The Gazette from Cedar Rapids, Iowa • 32

CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE Hawthorne Viaduct Under Construction Messinger Co. Is Busy With Several Wrecking Projects BUILDING ACTIVITY GREATER IN CURRENT YEAR THAN IN 1935 Survey Indicates Improved Conditions Here; Sales Tax Gives Accurate Retail Estimate. A -V 1 wmwm 1 It I ply must be done if one wishes to grow either flowers or vegetables or enjoy a presentable They are really a serious menace and unless we co-operate In their destruction there will be little use for a faithful few to continue gardening. Wild rabbits too, have been driven to cultivated gardens by the drought where they feed on the-choicest of the crispy things they find there a single rabbit cleaning up an entire plant of nasturtiums at a feeding. They are very destructive but we simply havent the heart to trap or otherwise destroy them; of all creatures, they are the most innocent and timid and few things have the.

appeal of a tiny bunny. When the season opens this fall, hunters will find plenty of material for juicy rabbit potpies and richly' flavored hasenpfeffer for the number of rabbits is the greatest in many years. which are said to give better service in many cases than the original surface. Not only has there been an increase inr but work has been much steadier than for the last several years, with no slack periods appearing, according to Mr. Horsky and Mr.

Paseka. This las been of considerable advantage in maintaining employment at the machine shop at a constant leveL Recently it was necessary "to employ an additional machinist, and one more may be added to the payroll soon. Evidence of improved conditions is also noted by the Iowa Machine owners in the fact that high grade, skilled machinists are in considerable demand and are hard to find, most of them now being employed. Predicts Mothers Bring About Automobile Safety Individuals and organizations interested in the universal drive for automobile safety that Is currently sweeping this country are looking to mothers primarily for the initiative that will eventually convert the automobile safety campaign into a vital issue in every home, according to W. D.

Ralston, local representative of the Iowa Mutual Liability Insurance company, with offices at 512 Second avenue SE. Mr. Ralston points out that it has been women who have brought about the most important social reforms that have marked the history of mankind, and he suggests that it will be the women of today who will eventually bring the pressure to bear necessary to establish genuine highway safety. Reports from the claim department of the Iowa Mutual company indicate to Mr. Ralston that in most cases of major accident, where injuries or death are involved, it is the mothers who feel the bitterest resentment against the ever-increasing menace of automobile accidents.

Officials of the Iowa Mutual Liability company predict that whether it will be one woman or a group of women. It will be mothers who will eventually bring about such a popular demand for highway safety, that the goal today's safety campaigns will be achieved. The wave of protest when it comes, they believe, will be so powerful, that it will sweep all passive resistance away, demanding that automobile accidents be eliminated regardless of the way in which it is to be done. Mothers are not going to continue forever seeing their sons anc daughters brought home badly mangled or crippled by automobile accidents, and a popular wave of protest is certain to come, soon' er or later, Mr. Ralston asserts.

Color Work Brings -New Business For Laurance Press Co. High quality color work, which, through development of new processes, has recently become a leading specialty of the Laurance Press company, 402 First street SE, continues to be in great demand for advertising and merchandising purposes and has been the principal reason for sustained business increases at the' printing plant this year. This summer has been the best of any corresponding season since 1932, company officials report, job printing sales showing substantial increases each month. A number of large contracts have been obtained for fall work, assuring the company of a continuation of the increased volume of business during the coming months. The company has been working at near capacity for some time, and several departments have been forced to do overtime work to keep pace with the current In the opinion of Laurance Press officials this demand is one of the best possible mirrors of general business improvement in other lines, indicating advertising effort in connection with new undertakings of various kinds.

Employment has been maintained at a high point this summer as a result of the business upturn. The Laurance Press company specializes in 'printed material used in advertising, providing a service which embraces creation of advertising programs, designing, illustrating and printing under the direction of a single staff. Iowa Machine Go. Reports This Year Best In Last Five Best business year since 1931 is reported by the Iowa Machine company, 40 Eighth avenue SW, local machine shop engaged in general repair work. According to M.

