Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-21
j. !. HILL MAKES DENIAL
Says There's Nothing in Report
That the Burlington Has
Bought Central.
Furthermore His Road Has No
Intention of Obtaining
Control.
Marshalltown's Train Caller the
Subject of Story in a
Magazine.

l Burlington is envious of Des Moines
| possession of the biggest railroad liar ii
the state and is attemting to develoI
his equal. His first effort deals viii
! the Iowa Central, which has, according
! to these paper railway builders, beer
sold, absorbed and consolidated with {
! half-doZen different lines within the
past two years, but is nevertheless do.
| ing business at the same old stand
and Minnearolis-as the Iowa Central
| The Burlington story concerning the
fate of the Marshalltown line follows
| THE widening out of the Is. g. w
| means much more than appears on ths
surface. 1t means general shake ul
! in the western railway world. 1t will
bring on a crisis and precipitate fight
which has been so long hanging fire
between Hill and Hartman, thu
worlds two greatest railway mag
mates.
The Burlington has purchased the
Iowa Central and will build line thru
from Oskaloosa to the Missouri river
passing thru tier of counties that al
present have no main line of railway
urnning east and west.
From Winfield to Oskaloosa the
Burlington & Western and Iowa Cen
trail run side by side. crossing and re-
crossing each other many times. These
two lines between the points mentioned
will be merged and the line straight
ened, using only one roadbed. Parts of
the 3. & w. and parts of the Iowa Cen
trail tracks will be used, making one of
the finest roadbeds in the country.
From Oskaloosa the line will be ex-
tended west thru Marion, Warren,
Madison, Adair, Cass and Pottawatta-
mie counties, and striking the Missouri
river at Council Bluffs.
From Winfield east the old track OF
the Iowa Central will be utilized as far
as Keithsburg, and from there an air.
line road will be built connecting with
the main line of the c.. b. -& @. at Gal
va. BY this arrangement the Burling-
ton will have direct line from Chicago
to Omaha, which will be much shorter
than any present main line Of railway
between Chicago and the Missouri riv-
ar. A thru service will be inaugurated
between ST. Louis and ST. Paul. The
trains will be run over the *" line to
Burlington and thence to st. Paul over
the B. & w. and Iowa Central via. Os-
kaloosa and Albert Lea.
1.-The first thing to be done by the
Burlington will be to tear out the old
Iowa Central bridge at Keithsburg and
put In fine new double track struc-
ture. ~
.'The roadbed of the new line will be
one of the finest In the country and
trains will be able to run more econom-
ically than their competitors. The
steepest grades will only average about
twenty feet to the mile and there is not
another road without 70-foot grade"
This story attracted sufficient notice
to be brought to the attention of i. J.
Hill In ottumwa Tuesday. An inter-
view with President Hill. in which he
denied the statements that the Bur-
lington would buy the Central, was
sent out from Ottumwa last night, az
follows:
JIM HILL DENIES IT.
Ottumwa, May 21.-"The Burlington
road will not build another line thru
Iowa. It has not bought the Iowa Cen
trail" said J. ]. Hill, president OF the
Northern Securities Company, while on
a tour of inspection of Iowa lines of the
Burlington in this city yesterday.
President Harris also made the same
statement and In addition said that the
work Of widening the Burlington d
Western track would commence short
~. 1t has been stated that the Bur
lington intended to build a new trunk
line thru this state in the tier of coun-
ties north of Wapello into Council
Bluffs, the reason being given that an
easier grade could be had and that
faster time could be made, which is es-
sential for the Burlington to hold its
heavy United States mail contract.
Mr.. Harris stated positively that the
report was without foundation. He,
however, confirmed the report that the
Burlington would extend Its line from
oskaloosa to Tracey, making connec-
ton with the Albia-Des Moines branch
and that the narrow gauge from Bur-
lington to Oskaloosa would be made
standard. This was Mr.. Hills first in
spection trip over the Burlington and
he appeared to be well pleased with the
prospects and the extensive improve
ments east of this city.