Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-27
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Important Change Announced in the
Removal Of Superintendent's
Office to Oskaloosa
Chief Engineers Office. With a Larg-
or Force, to Occupy Mr.. Hunt
ington's Former Quarters.
General Manager Day Gives Rea.
sons for the Change Those 1t
Will Affect.

An important change in Iowa Central
circles was announced this morning to
q representative of the Times-Republi-
can by Vice President Day, In effect
that the office Of the roads general SUI
|perintendent will be removed soon to
Oska loosa, and to fill Its place there will
be stationed here the headquarters OF
Chief Engineer Kelly.
The announcement will come as
great surprise to every one, as there
was no intimation Of any kind Of the
change. In fact, Superintendent Hunt
lington was not Informed of ii until this
morning. the employees of the office have
not yet been notified, and in Oska!oosa
there Is no intimati0n that that city is
| to be made the headquarters of the SUI
Iperintendent's department.. The making
liof the change in this way is but an ex-
]empliflcation OF Mr.. Days manner of
doing business. Having made up HIS
mind he makes his, announcements and
that is all there is, to- it.
The object of moving the general gu
lperintendent's Office TO Oskaloosa, :" said
ent where his tools are, in other words.
| to put him where hi. can be near his
trainmaster and dispatchers. who should
4 be constantly in working touch With
him.
That Is not the only reason. however,
4 for we have unoccupied space in Oska
oosa. and need the room badly here for
the force of Chief Engineer II. G. Kelly,
which is, to be located here in the office
room now occupied by the general sup
erintendent. We will have a larger
force of people here than the superin-
jtendent's office carries away. so Mar
I3slalltown will not be at all affected by
1.-The change. | can not tell you Mr..
I5lSelly's organization aa yet and doubt
whether he himself could at5the present
4 time, but his force will consist of divi-
sion engineers. chief clerks, sub clerks.
9Iroad department. clerks, etc. Mr.. Kelly
\ himself Will be here a part of the time
i The change is to be made az quickly.
as possible. but Just when is not yet
4 known. Mr.. Day said the office would
! be moved tomorrow II 1t Mere possible
\ but it iS not. However. 1t will be but
a Very short time. probably within the
next few weeks. just who the change
Twill effect is not known az yet. In the
tsuperintendent'a office are Harry r.
/ Gammack. chief clerk HE stenographer.
Miss Emma Redel; Miss Matena Mel
4 son. stenographer to Superintendent
4 Huntington: Miss Mildred Shears and
4 MIR. Ed Wood, cur accountants; John
A Ferguson. clerks: Ralph Speer, time
Keeper and Russell Seig, office boy. Mr..
/ 5Gammack will, of course, goSwith Mr..
Huntington, and It is possible Miss
4 Shears and Mr.. Speer will also accom-
lpany him. OF the others. however.
There is no assurance, as many of the
slssalaries are not large enough to justify
1.-THE employees leaving home, as board.
lodging and other necessary incidentals
increase the cost of living.
a The bringing of the chief engineers
4 of1ice3to Marshalltown will, as Mr.. Day
says. more than counterbalance the loss
slof the superintendent department.
4 Nars!lalltown will very much dislike to
Hose Mr.. Huntington and his estimab BILE
4 family, but in a railroad MANS life
changes of this kind have to be taken
az a matter of course. There is an iln-
sismense amount of work to be done over
the road in the next few years. and a
large force OF men will have to be em-
#Iployed. These Will all be handled from
sEthis city, where the headquarters of all
the operations will be located.
i Mr. Day left this afternoon at 3 o'clock
4 for Minneapolis via Gorwith the
4 Hawkeye being attached to thru freight
!, No. 81. Mr.. Day returned. with Mr..
i Huntington, from the Abba and Center-
willie branch trip this morning. He said
THAT he was very well satisfied with the
appearance of the line from his observa-
tons made this week, and that the inl-
lprovements planned some time ago We're
4 progressing nicely. The big work at
i Eddyville, where the hill is being cut
4 down and a new bridge erected over the
DEG Moines river. is progressing. and
a great deal Of bridge work is being
done at various points along the line.
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