Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-26
LOCAL COMMENT

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The action of the county road con-
vention Saturday, in voting to ask the
supervisors to bond the county for
grading and bridging of the county
road system, Is the most important step
ever taken toward the final accom-
plishment OF permanent roads. NO
roads can be made lasting without
nrst getting them to grade and having
the bridges permanent structures. The
board OF supervisors has entered into
the spirit Of the convention with salts
Tying promptness. and already Is PLAN
ming on the renewal of bridges this
season The question of surfacinS the
roads, which Is the one on which voters
differ, can be solved after the highways
are put to grade, and we have a system
OF bridges second TO none in Iowa.
The county fair association has voted
to increase the price of general admis-
sion for adults to the big annual ex-
hibition from IS to so cents. The ac-
ton has been taken after mature de-
liberation, and after weighing the sem
timent that may develop against the
increase. 1t is believed that for the
most part the patrons of the fair will
readily see the necessity of raising the
price. and especially will this be true
IT they take into consideration the Inn
provement made in the quality of che
exhibition from year to year. With
Marshall county's fair ranking each
year as the largest and best strictly
county fair in Iowa, the cost of the ex-
hibition has been increasing steadily.
The association does not want to go
backward, and it's aim each year has
been to make the show better than the
year before. All Marshall county
should be proud of it's fair. and the
show is worth half dollar Of any
persons money. lta
Marshalltown is open to the congrat-
ulations of it's friends in having been
officially declared a city of the first
class. This means that the city has
passed the $1,000 mark in population
to be exact the population stands Of
ficially at 1905. Better than all, the
town still continues to grow, and by the
time Of the next decennial census, pro-
viding the, proper kind of enumerators
are secured, Marshalltown will show
another most satisfactory five-year PEI
Rod of growth.
Have you contributed to the conven-
ton fund? If not you had better get
in line, for the Marshalltown Club
committee in charge Of the solicitation
is not going to rest until the $4,000
needed for the entertainment of the
seven conventions Is raised. Many con-
tributions have been most LIBERAL,
Others have been paid begrudgingly. 1t
is a matter of civic pride that Mar
shalltown make a fine showing to its
many visitors during the approaching
season. The benefits Of the good words
that will be spoken. and the advertis
ing resulting from a good impression
Of the city. will be worth all that the
conventions cost and more too. The
a Advertising could not be bought for the.
amount expended. 1t is not question
Of whether or not II will get my money
back" Remember, Tt Pays to Adver-
tise."
Benefits to be derived from big
hospital like the Deaconess in this city
were shown in the annual report OF the
institution, made public this week. The
fact that ss4 patients were treated in
the institution during the year, and
the great majority Of them came for
surgical work, has not small CONNER
clal Significance. to say nothing Of