Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-24
COMMISSION APPROVES
Iowa's Railway Board Makes
Favorable Report Regarding
Central Grade Changes.
Mr.. Tittemore to Remain at Head
OF Traffic Department OF
the Road.
Several Of the Passenger Office
Force to Be Retired..Rail.
way Notes.


AS the result of the inspection OF
L. A. Dawson, of Waverly. Col. d. j.
Palmer, of Washington, and Z. G.
Brown, of Sheldon, composing the
board of railway commissioners of
Iowa, Wednesday, of the Iowa Central 5;
rev grade revision between Grinneli
end Searsboro. an order was given by
the board Wednesday evening allowing
the railway company the right to con-
denim all land that it sees fit, on the
grounds of a public necessity.
The company has already under way
one of the heaviest pieces of grade re-
vision to be done by any Iowa road this
summer. 1t is the cutting down Of
"Schoolhouse HILL" steep and winding
grade that starts In at Grinnell and
Montezuma Junction and continues al
most to the town of Searsboro, six
miles in length. The new grade will
greatly facilitate the work of the OPP
Grating department in it's heavy train
~ see that much good will come out
of it.
The company is willing to make Il
fair settlement with the landowners foy
its right way. and is even willing to
Pay more than the land is really worth
in order to avoid litigation. If, how
ever, the land can not be obtained by
purchase at private sale the company
will not bubble but condemn and al
low the courts to settle the differences
afterwards. So far the company has
experienced but little difficulty, as
about one half of the necessary right
of-way has already been purchased,
Accompanying Messrs. Dawson,
Palmer and Brown on the trip Wednes-
day were General Traffic Manager j.
N. Tittemore, General Solicitor George
w. Sewers. Superintendent of Trans
Lortation c. w. Huntington. Claim
Agent Marquis Barr, of the Central,
and William Steyn, of Burlington, To-
eating engineer in charge of the con-
struction work. The company's busi-
ness car iowa" was placed in the COM
missioners' service on the trip. being
run as a special in charge of Conductor
rived In this city about o'clock and
left on later trains. Col. Palmer going
to Des Moines and Mr.. Dawson AMI
Mr.. Brown to their respective homes in
Waverly and Sheldon. Mr.. Sewers and
Mr. Huntington returned to Oskaloosa
on special, leaving at $50. q
The official circular announcing the
appointment of Mr.. A. B. Cuts as gens
eral passenger and ticket agent Of the
Central has been issued. under Mar
shalltown date of April %. The circu-
lar is signed by j. N. Tittemore. as
traffic manager, and approved by L. r.
Day. vice president and general mana
ger. This indicates that Mr.. Tittemore
is still to have exclusive charge of the
traffic department and retains his pres
ent title, facts that his many railroad
and personal friends will be pleased to
learn. Mr.. Tittemore has been at the
head of the traffic department of the
road for the past four years, and the
steady increases in the company's
freight business, shown from year to
year, has been the greatest recon-
mendation any traffic man could have.
Mr.. Tittemore is considered by rail-
read men to be one of the brightest
traffic men in the country, and his eff
forts have undoubtedly been appre-
GATED by those at the head Of the Cen
trail property.
AS the result of the incumbency OF
DIR. Cults several changes will occur
In the general passenger department..
Mr.. Edward e. Amblad, who has been
acting in the capacity of chief clerk
since the retirement of H. L. Laird on
April 1, will accompany the department
to Minneapolis as chief rate clerk Mr..
Frank G. Goodman. in charge Of the
ticket accounts, also goes to Minneap-
oils, as does Miss Minnie Olson, who
has been employed in the office here as
sterographer for some time. In each
instance the changes are made at in
creased salaries. The other three en-
ployes, j. B. Troutner, ticket and stock
clerk; E. c. Andrews, stenographer.
and Walter Hammond, office boy will
rot accompany the Office to Minneapo-
lis, altho places may be found for them
later on. 1t is understood that Mr.. S.
Burleigh Milton, who has had charge
of the roads advertising since the first
of the year, will retire from the COM
pany's service, as will also Mr.. =. S,
Cincebeaux, travelling passenger agent,
until recently of this city but now OF
Peoria. Mr.. Cincebeaux will leave the
company's service on May and will be
succeeded by Mr.. Charles S. Walters,
who, for a number of years, has been
in the company's employ and only re-
tired on April / to enter the service of
the Iowa Central Land Company, of
this city Mr.. Walters will have charge
of the work of the Peoria district.
which includes all of the eastern and
Illinois divisions. Mr.. f. H. Beach, at
present travelling passenger agent of
the M. e ST. L., will come to the road
and will have charge of a certain por-
ton of the territory on the north end,
with the title of district passenger
agent. His headquarters have not yet
been decided upon. Mr.. George Martin,
of Oskaloosa, is still to continue in the
service of the road, with territory north
Of Oskaloosa.
The Central will place into service
tomorrow on the improvement work
cast of Oskaloosa a Minneapolis & ST.
Louis air ditcher which will arrive
from the north this evening. The
ditcher is mammoth concern, weigh
ing 10000 pounds, and is operated
with compressed air by two men. 1t is
one of the greatest labor saving de-
vices known in road Improvement work