Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-06-14
EAGLE TOWNSHIP, elACkHAWk
COUNTY TO TRY COOPER
ALIVE SYSTEM.
WILL BUILD TOWN
OWNED BY PUBLIC
Ground Broken For First Community
Buildings in Farming Section-'o
Operate Store, Garage and Other
Lines Of Business-Prorno ters Be-
lieve to Be Center Of Garden Spot.

Waterloo, June 14.-Ground was
broken saturday In Eagle township
for the first of a group of community
buildings marking an innovation IN
farming districts that will probably
be patterned after by other localities.
At what Is known as the un'n-
corporated town OF East Eagle. To-
Gated across the road from Mount
Carmel church and school, one and
half miles east of Eagle Center anu
on the road leading directly east In
to La Porte City. will be erected
community store. community build
ing and a group of residences.
Center Of Iowa Garden Spot.
Here we are in the very center Oh
the garden spot of Iowa, surrounded
by fertile fields that yield all the
richest treasures Of grain and fruit
and livestock" said a leader In the
community movement. and WI!
shouldn't we be entitled to the best
Of everything. right here at home?'
AS he spoke the young farmer
| swept the horizon with his arms. On
every side, as far as the eye could
observe. there stretched away the
farms of prosperous owners -
thousands of acres OF corntields clean
as an onion bed: thousands of acres
OF waving grain and vast areas OF
meadow land, the clover in bloom
and shedding its fragrance upon the
air. In the pastures fat cattle grazed
and in the swine lots the fat pigs
waddled to the water. About the
farmsteads that came within the
keen OF the observer an air Of pros
perity was apparent.
why shouldn't we have the best
the farmer repeated. as he viewed
with pride the inviting panorama
that was spread out before him. I'VE
are too remote from a city for com
fort. It Is ten miles to Waterloo and
eight miles to La Porte City. oul
nearest markets and trading points
Why shouldn't we join together and
provide our own conveniences and
comforts In the way OF ncrchandis
ing. social pleasures and menta.
stimulus?"
Cooperative Store.
The garage. 1t was explained. will
be modern and up-to-d date and tho
store will carry a general line Of
merchandising - everything exccpi
clothing. 1t will have an Ice plant
where fresh meats may be kept aht
where milk, cream. butter and egg
can be refrigerated. 1t will have II.
its stock complete line OF foo
products and apparel-all the neces
stiles.
The store will be run co-opern
lively. One hundred farmers hay
Joined and have taken stock. 1t l.
the purpose to buy at Wholesale AM
sell as nearly at cost as POSSIBLE
Expenses Of operation will be 10,
and whatever profits are made "
be divided among the shareholders.
Business and Residences.
East Eagle has been surveyed
plated. 1t contains a business sc
ton and residence section. tt
| town Is laid out in an expert wa
along the latest principles Of
ideal metropolis.
| I'VE do not expect to grow Into
big town. the informant said. ~
do not aspire to become a great cit.
But we do want and we will have q
the modern conveniences possit
without railroad or a paved hig'
way. but this road is scheduled +
crawling. We want. place wher
all the people may come and share
our own pleasures. We want
create our own amusements 30 tn,
1t will not be necessary for the youn
| people to go away to the city, who,
amusements sometimes are not
wholesome MS they might be.
II prefer to have my boy and &
right here at home. at least as To-
as they are In their teens. We W
later erect a community building
place where we can hold our pre-
grams. where We can get together T.
our entertainments and where I'll
civic and social life may cente
These things will all come in cour
Of time. We hope they may con
speedily" -
It was explained that a commun
picnic is now being planned and "
be held soon. y
Eagle township is one OF the RI
est spots. In the world.