The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-03-18
.OSKALOOSA GOES
AFTER CAR SHOPS
WILL GET IOWA CENTRAL I'M
PRovEMENT IF POSSIBLE.
.MARsHALLToWN DIVIDED
Part Of the People of That Town Say
I There is no Danger and Are
Indifferent to the Sit
uations

mefclhl CluD responded TO q teie,
phone call and met at the club rooms
at four o'clock Tuesday afternoon 10
discuss the possibility OF securing
the Iowa Central shops for Oska
loosa. Twelve or fifteen Of the mum
Der spoke briefly and to he point
and by unanimous vote it was de
clared the sense OF the meeting that
0skaloosa should go the limit in
dts endeavor to secure the plum
which would mean SO much for the
welfare of the town. Assurances
have been given the Commercial
Club that the Iowa Central meant
business when it voluntarily sent
word here that it would be glad to
entertain a proposition to establish
its shops in Oskaloosa and center all
its operating Offices and men here
Following up the enormous expen
diture of money during the past five
years in improving the roadbed from
Oskaloosa to Mason City, the Iowa
Central will in the coming two years
expend about $2,5O0,00O on the line
between Oskaloosa and Peoria
These improvements include mil
lion dollar bridge across the Mississ
ippi river at Keithsburg, work on
which has been in progress all win,
ter. The new management intends
to make "a railroad" out of the Iowa
Central, and in planning for the flu
ture 1t wants its car shops and other
things conveniently located. Oska
oosa is the logical point, but the road
naturally expects this city to help
( bear the burdens of moving. and
to that end has asked Oskaloosa what
she win do. II is up TO our people
TO say.
The same committee which has had
charge Of the matter thus far was
continued and given power TO act
when action becomes possible. The
members are arranging for a confer
ence with the officials in the near
future and whether Oskaloosa lands
he plum or not, the road will know
that the town is on the map and is
Hive to the situation.
MarrhalloWn is Divided IS
According to the Times-Republican
the people of Marshalltown are divid.
ID over the possible danger of losing
The shops, and part of the people are
Indifferent over the movement to do
something TO hold the plant in Mar,
shalltown. The Times-Republican OF
'ast night says;
''In the city council Monday night
Councilman George Herman, of the
Fourth ward, took occasion to pay
his respects to the Times-Republlca
by declaring that the publication Sat.
urday night of the present conditions
as concern the Iowa Central and the
maintenance of its shops in this city,
was all political buncombe on the
part of the newspaper. sir Herman
said he wanted the people of Mar
shalltown to understand that there
was no danger.
an his next breath Mr.. Herman de-
clared the matter extremely serious,
and said that it was up to the city
council to act. Herman even went so
Tar as to move that the mayor call a
mass meeting, and talked voting a
tax, but the mayor suggested that the
commercial club was alive TO the sit
uation.
Herman wanted to know who this
man Norris was who took it upon
himself to call upon President Haw-
ley.
Councilman Psenicka echoed the
sentiments of Herman, and with a
wise look declared there was nothing
to it, He also said that the story
was T.-R. boomerang.
'IAs Mr.. Norris is not in the city
to make any reply for himself, the
will state that Mr..
Norris knew absolutely nothing what
ever about the Iowa Central emergen-
cy when he left MarshalItown. The
developed after he left for
to attend the Inaugural
ton. AS soon as the conditions were
learned the city editor of the Times
Republican wrote Mr.. Norris at New
York and outlined the situation,
informing him that MIR Cutter was
to be in New York to see Mr.. Hawley
on the shops question. II was also
suggested that. as MIR. Norris was to
be in New York, he see MIR. hawley
himself and ascertain any other facts
that We're not known here. This Mr..
Norris did. and his letter was the re-
suit OF this interview The public may
be the judge whether or not this looks
like politics on the part OF the news
paper whose sole objects were to
keep posted on every avenue of news
available. and rotec. the interests OF
Marshailtown. Ed. ]"
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