Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

FORTY QUIT WORK TEMPORARILY
Decrease in Working Force of All De-
partments of Shops Made-Lay Off
Will be Only Temporary-onIy One
Train Each Way For All Branches
Local Coal Situation.

The Immediate and direct effect of
the coal miners strike was felt IN THIS
city even before the miners had carried
their tools out of the mines. Orders
were received Saturday from Iowa
Central headquarters to curtail eX-
penses in all departments as much as
possible until the strike is settled, and
as a result every department of the
local shops felt the cut, in the laying off
of approximately forty men of the car,
machine, boiler and blacksmith shops.
Trains on all of the branches of the
road were annulled simultaneously
with the decrease in working force
here, so that until further orders only
one train each way a day will be run
on all parts OF the road other than the
main line.
Officers of the company here, as we'll
as the men affected, believe the reduc-
ton in force will last only a few weeks
at the most, or until the coal miners
strike is settled. The largest reduce
ton was made in the car shops, which
includes the the car repairers who work
outside of the shops. In this branch Of
the labor twenty three men were made
idle. About a dozen machinists and
their helpers were thrown out of work,
one blacksmith and his helper was laid
off, and very few boiler makers. The
men who had been in the conpanys
service the shortest length of time We're
those chosen to be laid off.
Branch Train Service.
The annulling of all but two trains
day on each of the branches affects
number of trainmen, approximately one
six branch lines. These branches are
the Abba and Centerville, Newton,
Montezuma, State Center, Story City
and Algona. Approximately about thir-
ty Iowa towns are affected by lessen
ing the frequency Of traffic touching
them, which will more or less affect
the mails and travel to centers of
trade. So far none of the trains on the
main line have been annulled, but en-
ployes are confident some will be
should the strike be at all protracted.
There was rumor current this
morning that the Northwestern would
annul passenger trains Nos. Z and 8,
due from the east and west into this
city about 4 in the morning. This
report has been both confirmed and de-
MED by trainmen from Boone.
Local Coal Situation.
There is nothing especially alarming
about the local coal situation, and it
seems to be the general belief among
dealers and others in touch with the
trade that there will be coal for all,
provided the weather does not become
unreasonable and cold. Generally
speaking, the large consumers are well
supplied. The Soldiers Home has a
stock of about 1900 tons in its bins,
and the Marshalltown Light, Power and
Railway Company has in storage about
sixteen cars, several weeks supply.
The city's supply will last until June L.
All of the! dealers have fair to good
sized stocks, and with average April
weather there is enough, it is believed,
to last for two months. The cheaper
grades will be sold out first, but there
is plenty of the higher priced soft Goals
in storage. Dealers say the demand for
coal last week, while the strike seemed
imminent, was tremendous, but this
morning the demand had lessened
greatly.