Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-09
GOSSIP Of RAILWAYS
Minneapolis Hopeful OF secur.
ing Removal OF Other Cen
trail Departments.
Enginemen Of the Iowa Central
Working to Secure In.
crease in Pay.
Conference With Superintendent
Sweeney to Be Held Thurs.
day Notes.

Minneapolis newspapers are specu-
lating on the next move to be MADE IN
connection With the Iowa Central head
quarters offices, and it is predicted IN
that city that the resignation Of Cen
eral Passenger Agent George 5. Batty
means not only that that official has
secured a better position, but that the
passenger department will soon folio"
the accounting department to the Min
nesota metropolis. Also that a. VI.
Cults will be made general passenger
agent of both the Central and M. & st.
L. The Journal Of Tuesday evening
says:
ut is expected, as result of the res
ignation of George S. Batty. general
passenger agent of the Iowa Central.
that the passenger department will le
transferred to Minneapolis at an early
date and that A. b. Cults of the Min
nea polls & st. Louis will be made gen.
eral passenger agent of both roads. IL
Is the belief of railroad men here that
gradually all of the departments OF the
Iowa Central will be transferred to
Minneapolis. 1t is known that the
management regards this with favor
from the standpoint of convenience. 1t
is reported that Mr.. Batty's resignation.
in addition to the fact that he has been
offered lucrative position in Chicago,
was due to the belief that his depart
ment would be among the first to go.
There is general feeling of uncertain
ty on this score among Iowa Central
employees. Many of them own homes in
Marshalltown and do not like to
move"
Word from Minneapolis indicates
that the Marshalltown Iowa Central
colony which recently accompanied
the general auditing department of the
road to that city, is highly pleased
with It's new field Of labor. Almost all
of the employees are permanently and
nicely located in various parts Of the
city. Several are stopping at the Sum-
while others have taken up quarters
in private homes or in flats.
All appear to be pleased with the
enjoy many conveniences that they
did not have in the old building here
While the work is going on in the aud
iting department as If there had been
no removal, the Office force is not 40
yet entirely organized owing to the
changes made necessary by the move.
AS rule, however, all are engaged I'M
the same particular lines of work as
when the department was located in
this city.
Iowa Central enginemen met In this
city today in joint conference on mat 1
tiers pertaining to the wage schedule
now in force on the Central, and to i
formulate a new schedule that will be 1
brought to the attention of General SUI
perintendent Sweeney tomorrow. Mr..
Sweeney has appointed meeting place
with the engineers tomorrow. when the
matters will be laid before him with !
request for more pay. The brotherhood
men present at the conference today
were Frank Dasher of Monmouth, rep
resenting Keithsburg Division, No. 4S4,
b. of l.. E., and T. G. Clegg and j. M.
Speer, Of this city, representing Mar
shall Division, No. LAG. of Oskaloosa;
Lee Carrick. of Monmouth represent
ing Blackhawk Lodge, B. Of L. F.:
Richard Westenhaver, of the Oskaloosa
lodge, and P. Hogancamp. of Guide
Lodge, No. 1875, of this city.
General Superintendent M. Sweeney,
of the Central, arrived Tuesday eve
ming from Minneapolis on his business
car No. 200, attached to No. q and will
remain in the city two or three days,
comforting with officials in this city and
looking over the company property.
Superintendent of Transportation C.
w. Huntington and Trainmaster q. e.
Kerwin, of the Central, were at the
scene of the Timber creek wreck yes
terday, looking over the ground and the
connected with the af-
fair. Each was of the opinion that
there could not have possibly been a
more fortunate accident for all con-
cerned, and it was the wonder of each |
that either of the enginemen escaped
without instant death. Mr.. Huntington
spent the day in the city in conference
with General Superintendent Sweeney.
Mr.. Kerwin was also In the city today.
On the order of Superintendent II. g. |
Slifer, of the Northwestern, bulletin |
has been posted in the gentlemen's I
waiting room at the station, calling at
tention to the fact that smoking is
prohibited in the station There
has been sign to that effect hung in |
conspicuous place ever since the depot |
was built, but it has always been a
dead letter. While in the city the other
day Mr.. Slifer called Janitor f. NJ. |
Croft to his car and had half hours
talk with him concerning the enforce
ment of the order, informing him that |
had been sent to the gem
eral superintendent concerning the
in the Marshalltown station.
Mr. Slifer told Mr. Croft that he wanted
the order strictly enforced. Mr. Slifer
takes the position that to a man who
does not smoke the smoking of other
waiting for trains is so OBJ
noxious as to make 1t decidedly I'M
pleasant. He thinks that those who do
not smoke. altho they may be in the
are due as much considera-
ton as those who enjoy the weed. Mr..
Croft will have no trouble in enforc-
ing the order at all during the summer
but in the winter he has moth
ing but grief before him. Passengers
who smoke. and are waiting for trains,
can not understand why they should