Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-26
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Cedar Rapids Republican Gives Its
View Of Central Question
Nothing New.

Nearly 500 Shippers Signed Remon-
STRANGE Against Removal ofthe
General Offices.
The people of Marshalltown are still
waiting for some Information regarding
the proposed removal of the iowa Cen-
pal's general offices. Nothing new has
transpired to change The situation, sltho
for some unaccountable reason a public
opinion seems to be growing that the
offices will not leave the city 1t is
probably born of hope ard faith in the
effectiveness of such unanimous opposi-
ton as has arisen in persuadng and
convincing the powers that be" that,
all things considered, the proposed move
would perhaps be untimely If Dot mad
visable. General Manager Clarke spent
Sunday with his family in Minneapolis
and has not yet returned. He has not
yet given out any decision in the mat
ter and may yet conclude that. in view
| of the difficulties 10 be overcome in re-
moving 10 Peoria, the bother of moving.
lcost of Offices in that city, disturbance
to the business of the road, etc. it
might be best IN remain in MARSHALL
l{toWn. Mrs. Clarke has expressed it as
her desire TO live in Marshalltown, and
| perhaps the probiematicsll advantages
| in removing to Peoria viii melt away
before all the very evident advantages
| in remaining. Such al least is the hope
of all friends of the road in this city.
| Ii is interesting to note the way in
which Marshalltown's railroad situa-
| ton strikes business men viewing it
from the outside The Cedar Rapids
Republican, the leading paper pub
/ lished in the home of the general offices
| of very successful Iowa line. has as a
Heading editorial in its Sunday edition
] the following under the caption OF
4 f"Marshalltown and Its Road.
THAT was noble spirit displayed
4 by the business men of Iowa towns
I.aIong the Iowa Central railroad in
4 rallying TO the support of their sister,
i Marshalltown. As Il result OF the con-
4 templated removal, of The general Offices
Flof the iowa Central from Marstalltown
Ito Peoria, a vigorous protest has been
lsigned by the business mon Of fifty
Towns and sent to the management and
Il directors of the road. expressing their
Iregret and opposition 70 a course
4 which would take the headquarters of
an Iowa road out of the state. The
lIowa Central railroad is peculiarly an
4 aIinstitution. conceived by Iowa
A brains and enterprise and built largely
4 By Iowa capital Its business comes
altogether from Iowa and for the
headquarters of its management to be
q removed 10 another state is naturally
q very objectionable TO Iowa men who are
4 Interested in the welfare of the state
lat is reported from Marshalltown thai
practically every merchant and ship
s. per in every town from Grinnell. on tn,
G. Il. I. & p railway. in the center o.
the state. TO the Minnesota line. signee
the protest Such an expression be
u speaks volumes for the state loyalty o
:. those business men and should hav,
great influence with the parties wi.
Il are responsible for the threatens,
move, which in itself is considers,
among Well Informed railroad men ;
very questionable policy at best.
The people of Iowa would be glat
!, to see the Iowa Central at Marshall
sitown duplicate the success of the b
@. r.. & n. at Cedar Rapids The coda
. Rapids route is i model for what ma
r be called local railroad system. /
+ has NOT only developed the city OF &c
. tial Rapids. but it has developed tn
e tributary country to a much create
$ extent No road has in a larger de
y gree the good will of those living alon
$ its lines. What the g., c. p. & n. y.
S done in this part of Iowa the low
: Central might have done in the Mar
$ shalltown territory il it had the sam
S fortunate management. There is n
). reason Why it cannot yet be done a
: Marshalltown."
d ALL IOWA PROTESTS.
$ The results of the popular protes
5 against the removal of the general OF
: fees from Marshalltown as signed b
: the shippers of all the towns along, tn
II line to, the northern confines of IL,
state We're compiled late Saturday al
ternoon and copies printed for distrl
button among all the officers and d
: rectors of the road. The remonstranc
: was mighty imposing. as it containe
a the names of nearly 500 patrons of III
y road. The towns We're represented d
e follows:
Y Mason City. ..12O Rockwell y. :. /
IS I.iscomb -. ). Is Marley :. !. :.
e Eldora.. -. ;. 6S Dillon ..... ).
n Belmond.. 80. 81 ST. Anthony !. 9
e Grinnell :. -. 50 Geneva. -. ].