Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19

hear at any time that 1t had been ac-
CURED by some one of the four great
trunk lines extending through the state.
Small systems of railways, like small /
dealers in dry goods. are finding that it
is difficult to maintain independent |.
arrangements and successfully compete
with the great trunk lines, some of /
which operate or control connections
reaching from ocean to ocean. The era
of the small railway Is passing, and il
is only short time until they will lose
their identity and be merged into the
greater lines, as was the Des Moines,
Northern & Western by the Milwaukee,
and the Keokuk & Western by the Eur
lington. The Central is now in pretty
fair condition physically, and for a time
it will be comparatively easy to oper-
ate it economically, but in year or
So unless the roadbed and rolling stock
are kept up the expenditure of large
sums of money will become necessity
for Improvement of roadbed and pur-
chase of rolling stock and equipment.
In response to a Geographic inquiry
from the T.-R. asking for statement
as to whether he had resigned and for
an endorsement of the Leader interview
Col. Martin sent the following tele- |
gram:
"Des Moines, Aug. 19.-Times-R epub-
lican: shall not be in active manage
ment of the property after Sept. 1st,
owing to important outside work dele
gated me by the president. Will, how
ever, be connected with the property, |
letting some one else look after the de-
tails"
Mr.. Martinsis member of the board
of directors and it may be this position
to which he refers.
WHAT NEXT?
What will come next?" is the ques-
ltion that will undoubtedly be pro-
pounded by Central men and those in
terested, now that it is known publicly
that Mr.. Martin is not to be connected
with the management of the property.
The appointment of a successor will
not be known definitely until it is an
nounced from New York. Mr.. Title
mores friends in this city think that
he would make good successor to Col.
Martin. MIR. Tittemore is 81 years Of
age and If made general manager would
be one of the youngest in the business.
| As a man of experience in railroad af-
fairs, however, he is old in years. He
was born in Eureka Wis, and, being
left fatherless when lad of Is years of
lage, began his career as railros
man. He felt that he was left with
IA duty to perform and with widowes
lmother and several sisters to support.
| His first work was with the Chicago &
1 Northwestern road, where. he accepted
a position known as advance agent
of the company, at the time when the
road was being built into the pineries
OF Wisconsin. His work was acting as
|agent at one station until the work of
building was completed to the next
| when he was relieved and ordered on
i fie held these duties until the line was
Icompleted, when he was m--de travelling
4 auditor of the Northwestern, and after
a service of two or three Years in this
capacity, was appointed travelling pas
Isenger agent Of the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore & Western, which was later abb
sorbed by the Northwestern system.
After the absorption he went to the
500 Line''-the Minneapolis, st. Paul
& Sault Ste. Marie-being given the po-
4 sition of chief clerk of the general
s freight department. From that he was
a appo!nted travelling freight agent and
later was appointed to a like position
with the Great Northern and again
later made Joint general freight agent
of the Sioux City. O'Neill & Western
and the Sioux City e. Northern. After
holding that position two years he was
i promoted and made assistant to the
president having full charge of the OPP
leration of the two roads.
An appointment as general freight
and passenger agent of the Des Moines
i Northern & Western brought him to
Des Moines, and in March, 1898. he was
Central. to succeed f. C. Palmer, Jr.
This position he now holds, in addition
to that of acting general manager.
i Mr.. Tittemore has made good rec
ord both as general freight agent and
during the few months that he
has acted as general manager
witnessed by the wonderful in
9 freight traffic has been greatly in
have been curtailed.
Il Col. Martins connection with the road
as general manager has covered a per-
iod of about six years. He has built UP
the property a great deal by hard work
and the expenditure of great amount
of money. The colonel has many good
sorry to learn of the step that 1t has
been necessary for him to take. His
friends here have been made in social
way principally, his connection with the
business men of the city not being so
agreeable. This has been on account of
the fact that Mr.. Martin never evinced
any especial interest in Marshalltown.
The headquarters of the road being in
this city and the fact that Marshall
town men Were principally interested in
originating and building up the road.
gave them an interest in it that war
ranted, so they think, a claim for fur
Their interest on the part of the man
agement.
Col Martin expects to be in the city
early next week to gather the data
for his annual report. Whether it
will be compiled in this city or not is
not known.