Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
THE BEGINNING
Of TIE END
Order From Minneapolis An.
nounCes Removal Of Part OF
Central Offices.
General Accounting Department
to Go on April l...Others
Likely to Follow.
Frank Nay, Auditor N. & ST. L..
to Assume Same Position
With Central.
All Employees to Be Cared for
...Issuance OF the Order
Was Sudden.

Was Sudden.
The beginning of the end of the Iowa
Central headquarters in Marshalltown,
as far as the general offices of the
| company are concerned, is today a
reality; the long-expected crisis has
I been reached and on April l Marshall
town will have but little left in the
building that has sheltered the general
officers of the company for SO many
years. The auditing department. has
orders to move.
Altho a general feeling has prevailed
| for some time that it would not be long
before this city would have to say
goodbye to the general offices, officials,
employees and friends of the road alike
were hardly prepared at this time 70
hear the news that came in letter to
| General Auditor I. I. WATSON from vice
President and General Manager u. +.
Day. The order is brief and character
| istic of the head of the property.
| straight to the point and business-like
| in every sentence. 1t is nothing more
than was expected in all circles, yet the
change, so far as the public is con-
cerned, was not expected to be made
so soon--not, in fact, until the time
was ripe for the complete consolidation
of the Iowa Central with the NJ. g. st.
L.. or the disposition of the two prop
critics to one of the strong trunk lines.
Mr.. WATSON received the letter from
Mr. Day late Friday afternoon, and ac-
cording to instructions summoned the
employees before him shortly before the
hour for closing up the days work, and
READ 1t to them. The letter is as fol-
lows:
"T. l. WATSON, general auditor Mar
shalltown, Iowa-Dear Sir: For the
sake of convenience and economy in
management, it has been decided TIC
remove the accounting forces from
Marshalitown to Minneapolis on April
1, and on that date Mr.. Nay will as
sumo the duties of auditor of the Iowa
Central Railway Company in addition
to those which he already performs.
Previous to that date he will have
his chief clerk go to Marshalltown to
act as chief clerk at that point, in or
der that he may acquaint himself with
his new and additional duties, and will
be obliged if you will afford him every
facility and assistance possible.
1T is probable that all of the clerks
now in the accounting department at
Marshalltown can be continued In the
work of that department at Minneap-
oils if they so desire. ] will De glad If
you will inform them to that effect and
give them to understand that we are
DESTROYS that they shall in no way suf-
fer disadvantage from the change that
is about to take place. Yours truly
IL. f. DAY."
N With the recent appointment of new
general superintendent inthe person of
Mr.. M. Sweeney. with headquarters in
Minneapolis, the transfer of the gem
eral managers Office to Minneapolis at
the time of the establishment of the
close relations with the M. & st. L., the
recent transfer of the Office of Chief
Engineer H. G. Kelley from this city to
Minneapolis, it is only natural to be-
lieve that the general traffic and
freight department and general passen-
ger department will soon follow the
neapolis.,
Some already think that General
Traffic Manager Tittemore has been
given his notice personally, on a recent
visit to Minneapolis, but this is not
verified, and cannot be at present ow-
ing to Mr.. Tittemore's absence from the
city. Other rumors affecting the gem
eral traffice managers office are also
current. but can not be verified.
The order from Minneapolis retires
General Auditor Wasson and his chief
clerk III. l.. Stuntz, affecting the lat
ter only in the fact that he is to retire
as chief clerk. MIR. WATSON and Mr.
Stuntz may both be offered positions
with the company in Minneapolis, but
whether they would be acceptable or
not can not be told at present. The re-
moyal of the department affects thirty
seven employees as follows:
III. l.. StuntZ. chief clerk.
John McCauley, assistant chief clerk.
III. Bennion, travelling auditor.
Robert X. Stuart, head bookkeeper.
Louis f. Andrews. statistician.
A. E. Smith, boolkkeeper.
w. E. Ford, boolkeeper.
Mrs. Jennie p. Messenger, filing
clerk
George A. Tingley station accounts
w. H. Carleton. freight statistics.
A. d. Starkey, freight statistics.
II. j. Rodgers, chief revising clark.
o. A. Thornquist, assistant revising
clerk.
C. III. Mutt, chief interlne clerk
c. G. Bell, assistant interline clerk
j. NJ. Mooney, chief claim clerk
C. d. Swick, overcharge investiga-
tor.
z. c. Epperson. loss and damage in
vestigator.
T. NJ. Vertz. over, shorts and damage.
*. C. Cooley, claim records.
o. NJ Ford, voucher clerk.
A. l.. Palmer, voucher and bills.
c. C. Crellin, claim checker.
Emil Hanson. claim checker.
c. c. Hougeland. way bill filler.
f. C. Goodman. head ticket clerk.
j. B. Troutner. assistant ticket clerk.
S. X. Palmer. assistant ticket clerk.
Miss M. K. HGllisteI, assistant ticket
clerk.
Miss K. A. vertz. assistant ticket
clerk
c. B. Johnston, assistant ticket clerk.
e. j. Wood, freight accounts.
Miss Mildred A. Shears, chief car
clerk
George Long, assistant car clerk.
a to-. tn. II. 49, 49,