Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-26
!: LOCAL COMMENT

With the thermometer at "a below
and the enthusiasm OF the Good Eel
lows blown over after the Christmas
season has passed II becomes necessary
to revive the permanent organization
, of the Observation-Disclosures Charities
Association. Here is a good subject
for Sunday morning sermons and mid
week discussions. Chicago has its mu-
nicipal commission on tho problem or
the unemployed. Every city in Iowa Is
experiencing the demand Of the unem-
ployed for work and Marshalltown is
no exceptions. We have with us this
winter situation which has seldom
existed and it must be met.
People who would like to have their
streets improved next summer with
paving should get busy with their pc
titions now as the low cost Is always to
be obtained on contracts let IN the WIN
ter time. A curb at the usual price
costs SIS and concrete paving at $1.2o
would cost S125 for a thirty-foot street
and siNty-foot lot front CT 500 for
twenty-four- foot street which is
, wide enough for streets a mile or more
from the court house. Divided into
pro rate from s2050 to SIT per annum
plus interest at per cent on the
amounts unpaid. Property values in
variable rise when paving is laid and
in most cases 1t is good investment.
The beauty OF the evergreens in the
business streets suggests again what
an eternal pleasure it could be to have
dc ms rlso cd
Handicapped with ornamental trees and
srubbery. Let Mr.. Rubee nave free
hand at his work next spring and make
Marshalltown one of the memorable
beauty spots on the entire Lincoln
Highway Travellers from New Eng
land will carry our fame and glory to
California and back again. Farmers
thruout central Iowa will move here
to build fine homes and retire. Trav-
cling statesmen will rent and build here
and make Marshalltown the home for
their families. clean town, beau
tiful town, healthful town. good
schools and good environment are the
elements we should value most for
growth Factories will come of they
can make money otherwise not.
Fremont, Neb., now wants to do Tor
herself as we'll as Marshalltown has
done. letter to the secretary of the
Marshalltown Club asking for details
OF the Christmas decorations explains
that Fremont hopes to have festival
next year. Travelling men hear COM
ments about our street decorations
many miles from home and the story
of MarshalltoWn is not going to be told
in day.
The Good Fellows Club organized
If such a club may be said to be or
ganized-has done a good job both as
10 the relief II has carried to the needy
and as stimulant to other and bet
ter organized societies and organiza
tons. The success of the Good Fell
lows movement last year drew atten-
ton and showed how the work could
be done. This year the Good Fellows
find their self-appointed task much re-
lieved by the activity of other organ
/ izations and private charities which
| took over certain families and cared
! for them.
1t was well done in all cases. The
only criticism offered was confession
; Dy menlDer OF one Organization Una
| the distribution of help had been de-
! layed until the day before Christmas
] and that difficulty was found in max
! ing delivery. Every part OF the city
| WAS searched for needy and deserving
! with not too much stress put upon
/ desert and the emphasis on the need
! Good Fellows. and the other organiza
/ tions. lodges. Sunday schools and
| churches covered we'll the need Of the
! time and every child in the city had
(; Christmas.
! 1t all suggests that with the spirit OF
(, helpfulness strong as IL is in Marshall
(, town an effective organization nigh,
! be effected which would be in operation
all the year around. The lack is not
/ in the charity of the town but Of an