Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-09-20
REoRGANlzEp COMPANY PLAN.
MING REMUNERATION OF RAIL-
ROAD.
NEW STEEL PURCHASED
FOR Two.TRAck SYSTEM
Work to Be Completed From oelwein
to Chicago Within a Year = Great
Western to Be Important Link in
Lines Controlled by Morgan Group
of Capitalists.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dubuque, Sept. 2o-A railroad sys-
tenn the equal of any in the west is in
prospect for the Chicago Great West
ern. The influence of the Morgan mil
lions and the immense credit and re-
sources of the Morgan railroad inter
ests is had in the activity on the Chi
cago Great Western Railroad men are
sanguine that the property is about to
enter on a career of prosperity that will
be a revelation. The, territory which
il penetrates is the richest in natural
resources on the continent and added
10 this is the immense volume of bust
ness which the Morgan roads in the
four great terminals of the Great
Western. Chicago, Kansas City. Omaha
and the twin cities. can turn over to it,.
Railroad men say it is the connecting
link between the Morgan and allied
lines and that ii will be called upon to
bear the brunt of the transcontinental
business between these roads
Demonstrating that this was the de-
sign of ehe Morgan interests in acquir-
ing it, is the Immense steel contracts
which the new company have let and
the great contracts that have been
made
The trade papers announce that the
Great Western has contracted for 49,
600 tons Of eightSfive pound steel, the
delivery of some of which has already
been made and the contract calls for
the delivery of all Of i. within year.
Double Track System.
This steel is required for the eXecu-
ton of the plans, for double tracking
the road The line from Chicago to
Oelwel,, IS 10 be double tracked with
in year. The improvement of the
system has already been begun and
before snow flies the steel on the single
line will be relaid.
The track laying gangs started to
work at Forest Park. just out of Chi
cago. during the past week and will
work west There are now over 500
men employed on the work and il is
10 be pushed as fast as the mills can
supply the new steel.
In addition to relaying the steel on
the single line. the road for fifty miles
out of Chicago is 10 be double tracked
this year. The line is double tracked
from Dubuque to Stockton. so that
more than half of the line between Du-
buque and Chicago will be double
tracked this year
Surfacing and gravel gangs are
working after the steel gangs and are
putting the road in ballast and are
| grading for the double track
New Rolling Stock.
Further evidencing the intentions Of
the Morgan interests to make the
Great Western their important con-
meeting line. are the contracts which
I have been let for rolling stock Forty
4 five new Baldwin engines have been
ordered and 1900 freight cars are to
/ be added 10 the equipment The con-
tract has also been let TO the Pullman
company for twenty-five modern par
Tor cars. Work on these contracts has
been begun. and circulars are out d.
recting the division officials TO turn in
all the rolling stock in use to have ii
overhauled as rapidly as possible. TIL:
word has gone out all along the line
that everything is 10 be put in tbs
best condition and the best service
modern railroading is capable of pro-
ducing is to be Instituted on the road