Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
MARTIN RESIGNS
Announced Upon His Return to Des
Moines From His Eastern
Trip
Now In the Hands of President
Kimball to Take Eject
Sept. |.
Snccassor Nnt Vet Namod-Tit+o.
Successor Not Yet Named--Titts.
more Will Continue to Act
His Chances.

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His Chances.
The long expected resignation Of Col.
L. NJ. Martin, for six years general
manager Of the Iowa Central railroad,
has been placed with President Kimball
of New York. The document was filed
with the president OF the road during
Col. Martins recent eastern trip, which
was taken. ostensibly, on account of his
health and for the purpose of recuperat-
ing from his recent attack Of typhoid
fever.
That much Of the Central problem,
which has been the cause of SO much
comment since Col. Martin became ILL.,
is now settled. 1t has been known for
several months that Mr. Martins resig-
nation was only question of time, but
1t was believed here. as we'll as by many
Of the colonel's friends. that it would
not be placed and made public until the
annual meeting, which will be held on
the first Friday in September. Accord
ingly the announcement prior to the
annual meeting, came somewhat as a
surprise to his friends.
Col. Martin has not been in MARSHALL
town since he left for the east, at which
time he was interviewed by a Times
Republican reporter and announced his
Intentions of returning here about the
middle Of August. AT that time Col.
Martin did not intimate but what his
stay would be long, although it was
then supposed that he would return
only to write his annual report. Then
| 1t would not be necessary for him to
spend but short time here, as he
could prepare the report just as we'll at
his home In Des Moines.
No successor has yet been named to
Col. Martin, and will hardly be forth
coming until the annual meeting, If
even then. Acting General Manager J.
N. Tittemore is still in charge of the
road, but could not be seen today owing
to his absence in Chicago on business.
STORY OF THE TROUBLE.
The facts leading up to Col. Martin S
resignation are known only in gem
eral way, and his displacement Is prac-
| tically the ultimate result of the old
Russell Sage trouble, which occurred
several years ago. The difficulty with
| the Sage faction was not the resui. of
any one single occurrence, eilner, but q
succession of occurrences that seemed
to cause trouble after trouble between
4 the New York officials and the general
manager. At q time when Col. Martin
visited the New York office, however,
the matter was temporarily patched up,
with the result that Mr.. Sage was sue
lceeded by new president, and Col.
Martins policy as to the management
of the road upheld. This lasted until
trouble broke out afresh about the first
lof the year. when Col. Martin visited
New York again and was in consulta-
ton with the officials.
| Since about Jan. 1. 1899. Col. Martin
has known that he would have to resign
at some time before the September
meeting. In fact, he had made up his
4 mind to resign when he reached Chs
icago on the way to Marshalltown. When
he reached home. however, friends in
duced him to let the matter stand tenn
porarily, in hope that some new inf1u-
ences might be brought to bear upon
the New York officials. This influence,
however. was not forthcoming, and the
resignation now is the result
When Col. Martin was taken i'll. along
about the third week in April, and when
lit was ascertalned in New York that
he would be absent from duty indetin-
litely, it was thought then that 1t was
a good time to bring matters to a focus,
lso long as it would be absolutely neces-
lsary to place some one in temporary
lcontrol of the company S affairs. With
this in view. the executive committee
4 took action and through a telegram
4 from New York general order was
Issued. appointing Mr.. j. n. Tittemore
then general freight agent of the road
acting general manager.
OF course this at once created all
kinds of speculations concerning the
permanent appointment Of Mr.. Title
more. That was natural, for 1t is a rule
Igenerally adopted by railroads. that the
word acting" is used during the term
LOT an appointee, In order that he may
be tried and tested in the new capacity
Consequently, If Col. Martin had not
resigned in New York on his recent trip
land had returned to Marshalltown tc
RESUME his duties. Mr.. Tittemore would
have had the road in charge unless
some order countermanding the last
had been received from New York.
COL. MARTIN INTERVIEWED.
The Des Moines Leader of today
prints an interview with Col. Martin
regarding the resignation, as follows:
II will remain with the Iowa Cen
|tral for some time yet said he to a
Representative for the Leader, who
|called upon him at his residence. 1885
High street last evening. I will re-
turn to Marshalltown in day or two
to make up my annual report of the
business of the Central for the year
lending June 80. 1899. This work com