Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-26
Iowa Central Railroad Company
Subscribes This Amount to
R.. r.. Y. nj. C. A.
NEWS RECEIVED THIS MORNING
Vice President and General Manager
|. F. Day Decides that Company Will
Bear 5 Per Cent of Cost of New
Building, Providing Amount Will Not
be Above $1,ooo-stuntz's Gift,

In a letter received his morning
from New York. the offer of the lowe
Central Railway Company to subscribe
1000 toward the building fund OF the
Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. is made public
The letter came to General Secretary j
II. Fellingham from John j. McCook
of New York. chairman of the interna-
tional committee of the Y. NJ. c. A, 10
Vice President and General Manager l..
f, Day, of Minneapolis.
MI. Days letter is to the effect thai
the railroad company will give to the
association S per cent OF the cost of a
new building, providing tina the maxi
mum subscription shall not be over ST.
coo. The donation is a most generous
one. and shows clearly the interest OF
the railroad company in the most ex-
|celient institution that is maintained
here more expressly for the benefit of
railroad men. of which the Iowa Gem
trail has by far the largest number in
Its employ.
The efforts of the association for as
'sistance on the part Of the railroad
company were made thru the interna-
tional committee with the New York
officers, and by the latter the request
was referred to Vice President and
General Manager Day. Mr.. Day has
mad the matter under consideration for
several weeks, and has looked into the
character OF the work icing done for
the railroad e His generous offer
is the result of his Investigations.
Aside from this amount, which is
purely in the nature of a subscription
to the building fund, the railroad COM
pany pays monthly to TIE association
the sum OF va TO apply on the current
expense account This has been the
custom Of the company for a number
of years. and of course is TO be con-
tinued. The Railroad Y. NJ. c.. A. has
= large number of railroad men as
members. the number having increased
over 100 per cent during the past year.
With the increased facilities afforded
by the new building it is anticipated
that the increase will even be still
greater. A suite of rooms for the eN-
elusive use of the railroad men Is TO be
one OF the features of the new building.
None but railroad men will be allowed
10 occupy these rooms. They Will be
equipped with railroad magazines,
journals and lite a of other
sorts, and one OF the rooms will be used
as a smoking DOM. The privilege of
smoking, however. is not to be extended
to the building. or to any other mem
beers but the railroad boys. They will
be privileged to smoke only in their
own apartments. This is being done
by all larger railroad associations. be-
1t is a recognized fact that the
majority OF men smoke. and Y. NJ. C.
A. workers believe in providing a place
of regalement in hat line, IL the men
50 desire.
The action of the Central in making
the donation to the association building
fund is in keeping with the general
work on the part of railroads toward
railroad Y. NJ. C. AS turnout the coun-
try, and is in proportion to the Cen
trails size and The railroad
companies of the United States have
contributed over a quarter of million
dollars during the past year for current
expenses for railroad Y. NJ. C. A. work.
The Northwestern donates $1,000 an
nually to the Boone association, and pu.
SIS, 600 into the Chicago building. Last
year one OF the international secretaries
visited every division point on the line
to see where the associations We're
ready for assistance ,and where condi-
tons were found TO be ripe the railroad
- 0,,. - y, - ~ ,a-,<n,lAJ ~.. ~. M
Pennsylvania line stands the expense of
largely at the associations
at all its terminals. and subscribed
toward the building at Phila-
delphia. The Santa Fe has subscribed
literally TO ten buildings on its line.
and the Chesapeake g. Ohio has sub
he major portion of the cost
OF nine buildings at division points.
n. /. Stuntz's Gift.
This mornings mail also brought to
Secretary Fellingham a gift of $125
from H. L. Stunt. formerly president
Of the board of directors of the associ-
Mr.. Stuntz has been connected
with the Central for many years, in the
department but at present is
chief clerk to Auditor Frank Ney, of the
Rock Island, at Chicago. Mr.. Stuntz
Is very much interested in the work
here to provide a new building for the|
associations use, and mailed Mr.. Fell
a check for the above amount.
The citizens committee has reconsid-
cred it's recent action to build a portion
Of the new building this fall, and Will
wait until spring before begin-I
ming operations. Then the entire build
ing car be erected at one time. The de-
cision vas arrived at more on account
Of the fact of E. G.. S~chroeder's resig-l
as physical director. The work
IN the gymnasium will be carried on
the winter three nights each week,
the present gymnasium will answer
the purpose.
The committee has decided to employ
Charles Wassmer, formerly assistant
secretary. for two months work Begin
ming week after e Mr.. WassmerI
Will look after the association and dur
ing his stay Secretary Fellingham will
Ivyote his entire time to the securing
IF subscriptions TO the building fund.
Mr.. Wright, the special financial sec
rotary, will not return to the city.
TO FORM OKLAHOMA COLONY.
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