Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-30
Great Western Said to Be Con
templating Construction Of
Line Northwest
JUNCTION POINT AT CARROLL
Extension to Sioux City Would Secure
Large Amount of Traffic Coming
From the Northwest and Place tho
Road in Composition With Existing
Lines.
snecial 10 Times Republican.

Sioux City. Aug. 3o.-Within three
months the Chicago Great Western
Railroad company may begin the con-
struction OF a line from Carroll, Iowa,
to Sioux City.
This assurance has been given to
Sioux City business men for several
years, and during that time President
A. B. Stickney has been inquiring into
conditions here, with view of build
ing a branch Of his Maple Leaf
Route" into this city.
Never since the first settlers traded
Connecticut made wampum to the
Sioux Indians for their lands along the
Missouri river has this section of Iowa
and the Dakotas offered such induce
slnents for Mr.. Stickney's line to build
ITO a connection with other lines in
Sioux City. The present outlook for
rapid growth Of population and indus
tries in Sioux City Is such that Mr..
Stickney would be justified in extend
ing his line many hundred miles to
secure share of the traffic in and out
Of Sioux City.
Recently railroad men in Minneap-
oils and st. Paul have told Sioux City
business men that it was the plan OF
the Chicago Great Western to build
the line from Carroll to Sioux City
within the next six months, and that
work would start before the winter
was here.
All Stock and No Bonds.
The building of this railroad into
this section would mean much to Sioux
City. The Maple Leaf route Is one Of
the most unique railroad systems in
America. 1t is said to occupy a more
independent position than any other
system and that in the most Important
section of railroad territory, and its
financial system is perfectly built on
the models furnished by the English
railroads.
Though the organization is but thir-
teen years old, it is one of the strongest
in the United States. The .Stickney"
management succeeded the Chicago, st.
Paul and Kansas City Railway in 1892.
AS a great many English capitalists
were interested in the new organiza-
ton, the English plan was closely fol-
lowed, and the capital of the company
is represented entirely by stock, no
bonds having ever been issued.
/, The, lines; of the. Great Western ex-
tend ffo,n chicago to Omaha, Mime
apolis. and Kansas City. The road has
nearly two-thirds Of its mileage in
Iowa, and Its interests are always
Iowa's interests. The center Of the
system is at Oelwein. in eastern Iowa.
From this point there is direct line
east to Chicago and to the west three
lines diverge to the western termini Of
the system. With the Mason City and
Fort Dodge line completed it was de-
clared by President Stickney that 2.2ss
miles Of the authorized existing lines
Of other traffic were concentrated on
only 1904 miles OF Great Western
track.
Another argument advanced for the
belief that this great railroad system
will build into Sioux City, is that 1T
does not fear competition. The Great
Western has plunged in with almost
no ,oncompetitive traffic and builtSup
business. Connecting as it does four
large centers Of traffic it is intersected
at many points by the lines OF other
companies, including in Iowa alone,
the Milwaukee and st. Paul, the Illt-
nois Central, the Rock Island, North
western, Burlington and Iowa Central.
Other railroads which come into COM
petition in Iowa have at least some
mutual arrangement with other lines
but the Great Western is exposed and
stands almost entirely alone. Its COM
petition IL at terminal points, in bring
ing in and taking out traffic, and
should President Stickney build into
sioux City in. the near future, he would
bring in much traffic, and because 81
his independence the rates to Sioux
city would be greatly affected