Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-03-13
MAY BE CHANGED.
Milwaukee May Make chillicothe Per,
manent Division.

Milwaukee May Make Chillicothe Per-
manent Division.
The announcement that the Milwau-
kee road has ordered a new seventy
foot t%urn-table for Chillicothe has re-
vived the report in this city that it was
the intention of that company to again
permanently locate its division at that
point. This report was confirmed by
a prominent railroad man here yester-
day, and he stated that it would be but
a question of a short time until the
Milwaukee mel who had remained
here after the division had been
changed several months ago would
move back to Chillicothe. Other i'm
provements are announced to be o Il
templated for the property at Chilli
Gothic, and it is believed that the COM
pany has decided TO again make that
place a permanent division.
Not a Success.
1t will be remembered that the COM
pany decided about a year ago, to elm
mate. Chillicothe as a division point
and run all trains from Ottumwa to
Kansas City. This plan was carried
out, and the trains were run in that
manner for a few months. 1t is an
nounced that the plan was never salts
factory, however, and during the very
hot part of last season the men made
such a kick about the long run and
long hours that the company went
back to the old plan of having the men
change at Chillicothe, although the en-
gines and cabooses ran through from
here to Kansas City as formerly.
Do Not Like 1t.
There was still a strong objection
to this plan on the part of the railroad
men. They did not like the idea of
changing their belongings every time
their caboose pulled into Chillicothe
and it is understood hat there has
been a quiet agitation to return to the
old order of things during all winter.
With the extra large locomotives that
the company has installed on this divi-
sion. the turn-table at Chillicothe could
not accommodate them and it was ne,
cessary to run through to Coburg to
turn them.
improvements Ordered.
Now that a new t%urn-table has beer
ordered for Chillicothe, which will &C
commodate the largest engine on the
road it is believed that. that city viii
assume it's former position in regart
to being a division point, and an Off
cial order along that line is looked TO
in the near future.
Lose Several Families.
If it turns out to be true that Chilli
Gothic will again become a division
point, it probably means the loss o
several families to Ottumwa. 1t will
be remembered that when the men be
gan changing at Chillicothe last sum
mer, only four families moved back t.
that city from here. With that a pei
manent division it is said that al
those who originally came here from
that city will go back.
New Yard Here.
With the announcement of the i'm
provements for Chillicothe m ais
the announcement that permanen
~trackage for yards at the junction her
| have been decided upon. 1t was a
first reported that the company intenc
ed moving its yards across the river
but according TO a prominent railroa
man here, this matter has been ALLOW
ed to drop and the company will kee
its wards on this side of the river. Fiv
1 new tracks have been laid at tn
: junction, and the yards will be bui.
as soon as the weather permits. Whe
/ they are completed it is announce
e that the company will have all tn
room it needs for yardage, and ths
there will be no necessity for it tryin
I to build new yards across the river.