Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-12
MIRACLE SEEMS 70 H,Vg r7nN-.
FORMED THE ONCE ; EEPY
WRIGHT COUNTY TOHH.
BEET SUGAR FACTORY Any,
PAVING CAUSE or IT
Only Town in Iowa Nearby Dupliost-
ing Change is Manly. Whsre Rock
Island Established Division Shops
Not All of Land Spectators Are
Making Money-c. {, Wilson, o.
serVatIons.
Special - Times -Repuh'tc7n.
servations

B,lmond, Aug. l2--An carly day in
haonant ot this town insists that
within a certain twelve months period
that he can remember. not a single
single nail was driven IN the roof of
building so little was the towns ma
terial improvement for the year. o.
course he is IN error IN the matter Hut
such a statement made by an evident
ly sensible man ami with apparent sin
certify is convincing of approximate
zero in progress and improvement. At
one time. eight or ten years ago an
other resident stated that In the last
year only three little houses have been
built in this town" which was doubt
less literally true. However. Belmonj
has walked up in most remarkable
fashion. The streets at the present
time are torn up so that the transfer
man finds II necessary TO drive his
motor bus thru back alleys and be-
tween closely built houses and bust
ness blocks to enable him to get his
passengers from hotel 10 depot. \
stranger seeking to travel thru the
town in any given direction would find
il necessary TO detour many times ere
he reached the other side. Belmond,
early in the year decided TO pave her
streets. about four miles Of them. and
she is busy at the JOB. Not only that
but brick business blocks are rising
thruout the business parts Of town
and residence building in all the
stages Of construction is being car
ried on all over town. Added to this
is the erection Of a great beet sugar
factory on land adjoining town. where
railroad switch lines are being put in
and other kindred activities necessary
to the building Of the big plant are
going on. A Wright county Rip
Van Wrinkle returning 10 the old
home scenes after all this work shall
have been completed would he scarce
ly less astonshed than the story
writer's famous Dutch original back in
New York so many years ago. There
has been nothing like the "Belmond
Case" in at least one-third Of 1Owas
area within the last fifteen years and
probably not IN any other part Of the
state. The nearest approach is the
sudden growth Of Manly. IN Worth
county where the locating Of rail-
way division point brought about the
transportation Of an obscure little
village into a pretentious town.
A Wright county business man who
has been specializing in a small way
in local farm deals this summer be
lieves that most of the troubles Of the
purchasers who have gone deeply in
debt will come. not on March ! next.
but toward the end of the fve-year
period following. this being the time
in which most buyers expect to make
the money for hig next payment.
During that period. he maintains,
farm products are certain to drop in
price because the granaries Of the
world will, under ordinary conditions,
be filed. Almost everybody admits
that reasonable waves and interest on
investment can hardly he made off the
farms az the present price Of land
even with the high prices of farm
produce, and Where are thes" TO come
from ," asks this man who sets March
!. 1924, as the critical future date for
the class Of farm buyers about whom
so much is being said these days.
This same man who has been con-
tenting himself with quick sales and
small profits" and now finds himself
in possession Of a few hundred dol
| lars more than he had when he started
| in, told Of several spectators who
| have already lost more than they have
| gained and Of one in particular who
made $4,000 early In the season anc
| has since lost the entire amount
This season will 60 down In history
as one of local rains. There are local.
| ties scattered all over the north cen
trail part Of Iowa whore plenty Of
moisture has fallen fer the gro8iTi
Of a full corn crop and others inter
spersed with these where there hae
been much less rain that a norma
yield Is out Of the question. On 6
forty mile railway trip during the
corn blowing season a traveller KEEP
looking out Of the car window at thf
roads and fields by the way. Every
time he noticed a change from muc
to dust or the opposite he men
toned the matter and the mentioning
kept him busy. The latter part Of thu
season has been similar 60 far a!
rains are concerned and when corr
husking time comes ii will be fount
that one community will have a root
crop while an adjoining one will not.
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