Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-09
Discontinuance Of 3 and 4 Sole
Topic Of Conversation on Last
Train Out of the City
MANY EXPRESS THEIR OPINIONS.
Some Suggest Boycott of Business Men
in Towns Thru Which the Road
Passes-Women Free in Their Ex-
pressons Over the Discontinuance Of
the Local Passenger Trains

The discontinuance after Saturday
night of the local passenger trains Nos.
8 and on the Iowa Central was the
sole topic of conversation among pas
sengers son the last train that left this
city Saturday evening. The people
living in the small towns north Of the
city are apparently very sore" over
the fact that the trains are to be taken
off, and did not hesitate in talking to
en- We're also free in their comments to
one another, and the entire train, which
was filled with passengers had the
appearance of a mass meeting called to
express indignation at some public
outrage.
Robert Denbow, of Albion, said that
he had been coming to Marshalltown
twenty-one years on Saturdays, using
train No. q, south in the morning. and
returning on No. in the evening. He
has six head of horses and three We
hicles, but preferred travelling on the
railroad. He always bought mileage
and had induced two other friends at
Albion among his business acquain-
tances to purchase 1000-mile books. He
never rides on any other trains and
has 600 miles left, which he says the
railroad company will have to take
back at the same rate he paid for the
book. or stand suit. Last year Mr..
i)enh0w cnif that 10 do
mile on any other road but the Iowa
Central and he used trains 3 and for
every mile he travelled He used over
1000 miles during the year. 1T is the
most foolish thing I ever heard Of"
said Mr.. Denbow to fellow passen-
ger, and I don't see how the Central
can afford to do it. Lack Of accommo-
dations will make enemies to the road
among shippers and l am sure can not
help but cut down the revenue of the
road in q freight way, whether or not
these passenger trains pay"
John HI. Augustine, of Albion, whose
business interests call him to this city
at least once week, and most of the
time oftener, said: IF were a business
man in any of the towns along the line,
where express and mail service is nee
essary to my business, l would certain
ly make a roar. | have over 500 miles
of 1000-mile book left, and as only
use the two trains that are to come off,
the railroad company will have to re-
fund me my money. If the business
men along the Central would order all
shipments as far as possible over the
Northwestern and Great Western, Civ
ing the Central only the short haul
it would bring them to time pretty
quick"
Elias Bueghly, Liscomb. republican
nominee for supervisor of Marshall
county, said: ut is going to be very
smaller towns along the line. don't
know what we are going to do. 1t is
a. bad thing for every one concerned,
even the railroad. in my Judgment"
c. w Robey, associate editor Steam
boat Rock Pilot: Our people regret
very much the taking off of the trains.
1t is going to make it very inconven-
lent for a great many people,"
w. H. Merritt, Eldora. Iowa repre-
Hubbard, Spencer Bartlett &
Co.: Every merchant along the road
should boycott the Central on freight.
I fancy that would bring them to
time'
Mrs f. M. Lockwood, Eldora: "what
in the world are we going to do? Why
the Central will be no road at all with
out these trains. 1t was so nice to
have morning train south. and be
able to return the same evening. Now
I guess we will have to walk. What
are we going to do for our evening
paper? We have sat up as late as 10
o'clock waiting for it when the train
was late. think it is awful"
Mrs. j. R. Alexander Union: ut
is bad, and, we will miss the trains
very much. I don't see how the Cen
trail can afford to take them Off"
Mrs. Charles Lawrence. Union: II
think, it is dreadful We often want
to make connections here in the morn
;np either to the Northwestern or