Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-03-20
ORIGINAL DEED TO
COMPANY ON RECORD
voIuminous Document States Plainly
city's Rights in Iowa Central Shops,
apd supersedcs Contract With Rail-
Observation-Disclosures Men GUESTS of
Adams and Head.

day, at 10 o'clock, the MarShalltowr
men had an appointment with the
officials Of the Iowa Central Railway
Company, to confer over the, shops
proposition.
The men who are in Minneapolis to-
day are Fred Hopkins, president OF
the Marshalltown Retail Merchants
Association. A. G. Click, of Britain
& CO., r.. S. Ketchum, of the Ketchum
& CASTOR Company, c. r. Speers. OF
the A. e. Shorthill Company; l.. c.
Norris, of the Let's Fletcher Company:
d. 7. Denmead. president of the First
National Bank; L. c. Abbott, of Abb
bolt & Son; George Gregory, of the
Gregory Coal, Coke and Lime Com
pany; e. d. Hamilton, of the Fair
Store; r. R. Lay. of the New England
store; c. Fl. e. Boardman, of Board
man & Lawrence, and ID. w. Norris,
Jr of the Times Republican.
At noon today the Marshalltown men
were entertained at lunch by Messrs.
George L. Adams and A. w. Head,
former Marshaltown residents who are
now living in Minneapolis.
Original Deed on File.
The original deed, conveying the
tract of land now occupied by the
Iowa Central, is a, matter of record on
file in the court house in Marshall
town, and a. copy of this deed was
taken to Minneapolis by the committee
The deed supersedes the contract that
was made with the company, contains
ing forfeiture clause.
The deed to the Central Railroad of
Iowa, as the corporation was known
in it's early days, was filed by John
Turner, Delano T. Smith and E. Will
igrod, as trustees holding the tract of
land conveyed for the citizens of Mar
shalltown. The deed was filed for re-
cord on Oct. 10, 1871.
Text Of the Deed.
In effect the deed specifies that, for
consideration of 81, the trustees deed
to the Central, Railroad of Iowa, dts
successors and assigns, the large tract
of land now occupied by the COM
pany, which is set out, in full by lot
and block numbers. The transfer is
made, however, subject to the follow
liz IGSlIIClIOIlS anu COlttAlllOIo.
Reverts to City If Not Used
t"The above land is conveyed for
the purpose of being used by the Cen
trail Railroad of Iowa for machine and
repair shops, from date hereof, and If
said company ever abandons said land,
or ceases to use it for the purposes
aforesaid, then said land is to revert
to said grantor by refunding the pur-
chase money.
Principal Shops for 100 Years.
provided always that said Central
Railroad Company Of Iowa shall, on or
before the 1st day of January, 1873,
erect on said lands at least one round
house, of at least eighteen stalls; one
foundry, one blacksmith shop, one To-
connective repair shop, and one car
shop, all of brick or stone, and neces-
sary equipments and appendages, and
such other buildings as are required
to contribute the same the central and
principal shops of said company, for
repairing cars, coaches, and locomo-
tives for use Of said road.
"Said company, its successors and
assigns, shall keep up and maintain
said shops and buildings and use the
same at said Marsha!Itown, and make
said MarshaIltown the terminus of one
division Of the railroad for the period
of 100 years."
City Gets All If Move Shops.
"In case, the said Central Railroad
of Iowa, its successors and assigns,
shall fail to do and perform said con-
ditions, and to do and perform said
acts within the time, in the manner,
and according to the terms aforesaid,
or shall cease to use said lands. build
ings, equipments, and appendices as
aforesaid, or shall remove the same
from said Marshalltown, or erect or
maintain such buildings and APP
pendages as the principal machine,
foundry, car, and locomotive repair
shops for the use of the Central Rail-
road of Iowa, its successors or assigns,
at some other point on said road else
where than at the city of MARSHALL
town, aforesaid, at any time within the
space Of 100 years, as aforesaid, the
title or said lands will all, and singu-
lar, the buildings, improvements and
equipments experiment thereto, shall
upon such default be and become the
property of the city Of Marshalltown,
Iowa, in trust for school or manufac-
turing purposes, or both at the dis
erection Of the proper authorities Of
said city, and all right, title, and inter-
est of said Central Railroad Of Iowa,
its successors and assigns, in and to
the same, shall be and become ex-
tinquished and void to all intents and
purposes, excepting such lands as may
have been conveyed to other parties,
as hereinafter provided"
Following this are the conditions OF
sale of land to other parties.
All the Land City TO Give.
In closing, the deed says: "The ac-
ceptance of this deed, with its condi-
tions and requirements, is deemed to
be and Is an Acknowledgement by par
ty of the second part that it covers
and includes all the land that is and
shall be required of the people of
Marshall township and the city of
Marshalltown for all shops and other
herein above referred to, and
is so understood at the time OF the
delivery hereof