Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-01
Mayor Ingledue Arranges Con
ference Between Central OF
fetal and Strikers
MEN CHOSEN TO MEET HIM
General Committee, Consisting of One
Man From Each Department. Of the
Shops That Are on Strike, is Elect
cd to Confer With central's Super
intendent.

/ Mayor o. l.. Ingledue has fathereo a
I movement that may eventually be the
means of settling the Iowa Central
1 strike Whether or not settlement is
4 brought about, 1t will at least result
in committee representing all of the
unions involved meeting General Su-
perintendent D. c. Noonan to discuss
/, the situation. A settlement as the out
may follow, is not an impossibility.
Mayor Ingledue has induced the four
unions interested, the machinists.
boilermakers, carmen and blacksmiths,
to select general committee to meet
Mr.. Noonan. This committee has been
| chosen, and in letter to Mayor Ingle-
due, received this morning, General
Superintendent Noonan has promised
| to meet it.
Personnel Of Committee.
The personnel OF this committee is
| made up of the chairman of the griev
ance committee of each union. who are
as follows:
Christopher Mitchell. machinist; n
W. Martin, boilermaker: Charles NJ
Stedman, carworker, and w. S. Davis,
| blacksmith
| When this committee was selected by
the union Mr.. Noona was notified of
the fact by Mayor Ingledue, and also
that the mayor desired If possible that
the committee and Mr. Noonan get to-
gether
Mayer Ingledue is confident that a
settlement is possible provided the
strikers and Mr.. Noonan both make
concessions
Mr.. Noonan suggests that he would
| meet the committee in Minneapolis
next Monday or Tuesday, but it is not
thought that the committee would con-
sent to this. No date for the confer
ence is set by Mr.. Noonan, but he
promises that it will be soon.
The letter written by Mayor Ingle-
due to Mr.. Noonan, relative to the
committee and the conference is as fol-
lows:
'Marshalltown. July ~. 1908. Mr.
d. c. Noonan, Minneapolis, MINI Dear
Sir: At my solicitation and by my
| request. the machinists. boilermakers,
car shop workers, and blacksmlths,
have each delegated one man who will
| meet you and discuss the difficulties
now existing between the company and
these various departments I told you.
when you were here, that / should
make the effort to get such COM
mittee, and I am pleased to report to
| you that / have the consent OF the
| various departments granting me this
request I feel as tho personal in
terview with you and this committee.
consisting Of one man from each de-
| partment, could not help but result in
| good to both the company and the
men.
| '"The citizens of Marshalltown are
more than anxious to see some effort
| made looking toward settlement of
this difficulty. ask you then that
you will name a date in the near flu.
ture SO that / may bring this commit
I.tee to you for an interview as stated
above. I wish to urge upon you that
you will name as early a date as will
be convenient for you to do, as you
are well aware that I have not OBJ
tanned the consent of the various de-
partnents without some difficulty 1
have assured them, however, of your
fairness and your disposition to meet
them and talk over the situation, and
hope and trust that ! may have
word from you by return mail, naming
the place and date at which this con-
ference may be held.
with best wishes, I remain, yours
truly. 20, L. lNGLEDllE,
'g Mayor"