Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-24
INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE or
MAasnALLTowN CLUE CUES.
TONS FACTORIES.
ANSWERS WILL GIVE DEFINITE
RESULTS FOR ciTY's WELFARE
n. Fisher, Chairman Of Industrial
Committee, Explains Purposes Of
Survey in Letter Accompanying
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and Posi-
biiitiss OF City's Resources sought.

10 help Marshailtpwn gain n com"
piete. Definite. and authentic knowledge
Of its Industrial resources, IN order In"
diligently 10 forecaBt the city's future,
an Industrial survey was put In motion
today by the Mhrshnlitown club. j,
~. Fisher, chairman Of the industrlhI
committee Of the club. sent out this
morning IA q~ucstionhirs compiled Tor
every manufacturing plant In town.
When properly nilcd out. These forms
will enable tho committee TO compile
nm accurate total Of the city's indus
| trial resources. and TO discover what
industries AFRO most needed, and what
on"s can be best accommodated.
The questionable sent out consists
Of thirteen requests for information
ns 10 tho vital facts OF the mnnufao-
turing pi.Ats OF the city. The answers
| received are not to Lr made public ma
to specific concerns. and In" questions
IRE got askrd in q spirit Of inquisitiyr-
ness. bat FOR n definite piece Of CON
siructive community work,
Survey Idea Successful.
other iowa cities, and other cities In
the country have c>0ductcd Industrial
surveys with great success- When
o pleted they give n surprising
amount Of concrete information which
can be used time md again 10 the
city's advantage. The Clinton Com
m.rcial club is nj present engaged in
making an elaborate and detailed sur
vey. with a special man devoting all
his time to the work, The local ciuD
believes that sufficient information
can he obtained in a shorter question
aire sent by mail. provided co-opera"
ton Is secured from the mnnufactur-
crs. According 10 the reception the
idea of the survey hns met with sew
cral leading firms this cooperation
VIII be forthcoming.
Questions Are Definite.
Definite questions with IA purpose
ar" asked. The manufacturer TX re-
q~ucsted to send IN Information as to
the quantity OF his product manufac-
turcd In Iowa. and whether this guam
tity IL sufficient to supply the market
tributary TO this city. n not, he IL
asked II no would welcome additional
capital. rs the raw mhterihi pro-
Guced principally In Iowa. is the SEQ
ond uestion. Information IL asked
AZ 10 what items are shipped In.
"What raw or waste products do you
have or are produced that could be
utilized by n local industry 2 IL the
third question. The fourth asks II
the product manufactured keeps the
factory force steadily at work, and the
NTH the causes Of failure OF factories
in your line Of business, with suR-
s]estions AZ to remedies. Can you
suggest accessories 10 your business
which might be made here" IS pues-
ton seven, while eight asks II freight
rates are satisfactory. and II rot the
defects are wanted. Information Is
requested as to how Marshalltown'B
trade territory can be extended in the
ninth question.
What Advantages Has city7
The last our questions take up tho
financial backing received by the vari-
Gus firms. the local conditions both for
and against success in this city, and
the kind Of power used and the cost.
The QUESTIONABLE Is made out on the
plan followed in many other cities. and
results received have always becn
satisfactory. Average totals Of the re-
plies received will be compiled and
made public with the results achieved
after all the concerns have answered.
About seventy letters and question:
aires were sent out today by Mr..
Fisher.