Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-10-15
An OFFICIAL DENIAL
Statement by Vice President Day
That Will Quiet Iowa Central
Rumors.
No Sale or Consolidation Of the
Property Ever Considered
or Discussed.
Car Orders Observation-Disclosures
ments. Elc..-Railway Labor
ers Scarce.

loWa SeItrdl, arrived nome THIS MORN
ing from Minneapolis, where he has beer
for the past few days in consultation
with Vice President and General Mana
ger L.. F. Day. The matter of the much
talked-of and rumored consolidation, alb
scrption or purchase of the Minneapolis
(: st. Louis and Iowa Central propertie!
came up in an an off-hand way during
q conversation Mr.. Wing aad with MI
Day and the latter informed him tina
never at any time had any proposition
of any sort, looking toward either con.
sclidation or absorption of the two
properties by the Illinois Central come
up in an official way.
THE matter has never been mentioned
by the officials of the road, nor beer
considered by the owners and manager:
CT either" said Mr.. Day. and the onl,
thing that was ever said IN reference Il
the stories set afioat by certain newspa.
pers was a conversation betweenf Presi.
dent Fish, of the Illinois Central, ane
President Edwin Hawley, of the NJ. &
st. L. and Iowa Central, in which Mr.
Fish stated that he guessed they woule
have to make joint affidavit to get The
people to believe that there wasn't Q
deal on or that one was soon to Se fig
tired on.
Mr.. Day also stated to Mr.. Wing thai
the Iowa Central was to be improved
and improved continually, until 1t was
railroad in every sense of the word. and
that no changes in any line, in the pres
ent system Of Management. We're under
contemplation. The road is to be run in
idependently Of any other. even the NJ. &
st. L., with which, however. 1t will cons
tinue to have close traffic arrange
ment.
In anticipation of and in preparation
for the vast amount OF work that is to
be done next year Mr.. Wing has just
closed a contract with the 4. J. Moss
Tie Company, OF st. Louis, Mo-, for the
purchase of 1876, coo oak ties, all to be de-
livered to the Central by Jan. 81. 1902.
The ties are to be used In the laying OF
heavier steel next year and Will be
hand here in plenty of time go that they
may be distributed as early as possible
10 all points OH the line, to be ready for
the work which will bsgin rs soon as the
frost leaves the ground. This is the Sec
end extra large instal!ment of ties pur-
chased by the Central within the past
year, 10000 having bsen bought just
about a year ago, and 10000 more since
that time. The present invoice is OF
Tennessee oak, cut in the mountains OF
the northern and western portions of the
state. The ties will cost the company
s100, 900.
General Manager Day has authorized
Mr. Wing to purchase $50 new stock
cars instead of 100. as was at first in
tended. The specifications for the cars
have not yet been completed by Master
Mechanic Brooke, but will be soon, ems
.ployes of the car shops being now en-
gagged In building a sample car. The
new stock cars will differ somewhat
from the ordinary cars for the transport
tation Of stock. altho not materially. AT
eny rate they will be the best that can
be conceived, 10000 pounds capacity.
and thirty-fve feet in length. 1t is tho
intentionsto make them as easy riding
car as possible, and with this in view
each will be equipped with swing mo-
tion trucks instead OF those known as
rigid trucks. This will be done to make
1t easier on stock While in transit.
The railroad contractors are having
a serious time OF 1t In securing men to
complete their work before cold weather
~ ~ ,fcst 1p,1e
the various lines entering this city. AL
most every day agents of both railroads
and contractors are in the city seeking
able bodied men, and $1.75 per day Is
being offered for laborers. One agent
who was in the city, Monday said he
had done nothing during the past two
months but search for men. The Cen
trail gent a man out to scour the city
today to secure ten men whose services
are needed Immediately. The reopening
OF the glucose works has made idle men
scarce in this city, and about the best
the contractors can do Is to take the
floating population. Many of this class
work only week or two, then move on.
The railroad commissioners of Illinois
are en- route today over the Illinois d.
visions of the Central, looking over the
property with view of noting the inn
provements being made. The Iowa
was sent down yesterday for the use of
the commissioners. who are being ac-
over the line by General SUI
perintendent C.. w Huntington.
rfr MT
mailed yesterday to all agents and joint
agents of connecting lines time cards
for the new tourist cars that have been
placed on at Minneapolis and st. Paul
and Peoria, to Los Angeles and San
Francisco, via Kansas City. A grea:
deal of attention is going to be paid to
this thru business by the department,
as was the case last season. The trip is
made in four days.
General Auditor T. l. WATSON spent
today at points south on the line, pay
ing off the extra gangs employed be-
was the farthest south point reached,
one gang being employed there.
, General Traffic Manager j. N. Title
more left Last night for Peoria, where
he has business matters to look after,
and will remain over tomorrow in at
tendance at the corn carnival, where
the company has an exhibit Of corn
grown on its line in Iowa and Illinois.
Assistant General Freight Agent Lutz
spent the day in Oskaloosa looking after