Horsky and William Paseka, owners, the company is about 20 per cent ahead of 1935 at the present time, and indications are that the increase will carry through the current year. Definite indication of local industrial improvement is noted by Mr. Horsky and Mr. Paseka in the revived demand for industrial repair work. They report that factories are maintaining heavy machinery in better condition because of new demands made upon it.

All lines of repair work have shared in the increased machine work, they report. A considerable volume of agricultural machinery repairs has been developed. One of the companys specialties has become the renovation of plows by construction through a welding process of new cutting edges Tbonpton photo Above Is a view of the underpass on Hawthorne drive SW at the Rock Island tracks, now under construction. Amos Melberg is the contractor. When the viaduct is completed this fall residents of Sturptown will have a year-around road for the first time, and access to the city's sewage disposal plant will be easier.

This is the larrest municipal project under way at the present time, and it has contributed to the volume of building activities this year in Cedar Rapids which has been much greater than for several seasons. Retail sales, employment and building construction here have all shown steady gains or have substantially held their own throughout 1936, and the last part of 1935, a survey of these fields shows Retail sales in Linn county may be accurately estimated since the Iowa sales tax law has been in effect. Up to Dec. 31, 1935, last date for which figures have been made available, there has been a fairly consistent upward trend both In the number of firms reporting sales and the amount cf tax For the period ending Sept. 30, 1934, 2,402 firms reported sales totaling $4,404,961, figures compiled by the stae board of assessment and review.

Trend Is Upward. Sales rallied in the following quarter with 2,434 firms making sales of $4,777,926.50, but fell off somewhat for the period ending March 31, 1935. In that quarter 2,563 firms- reported sales of 477,090. From that point onward the upward trend was resumed, with the final quarter of 1935 showing sales of $5,810,758.50 with 2,583 firms reporting. For the period ending June 30, 1935, 2,500 firms had sales of $5,484,772, and in the succeeding quarter 2,726 firms showed sales of $5,536,698.50.

Employment in Cedar Rapids gained 2.9 per cent in June of this year over the previous month, with 5,074 persons being reported employed by twenty-six local firms reporting to the state department of labor. For May the total was 4,929 with the same number ot. firms reporting. The June figure was the highest in recent years, except for December of 1935 when 5,140 persons -were reported employed, but there were twenty-eight firms reporting in that month. In June a year ago twenty-four firms reported 4,473 persons at work with 4,512 being employed in May of the same year.

Gain In Building. Despite the fact that 1935 was one of the busiest building years here since 1931, most of the months of 1936 through July have shown gains in building permit valuations over the corresponding months of the previous year. The number and valuation of new dwellings does not compare so favorably this year, an unusually large number of speculative dwellings having been built' in 1935. However, there has been an unusually busy season in remodeling of commercial establishments throughout the city, more than compensating for the loss in dwelling permits and giving fairly steady employment to building trades workmen most of the year. Valuation of building permits for the first seven months of this year totals $664,705 as compared to $598,170 in the corresponding period of 1935.

In July of this year 159, permits were issued with a valuation of 157,521 as compared to 157 permits having a valuation of $100,002 In July, 1935. LOCAL BLDG. PERMITS DURING THE LAST WEEK Emil Vohaska, new garage at 2410 Fruitland boulevard SW, $150. George C. Keyes, new shed at 1020 Tenth avenue SW, $50.

Joseph Hayek, reroof dwelling at 1020 Twelfth avenue SE, $148. E. Lester Elam, reroof dwelling at 321 Fifth street NW, $100. Joe Musel, new shed at 3707 Center Point road NE, $40. Emery Kennedy, move in dwelling at 1109 Tenth street NW, $500 John Cummins, reroof dwelling at 1122 Eighteenth' avenue SW, $75.

