Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-23
HAS NOTHING 1O SAY
General Manager Clarke Has Moth
ing to Say, at Least Not in
Marshalltown.
Officials Have Returned From Peoria
ALL Iowa Protests Against
the Move.

Interview in Peoria Paper Indicates
That Clarke Expects to Move
Soon.
The officials of the Iowa Central rail-
road, who have been spending some
time in Peoria Inspecting office build
inSs have all returned and were at their
desks in their respective offices this
informing, excepting Mr.. Tittemore, who
ireturned TO Chicago from Peoria, and
went to Berlin, Wis. in response to
telegram from his mother. MIR. Clarke
and MIR. Huntington arrived from the
south, having stopped in Oskaloosa
! Thursday night and MIR. WATSON came
in from Chicago, Via which city he Vent
to Peoria.
That nothing more definite re-
lgarding the situation is known, or rath-
Ter is intended To be known, is very evil
ldent, for the uniform reply that greets
Iany question is II have nothing to say.
Mr.. Clarke is in his office. See him
/ Nh. Clarke was waited on by two news
/ paper men, representatives of the Ee-@
4 Hector and Times Republican, and We're
i Welcomed most cordially by the genial
i gentleman who acts as private secre-
i tary, but We're Informed that Mr. Clarke
presumed they wanted to see him re-
igarGing the general offices, a subject
upon Which he had nothing to say
I However, in Peoria the reporters We're
more successful, and the business men
of Marshalltown may learn from Il Pc
I oria paper that MIR. Clarke says every
thing is progressing nicely that their
4 intentions are the best, their hopes
are the most earnest. and that 'ap-
lpeafances are quite favorable for re-
4 moving 10 PEORIA For publication in
j the Peoria paper Mr.. Clarke also said
that President kimball had not yet ia
Ken the opportunity 10 say where he
stands on the question, but that he
thought Mr.. kiinhall, too, would like to
l'nave the offices in Peoria. Among all
the officials Mr.. Clarke said in Peoria.
there's but one desire, and that is that
! the proposed change BE- made. I would
seem from this Peoria declaration that
/ President kimball. not General Manag-
er Clarke, is the one who viii decide the
matter, ana as he is away on a pleasure
ZIP N Naiifornia. Mafshalltown and
! leprla may DC Kept waiting some time
TOR the declslon they are SO Interested
m
iaftfslt TOW Ms INTERESTED
\ II General Manager Clarke has not
yet luiiy realized that the business
i men are interested M this proposed re-
q m"val OF the general offices from the
i GUY ne should take note of What has
peeh gong on UP and down his line
4 yes 1eraay ana today "Wednesday
4 evening q meeting Of business men
was called IN The directors room of the
I, l4etes- fietcner building to consider the
sdNlsaplllty OF getting some expression
OF OPINION from other towns along the
me As a result q small army of vol
uiiii eer business men paying their own
expenses ieft TINS city Thursday and
thls morning and shippers and MGR
& eiiaf's w every TOWN from t'rinnell
on ihe y, II. |. e railroad 70 the
minnesota iilie have signed vigorous
! protest against the offices leaving
lows. Practlcahy every one signed II
tlheS even ara more. Ihey promised
tilsiF eo-operatian with Inc business
men OF Marsha town III support OF the
Ioaa ~ case Inc oftlces should remait
!. ~ NiiishalioWH. Ihose VINO circulated