Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-09-22
LOCAL COMMENT

Word comes to the newspaper office
today that conscripted soldiers wife
in Marshalltown has been left destitute
and the case Is being Investigated.
This brings US face to face with the
work Of relief for soldiers dependents.
We must have an organization to at
tend to it and why not the local Red
Gross chapter or a branch Of the local
Red Cross work organized for that
purpose? The national Red Cross So
ciety is spending millions upon strict
~ relief work in all the war racked
countries and relief work is proper
function for the local chap,er. 1t need
not interfere with very much knitting
and it would be far more practical. II
special funds are needed raise the
money. II more workers are needed
draft them. There is no end to the
funds that can be had for the Red
Cross if the society proves its efficien-
cy in doing the war relief work that
needs to be done.
1t seems that it was the state high
way commission which proposed the
plan in Linn and Black Hawk counties
and brought about the cooperation of
county funds, state and federal aid
funds and boosters money for graveled
and paved roads. At Cedar Rapids the
boosters agreed to raise 100000 along
the roads to be improved and the
county agreed to contribute 100000.
ised its state and federal aid. At Wa
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so good that the county board voted
10 spend 100000 if the boosters would
do likewise. Fl. Dodge has worked
out plan whereby her boosters are to
raise s2S,000 and Mason City has ac-
tually let her contracts for paving on
her county road TO Clear Lake under,
federal aiG. county money and private
bonus plan.
The question now naturally arises
as to what Marshall county is going
10 do. The amount OF federal and state
aid available for US rs $4,000. We
have each year about $4,000 in the
county road fund II We should lay
out seventy project of graveling
at an approximate cost of 100000 we
could easily raise s35. 900 along the
roads improved at the rate of $500 per
mile. We could then raise some
more IN MarshalltOwn. II would re-
quire about Nv" years 20 do the work
and the county could pay for the re-
mainder Of cost out OF about three
years county road funds and still
leave money each year 10 maintain
the roads not improved. What is Mar
shall county going to do about il any
way?
Marshall county lost very able and
useful citizen this week in the death
Of Senator Carney For a great many
years he had lived and labored here
and died q thoroughly trustworthy
lawyer. intellectual and cultured he
was possessed Of a clear legal mind
and in his practice he observed the
ethics Of MS profession. In his public
service ne promoted the forward pro-
sresslve policies OF his time and was
greatly respected by the leading law
yers OF his state He lived well, ac-
cumulated modest wealth contributed
10 public funds, had his share OF local
critics carried the respect % his
friends and did the part of an able.
honorable man N the affairs of this
community.
L now looks as tho the banks of
Marshall county can get ready to hold
the proceeds Of two years crop in one
TOT this years crop IS practically as
sured and IL is going TO market at
two prices. Being a people Of many
medium incomes the war income tax
VIII not take much OF it away from
US either Ahour the only fellow we
need fear IS the automobile sales
man.