Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-28
sucH INTEREST IN GREAT WESTERN

town as second class mail matter
MUCH INTEREST IN GREAT WESTERN
The persistent rumors of the sale of
the Great Western railroad property to
interests which would divide 1t between
the Milwaukee and Northwestern sys-
TENS, should be of more than passing
concern to every Iowa town situated
on any one Of the three roads men,
1foned. To Marshalltown, located at
The Junction Of the Great Western and
Northwestern, the change would not be
OF 10 very great value, and might even
work injury, but to towns located on
y single line the benefits would be
great.
The reason for all this lies in the
dannnable double local that shippers
must pay on ell freight travelling over
twv, different roads to Its destination.
AT Marshalltown shippers wishing to
send freight to town on the Great
Western can bill over the Great West
srn at one local tariff and likewise over
che Northwestern, but shippers at
Taina, or Nevada. for instance, with
freight bound for Great Western
points, would be compelled to pay a
local on the Northwestern and Sec
ont local on the Great Western. Like
wise at Hampton and Waterloo, It now
requires two locals on all shipments
to points on the Northwestern line.
Should the two roads be combined one
local would do the business
This double local Is what gives Mar
shutdown an advantage over one road
towns and Des Moines an advantage
over two and three road towns. The
question that would arise in the con-
soildation Of the Great Western with
the Northwestern and Milwaukee
would be as to whether any additional
!. one local tariff territory could be add
ed to the shipping range of any town.
IT, the Milwaukee could be added to
Me.rshalltown's range OF one local tar
It'll the advantage would be distinct
but there would still be an Offset in
the addition Of the Northwestern to
Waterloo's territory. II the division
Of the Great Western between the two
roads should be made at Oelwein CIV
int, the Kansas City line to the North
western, Waterloo would gain one To-
cal rates to points over the entire
4 Northwestern system and MARSHALL
town would gain nothing as she al
ready enjoys the Northwestern terri
lory. If the division mvas made at
Marshalltown, as has been suggested
In the rumors of SALE Marshalltown
and Waterloo would both gain direct
billing to Milwaukee points.
Dubuque newspapers are already
congratulating their town upon pros
poets for the sale, claiming that the
Great Western has always been a rate
cutter and that IL rates could be
maintained Dubuque would have dis
tirct advantage on all shipments to-
Iowa points by reason of the Mtssts-
siy,pi river differential in basic rates
Az the official tariffs now stand freight
from the east to Iowa points pays a
basic rate to the Mississippi river plus
an additional rate from the river to-
point of destination, which additional
rate is higher than the local rate
would be on freight originating at the
river and going to the same point
The Dubuque papers are pleased at the
prospect Of some one swallowing the
Great Western in the hope that their
advantage would be protected. On the
other hand II the Great Western is the
rate cutter 1t Is said to be many an
other town could i'll afford to see it
absorbed by competitors.