 take some action, and they
strength there Is much 10 be accom- D.
lished. They have discovered that they
really do live in a wonderful state anc
that Iowa is the best commonwealth il
the union. They have come to realiz,
that they, themselves, in endeavorins
20 make money have been. perhaps.
, trife selfish, IN not looking after tn,
good OF the whole state.
Legislators Not Blamed.
It was a notable feature Of all Of
the toasts that the men did not blam.
the legislators for the failure to ap
propriats state funds for the build
ing. but they blamed themselves 70,
not showing the legislators that til.
big men OF the state are interested il
this. Il Is not for the fair, or a boos
for San Francisco that they are doinl
It. II is not altogether to save tn,
pride Of the state. that they are doini
this, but it Is for the growth Of Iowa
to advertise this state as the riches
state in the union. and as the bigges
agricultural state in the country ant
AZ one of the states that must b.
reckoned as one Of the biggest manu-
featuring states in the union.
A Billion Dollar State.
Fl Iowa was spoken OF often as tn
Billion Dollar State" This is nearl.
true for the wealth Of Iowa. boil
agricu1tura1lv and indusrially amount
ed 10 over 5000, 100000 ,ast year. Fo
that reason then, these men com posin
the greater Iowa committee are goin
70 put iowa on the map.
But It has developed into this-th
greater IOWA association. as this or
ganization Is 10 be known is not TO D
composed Of only the wealthy men o
the state II Will have IN its member
ship the men Of more limited means
but men who want to boost for tn
state. It will be q truly democratic or
ganfzation whose work Will not en-
with the final day Of the great exposi
position in San Francisco. The wor
viii continue along the same lines a
a comm ercial club boosts a city, oni
this viii boost the state.