Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21
Criticises the Statement as to His
Connection With the Marshall
town Business Men.
Says Negotiations Are Pending For
Absorption Of the Central by
the Milwaukee.

laChS Olly dDoue twenty pOuIluS OF De-
ing up to his standard weight, but the
loss in flesh is not at all noticeable. He
is feeling very well and all that he
lacks in being his former self is his
strength, which is still far from being
what 1t was prior to his recent sick
spell.
Mr.. Martin was seen by a Times
Republican reporter at his Office, imme-
diately after his arrival, and was asked
If there was anything he wished to
state in addition to what he had been
quoted for in his Des Moines interviews.
He said that he had given out but one
interview in Des Moines and that those
published in two or three other papers
were simply guessed at. Upon being
closely questioned, however, he practi-
cally admitted that negotiations were
now pending between the Iowa Central
Railway Company and the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul Railway Com
pany which may ultimately result in
the latter road acquiring the former.
From the way Mr.. Martin talked 1T
would be taken for granted that he will
have more or less to do in the conduct
OF these negotiations.
reports concerning Mr.. Martins con-
nection with the property and his retire
ment from it's detailed management he
criticised the statement made in the
columns Of this paper on Saturday last,
| to the effect that his friends here have
been made in social way and that his
lconnection with the business men of the
| city was not so agreeable. The colonel
denied this in whole, that is, 80 far as
/ he is concerned, saying that his friends
lin Marshalltown We're numbered almost
wholly among the business men and 1t
was through business channels that his
acquaintance with them first began
and afterwards friendships We're made
which he believed were not temporary,
but lasting. While of course his love
for his home town, Des Moines, has
never diminished, yet. in the conduct of
the affairs OF the Iowa Central railway
Tits interests have always been first with
him and have not by any means been
detrimental to the city Of Marshalltown,
las evidenced by the large amount Of
money expended in this city through
4 the employees during the past five years,
n and as has been shown from time to
I time by increased pay rolls paid here by
him over those of his predecessors.
i Col. Martin said: IT regret very much
slleaving Marshalltown and my many
4 friends here, but at the same time re-
i alize that my new work will be OF such
i a character that can not, in justice to
myself and interests represent, retain
my headquarters here much longer ]
shall remain connected with the road
\ for some time to come"
i In speaking of some OF the Des Moines
i newspaper articles. wherein 1t was stat
ed the road was in poor physical condi-
4 ton and would have to have large sums
i Of money expended upon it shortly, he
4 remarked:
"a wise man once said, 'Oh, that
i mine enemy would write book.
might truly say, oh, that mine enemy
i would publish a newspaper, for, while
4 am we'll assured the newspapers are
numbered among my best friends. yet
in this instance, they have unwittingly
done me wrong, for 1t is a well-known
. fact, not only among our own employees
but among other railroad men who
) know anything of the situation in this
), territory, that the Iowa Central never
was in as good shape physically as it is
at the present time, having been made
. so during my administration. This is a
/
by our president and board, who. have
often favorably commented on it and
as you will remember it was stated ir
the columns of the Times Republican
by President Kimball while here las,
fall on his annual tour of inspection"
Col. Martin said further that he
thought, perhaps, he would be better of
financially today If he had never beer
connected with the Iowa Central prop.
erty as general manager at all, for his
outside business had needed attention
and had been sacrificed on account OF
his connection with the railroad proper.
ty. II want to remain in Iowa. hi
continued, for although it is not my
native state, I have more friends here
than in any other state, and know more
people. The past five years have GER
tainly been pleasant ones to me and
do not regret them in the least. / ex
pect my future relations with the com
pany to continue to be just as pleasan
as in the past"
Col. Martin is buster man, and ha.
been for number of years, than mos
lpeople imagine. He has many persona
interests that need looking after ant
will now spend more time in looking af
\ ter them properly. He Is still president
of the Iowa Central g. Western railroad
which Is the extension of the Iowa Cen
trail from Belmond to Algona. Unit
that Is completed his duties will b,
, numerous in that line.
The business of the road Of course
will be handled in the general offices
here, but under separate accounts, fo
the company Is apparently a separat,
: concern. 1t was necessary to organic,
the new company when the extension
was made in order to vote the tax II
the new towns where the line touched
, The laws of Iowa would not permit
tax being granted to foreign corpora
ton, and as the Iowa Central is incor
Iporated under the laws of Illinois i
could not lawfully accept the tax 81
voted. In few years. however. o
when the taxes are all voted. the low,
) Central & Western railroad will simpl,
s be absorbed by the Central.
Col. Martin will be in the city all thi
week, at any rate. It will take tina
5 length Of time at least to compile hi
report Of the past fiscal year tina
closed July last. which Is to be file,
l. at tho Nevr York ONCE before tho com