Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-24
Superintendent NoOnan Says
That Road Never Asked Its
Men to be Confined
NO SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT
Sewers Says That Noonan Has Full
Authority to Handle the Shop Stu
ation-Eneines to Be Sent Away for
Repairs-Land Purchased in oska-
oosa.

The visit of General Superintendent
Noonan and General Solicitor Sewers
of the Iowa Central, to Marshalltowi
today, failed to develop anything en-
couraging for a settlement of the strike
which has been hoped for by the citi'
zens of this community.
/ In reply to an inquiry as to what HI
had to say regarding the strike Mr.
Noonan said that he wished to deny
! that the company had ever asked thai
its present employees be kept confined
| to the companys property. On the 9TH
err hand he insisted that the thing
which the company asked of the mayor
and police was that their men be per-
mitted to go about the streets of Mar
shaltoWn as any other employees
would and that they be protected from
assault.
! Beyond this Mr. Noonan would say
very little. 1t was clear tho from con-
versation with the officials that they
do not expect to see the strike settled
by any agreement between the road
and the striking employees very soon.
The officials of the road at Minneapolis
argue that when the men left their
jobs it became a matter for immedi-
ate determination on the part of the
management whether the road be kept
in operation or whether it quit. If 1t
quit operation and became tied up Il.
would go into the hands of a receiver
and therefore it was determined to
employ other men to run the road. 1t
is now argued that these men are a..
work and that more will come with
their families the moment employment
in the Iowa Central shops is made free
to all working men.
This in effect Is a stand for an open
shop altho Mr.. Noonan insists that the
company has never discussed this mat
ter He says that his officials all rec
ogniZe that the rioting has been done
by a very few men and they do not
hold It against the rank and file of
their former employees. He says that
some union men are working for them
now in the shops and no discrimina-
lioIl has DeeII Aldue Ana 10 I'LL QuGS-
tions whether he would treat with
committee he replies vaguely that none
of the committees of the old employees
have asked to be heard since the men
left the company's employ.
Mr.. Noonan admitted that the COM
pany might send several of It's en-
gines away to be repaired if necessary
and explained that they could have
practically all of their repairing done
in other shops if they so desired
To direct question he admitted that
the railroad company had recently pur-
chased twenty acres of land adjoining
its round house property in Oskaloosa
but he claimed that he did not know
what it was for.
Mr.. Sewers explained that Mr.. Noon
an has been given full authority by the
owners of the road to decide what is
best to be done with the shop situation
in MarshalltoWn.
When asked if it was true as re-
ported that in conversation with the
mayor a. few days ago the mayor had
told them that they had better take
their shops away If they couldn't treat
their men fairly Mr.. Noonan replied
that the mayor had not said that. "The
mayor told US that there had been
some talk among the citizens of boy
colt on the road but we told him that
they had better not try that We did
not take much stock in the statement"
Mr.. Nonan said.