Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-01-29
LOCAL COMMENT

1t is rumored In news dispatches that
Waterloo Is bidding for Des Moines
College to locate there. The merging
of two Baptist schools gives promise
Of the development of a college of some
consequence and 1t might be well for
Marshalltown to inquire into this OPP
portunity. A college is really worth
more than factory to y town.
When the state convention of manu-
facturers meets in Marshalltown In
May it will be good time to show off
this city at its best for there are al
ways present in these gatherings
manufacturers from small towns who
are not altogether satisfied with the
limitations of their locations. The
successful factory in the small town
often becomes the big factory when
it Is given opportunity to expand in the
larger place with it's wider field and
superior shipping advantages. There
are several very desirable and very
cheap factory properties for sale in
this city which ought to be investi-
gated by the committee and exact in
formation obtained as to the price at
which they could be obtained and the
magnitude Of their equipment The old
glucose plant eventually gave US the
Western Grocer Mills. What might not
the old pottery plant bring us If the
right kind of a manufacturer should
happen to see it and know of its price.
We can afford now to let UP on cul-
lures for our epidemic seems to be on
the decline and there Is some question
whether we could accomplish much
without more authority to enforce
quarantine. We can dismiss so-called
carriers from the schools but they have
the freedom Of the town otherwise and
we would experience far greater diff
Guilty trying to regulate carriers who
wanted to stay at their work. The nee
essary delay incident to taking cul-
lures from an entire population de-
stroys most of what might be accom-
plished could we do the work all In
day.
When one beholds the magnitude of
the new viaduct he wonders whether
it would have cost as much to nave
moved few factories over to this side
of town.
The new Strand Theater is now a
handsome addition to the pubic places
of the city and it is to be presumed
that it will live up to the dignity OF it's
appearances but there is need In this
town for some way to suppress the
production of the dirty show. NO
less an amusement place than the
Odeon, which should lead in the char
acter of its productions has been Vio-
lator within the past few days in
burlesque show which INDUCED IN
coarseness from the public stage.
When newspapers criticize it only
makes show managers angry because
they sometimes let things get by from
negligence rather than from any desire
themselves to put on smut. Ihere
should be direct and summary punish
mel.t provided for show people who
prostitute their profession. e..
This community extends congratula-
tions this week to the Marshall Oil
Company for its growth and determi-
nation to expand. New warehouses and
enlarged offices speak of prosperity for
the coal oil Johnnies among our promi-
nent and enterprising citizens.
Roland L. Pemberton, a native son
of Marshall county, who started out q
few years ago to make his own way on
a thirty-seven acre farm near Lee
Grand, is demonstrating how to sue
ceed IL one so wills. Young Pemberton
held a sale Of pure bred Hampshire
swine in this city this week. His stuff
was In such shape. both as to breeding
and sale condition, that the owner was
able to show the highest average Of
any hog sale held here this season. The
sale totaled over $1,000 for forty tiva
head bringing the young mans re-
ceipts from hogs raised on his farm
for year little more than $1,000. or
an income of 500 from each acre Of his
land. Besides what he has sold in Il
year, Pemberton still has In reserve
for breeding stock hogs worth between
81, 500 and $1,000. The young man has
shown that, even the Marshall county
land comes high, it can be made to
pay with the right kind Of farming.