Louis Kelsey, reroof dwelling at 1116 Eighteenth avenue SW, $75. Polehna Brothers, new shed at 96 Sixteenth avenue SW, $50. Joe Mateju, remodel dwelling at 1626 Maple drive NW, $450. Harry Strothers, remodel dwell ing at 326 Nineteenth street NE, $100. William Brose, reroof dwelling at 836 Twelfth street NE, $60.

A. C. Switzer, remodel dwelling at 212 Twelfth street SE, $150. Noel Robertson, reroof dwelling at 1909 Grande avenue SE, $130. Nat Pisikimes, remodel dwelling at 1503 Center Point road NE, $300.

Home Oil and Gas Company, remodel commercial building at 629 Second avenue SE, $250. William Hanson, remodel dwelling at 1235 Belmont parkway NW, $50. Nagle Eaton Lumber company, new shed at 620 Seventeenth street NE, $150. REAL ESTATE AND MORTGAGE REPORTS Following is the report of the Linn County Abstract company on real estate conveyances and mortgages recorded in Linn county from Aug. 7 through Aug.

13, together with a comparison for the corresponding period a year ago: Aug. 7-13. Conveyances .50 Mortgages 23 Mortgages aggregate Corresponding Week. Conveyances 49 Mortgages 38 Mortgages aggregate LAPLAIIT CHOATE I.1FG. IHC.

Manufacturers of Snowplows Bulldozers Dump Wagon Scrapers Road Builders Tampers Rippers and Brush Cutters destructive. Too, they spread fast into new territory. The pests to which I allude are chipmunks, short-tailed field-mice and voles, the last two being the most destructive, and chipmunks ruinous to rock gardens and loose rock walls. I had never even heard of voles until I trapped one in my rock garden this spring and submitted it to our county agricultural agent for identification. The vole resembles both a good sized mouse and the ordinary mole, in that it has more of the general head and feet features of the field mouse, and the almost imperceptible eyes, short stubby tail, and beautiful fine fur and exact coloring of the mole.

It is remarkable how this little ahimal without the equipment of feet for burrowing such as moles and pocket-gophers have, can make runs from six to eight inches deep 4n soil which is not any too light. My first introduction to the damage the vole can do was when a bed of more than six thousand bulbs of choice varieties of tulips failed to come up in my commercial garden this spring, and entire newly-planted groupings were missing in the beds and borders of the home grounds. How To Control Them. Investigation disclosed the vacant spaces undermined with runs in which were found partly eaten remains of bulbs. Operations of this pest continued in other sections of the garden planted to tulips and other spring flowering bulbs such as crocuses and scil-las.

Many of the plants even when in bud and bloom toppled and fell over on the groimd the bulbs ten inches beneath them having been cut off and devoured. So far as I have been able to J. F. Messinger company, 1302 Fifth street NW, has more. largo housewrecking jobs underway at the present time than at any time during the last several years, Joo Messinger, head of the local wrecking concern, has announced.

Nearing completion is the job of tearing down the old Hubbard home at Eleventh street and First, avenue one of the mansions of its day. Materials from the home are now being sold by Mes-singers, including wild cherry Wood which is to be disposed of piece by piece to buyers of antiques. The stone used in construction of the residence will be sold in one lot. Work has started on wrecking of the old Dows home at 705 First avenue also (me of tha -finest and most prominent show- -places of the city in its day. Mes- singers are wrecking the home on a percentage, the material to be' used for other purposes by the owners.

The company, recently wa awarded the contract for razing the two large rooming houses at 517 and 521 First avenue where the new home of the Rude Auto company will be. A large job just completed was the tearing down of the school, building at Elkader which had been partly destroyed by fire, and the depot at Toddville was recently wrecked for the railroad company by the local concern. There have been numerous smaller jobs of this kind in recent months, with the result that a large supply of building materials of all kinds has been stocked by the- Messinger company. The company has equipment for all kinds of wrecking jobs, and Mr. Messinger reports that a number of large building wrecking contracts are in prospect, making this season the best for several years.

