Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-02
GREATER IOWA ASSOCIATION
MEN HERE TO URGE COOPER
ALTON IN STATE.
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN HEAR
FACTS ABOUT THETA STATE
Iowa, Billion Dollar State, Soon Will
Be Two Billion State, II Al! Pull To.
gether-"Made in Marshalltown"
Week Starts in Connection With
Greater Iowa Week.

Local business men. at the Marshall
town Club Monday night, heard facts
and figures dealing with Iowa, its re-
sources and output from speakers OF
the Greater Iowa Association who were
here while on a trip over the state III
the interests of Greater Iowa week.
In connection with the greater Iowa
meeting Made in Marshaalltown
week opened, when lights in different
store windows turnout the city flashed
forth on home manufactured articles.
Preceding the lighting of the window
displays the soldiers home band gave
a concert on the court house lawn.
Many of those attracted by the music
made the rounds Of the window dis
plays and marveled at the variety Of
home manufactured goods
Tell Of Grand Old Iowa..
The speakers OF the evening at the
club We're Col. Watson French. Of
Davenport, president of the Greater
Iowa Association: Charles H. Nc
Nider, president OF the First National
Bank Of Mason City; Dean c. F.
Curtiss, of Iowa State College, Ames:
and Woodworth Clum of Davenport
secretary of the Greater Iowa Associa-
ton.
What Iowa is doing. what more the
people OF Iowa can do. and the
advantages of cooperation at this
particular time, when Iowa is being
looked to do more than her share in
were dwelt upon by the speakers.
Iowa already Is billion dollar state:
this year probably will show billion
and~a half in agricultural and man
ufactured output. and soon 1t will be
producing two billions, was the way
Colonel French put it.
Iowa's importance After War.
Colonel French and Dean Curtiss
both referred to the Importance OF
Iowa after the war, and specifically to
the fact that when peace is declared,
and European nations begin to re-
habilitate their breeding stock. they
must come to the United States for
that stock. After reaching this country
they must come to Iowa for much of 1t.
Before Mr.. Clrun arrived Dean Cur
tiss took the liberty Of telling a story
to illustrate the point as it refers
especially to horses. Out at the Iowa
exhibit at the Pan-American ex-
position Mr. Clum evolved a press
story to advertise Iowa. 1t was to the
effect that at the present time Iowa has
more Percheron horses than there are
in France more Belgian horses than
there are in Blgium, more Clydesdale
horses than there are in Scotland and
more English Shires than there are in
England.
Mr.. C1um asked Dean Custiss if he
thought such statement would go.
Curtiss replied that it might go. but
that ne wasn't sure that it was a fact.
Well replied Clum. "if 1t isn't
fact it will take long time to dis
prove it,
but" remarked Dean Curtiss, in
Commenting on the story, I'm not so
sure that it is not fact, and at any
rate it has not been disproved"
Urges Loyalty in War.
Mr.. McNider's remarks were con-
fined largely to the war and to Iowa's
part in producing food. The speaker
urged loyalty in the purchase OF
liberty bonds, the giving to Red Cross
and army Y. ". c. A. and declared
that the person who did not do his bit
in every way was as much of a slack
er as he who was trying to evade the
draft. ave must give until it hurts"
was the bankers declaration.
Mr.. Clum told principally of the
work of the Greater Iowa Association,
what 1t had accomplished. and what it
was trying to do He urged that Mar
shalltowp be better represented in thf
association both in rhartar rnernher-
ships at 500, and associate member
ships at $40.
President r. w. Scott, Of the club,
who presided over the meeting and in
troduced the speakers, appointed
committee on memberships for the as