Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-22
LOCAL COMMENT

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With all the state conventions that
are In sight for next summer there 10
need for careful organization on the
part OF local committees. The only en-
tertatnment that Is worth while is that
KIND OF organization which makes
everything move like clock work.
strangers should be met at the trains
and directed to the Marshalltown Club
or taken there In private cars. At the
Marshalltown Club every private room
IN town should be listed with the price
and the report of committee as to the
Kind of accommodations it offers.
When the guest has selected his room
he should then be taken there by a
volunteer guide at once. After that he
should shift fnr himself This will look
like lot of work at first but it lasts
only one day at a time and many
hands will make light work Of It If
they are we'll led. Ia
New Haven, way down east. Is not
the first city to be attracted to Mar
shalltown's boulevard system providing
for the parking of automobiles. The
plan has worked so admirably here
that journals devoted to municipal at
fairs have published illustrations of it.
However we have not finished the job
here. There is not room upon two
streets for the cars that come to town
and it is time we expanded. The next
move should be the enlargement Of
the semi-circular cinder drive south
of the court house. Mr.. Rubee's
plans for landscaping provide for this
drive RI ha vida 70 RI 20 re OF
one side. All that is needed Is two
concrete cutters about eighteen inches
wide such as are used in the cemetery
and the paving of the enlarged drive
with more cinders. At very little ex-
pense this drive can accommodate tie
more cars than any one city block of
spring and then the improvement of
year.
The annual report of the MARSHALL
town Savings and Loan Association
shows that it is destined to become one
of the large financial institutions of
the city. Cedar Rapids has one with
over 100000 loaned out. We have
a savings bank in this city with over
@i'ppo'pVp Va depositS 50 IL Is apparent
that this savings and loan association
will go to million before ii stops
All it needs is age. During
the coming summer it will make pos
sible the building of new homes which
will add 100000 Of new values to our
city and while it is doing that it will
offer people place in which to earn
6 per cent upon their idle capital and
it will hold out even greater profits as
an inducement to salared people TO
save upon the monthly payment or
investment plan. Talk about being a
good thing for the town. where can
You beat it:
When Mr.. Anderson was promoted to
chieftanship of the fire department
long service on the force was re-
recognized. Mr.. Anderson. himself. is
a highly respected citizen and it is to
he hoped that he will insist upon strict
discipline and high morale within the
department. Our. property depends
upon this fire force for its safety in
time of fire and we have a right to de-
mand force which can be depended
upon to be at its place of duty and in
fit condition to respond.
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The county engineer has made an
estimate that it would require over
half million dollars to replace all our
temporary bridges in Marshall county