Can Opener Burglar Finds Safe Too TougK RANDSBURG, Calif. (AP) A' burglar in this desert mining town gained entrance to the office- of George Jewell, insurance agent, by cutting a large hole in the tin roof with a can opener. But the handy household device failed to work on Jewells safe and Undersheriff Rea Pyle reported only the dial was damaged. oo Paint Wall Paper Janitor Supplies 414 3rd Avc. SE.

Opposite Greene Square Air Tickets for airplane service from and to Cedar Rapids or anywhere in the world may be purchased at Straka Travel Bureau 230 Higley Building Cedar Rapids, Iowa Phone 2-8832 or 8757 Everything In Travel IOWA r.lACIHFIE GO. INDUSTRIAL REPAIRING AND WELDING 49 8th Ave. SW. Dial 2-8827 A "Jr 'C s' 1 1 K'l 9 4 discover, the short-tailed' field mouse operates quite like the vole but whether he does his own tunneling or uses those of moles and voles, I have4een unable to discover and it makes little difference for both and all three animals for that matter can be controlled in nearly the same man ner. Neither voles nor the shorttailed field mouse make a visible run; they work entirely beneath the surface and do not throw up mounds as do the pocket gophers, but if small holes are present at various places in the garden and beneath evergreen trees varying in size from a quarter to a half dollar, you have plenty of grounds for suspicion.

This is the method of control we are using with splendid success: Either the Ge Whiz or Three Way style of rat trap is suitable for catching chipmunks and the mouse size of either kind will do for the other two pests. Bait the traps with raw peanuts and set them close to the holes, covering the traps with a pan or a box tipped up a little at one side. This prevents birds accidentally getting into the trap. Chipmunks have a sort of burrow into which they store food stuffs. With bricks and boards we built up a box-like structure high enough to permit full action of the trap, using the boards for the roof, and leaving an opening at one end.

This was placed near a spot where we had frequently seen chipmunks disappear into a hole in the ground and baited the trap set inside. To date, more than fifty chipmunks have been caught and for five days we have caught an average of four voles for which we set six traps, and the end has not been reached by any means. It seems a shame to destroy the pretty little creatures but it sim it i i. i( 4 1 -I IJ I Hi 'lylUTUAIi FIRE Underwriters 7128. Flowers And Gardens BT SIRS.

J. L. RHEA UNUSUAL GARDEN PESTS THEIR CONTROL. JJT7LESS IT be the continued sameness of the daily weather report as we have had it for the last six weeks or so, monotony is certainly not connected with gardening. There probably never has been nor ever will be an all around, just right season for horticultural endeavor.

All kinds of weather bring all sorts of problems, each to be solved in its own special manner. When the growing season Is abnormally wet, control of erosion, drainage, and certain insect pests cause worry wrinkles. Super heated temperatures accompanied by drought bring questions of moisture conservation, irrigation, artificial shade, plant diseases and insects never encountered before. Summers which are too cool and over-moderate winters are also rich in experiences for the gardener; yes, these irritations do tax ones patience sometimes but how they do make for a better general knowledge of this endless subject. Go After Rodents Now.

A new and extremely trying experience for which the drought of the last few years is probably responsible, is keeping me more than busy this summer and perhaps for many more to come. It is an invasion of rodents such as seldom trouble cultivated gardens around homes. I would like to caution residents of our suburban districts and those who live near wooded areas to begin control measures immediately for these animals multiply rapidly and are FORD V-8 LINCOLN ZEPHYR Reconditioned Can With Money Back Guarantee MERCHANTS USING Neon Signs Are Successful Merchants I1E0I1 INDUSTRIES 108 Flnt St. SW. DIAL 6472 AAA Are You A Member? The price you pay will return to you two-fold, in many ways.

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