Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-18
NEW STOCK YARDS
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH oTTUMwA
OPPOSED TO WORK BEING
DONE BY WABASH.
Petition Council to Prevent Nuisance
Shortage of Cars In Freight Ser
vice-Raymond Mccroskey Resigns
Railroad Notes.

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The building of a number Of stock
pens by the Wabash Railroad company
near the South Side depot has caused
the residents of that vicinity to sign
a petition asking the council to take
what action is necessary to prevent a
nuisance being established at that
place. The stock pens are nearly COM
pleted and the railway officials state
that they are not for the purpose of
keeping and feeding stock but simply
to make the loading of horses, cattle,
ETC., more convenient for the patrons
Of the Wabash.
Work on the stock yards was COM
menced a few days ago and was the
cause of starting rumors to the effect
that the Wabash was again contem-
plating withdrawing from it's contract
with the Milwaukee and handling all
Of it's freight business from the South
Ottumwa depot. The officials say that
nothing of the kind is intended, but
that as the Wabash at present has no
convenient place for its patrons to load
stock. the pens were built in South OF
tumwa. This will make it much easier
to load horses and cattle that are cas-
lily frightened, than at the foot Of JEFF
ferson street, as at present. They say
that the stock yards will not be nui-
sance as live stock will not be kept
there for any length of time.
The Petition.
The people of the South Side do not
feel kindly toward the Wabash on &C
count of the delay Of the company in
faly{ry 10 clck& I,a otf, w,
riprapping the south bank OF the Des
Moines river. They say that the stock
yards which are located in one of the
best residence districts of that portion
of the city. will be nuisance in many
ways. Yesterday petition asking that
the council take what steps were nee
essary to prevent the nuisance being
established was circulated among the
residents and over seventy-five sigma
ture have already been secured.
To Shorten Time.
It Is said that Milwaukee officials are
still working on a schedule which will
reduce the time Of the Southwest Linn
tied about two hours between Chicago
and Kansas City. In order to make
the proposed time 1t will be necessary
to eliminate number of the stops ct
stations now made by the limited and
provisions for passenger service for
those stations must be made. 1t is
said that 1t is this feature of the case
which is taking so much time. 1t is
believed that the schedule will be COM
pleted within a few weeks and that
when it becomes effective the two new
local trains between Laredo and Dav-
export will be established.
Shortage of Cars.
All Of the railroads are complaining
of Inconvenience in handling local
freight on account Of a shortage OF
cars. One of the rea sons for the short
age is said to be that on account of
making better time with the fast
freight less transfers are being made
at the large terminals than formerly
the freight being shipped through in
the same cars in which it Is loaded.
The delay in returning the cars to the
road to which they belong causes the
shortage. Last month the Milwaukee
had 10000 freight cars in use by other
roads.
Railroad Notes.
w. H. Givin, superintendent of the
Des Moines Valley division of the Rock
Island, was in the city recently on
tour Of inspection.
Superintendent E. Laas, Trainmaster
j. F. Richards and Roadmaster j.
1Doi nv e1iAo w l1ile1lIl HollSc, VI lllS MIL
waukee, left yesterday on special
train for Kansas City. They are max
ing their annual inspection Of depots,
depot grounds and stock yards on the
division.
Raymond McCroskey, bill clerk at the
Rock Island, has resigned to accept
position in the Chicago offices of one
of the large steamship companies.
H. E. Watts, of Moberly, division
passenger agent Of the Wabash, was
in the city this wee.
L. A. Follansbee, of PEORIA ILL.,, chief
inspector for the Illinois and Iowa Car
Service associations, was business
visitor in the city yesterday.
R. M. Robertson, of Chicago, Mil
waukee auditor, was in the city Thurs
day.
Wabash Auditor A. L. Lege. of ST.
Louis, was in the city on business yes
terday.