Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-25
NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD TO
TAKE FREIGHT TERMINALS
TO FULTON, ILL.
TERMINALS Pc
MAIN ON IOWA SIDE or RIVER
Clinton Also Retains Repair Shops
Change Will Necessitae Removal Of
All Freight crews-chanse Declared
Necessary to Obtain Room - To
Build Sixty Miles of Storage Tracks.

Special to Times Republican,
Clinton, April 25.-The biggest loss
to the Industries Of Clinton since the
closing of the big lumber mills results
from the action of the Northwestern
railroad, which has decided to remove
its freight terminal for the eastern
Iowa and Galena divisions. The freight
terminals for the Iowa and Galena di-
visions of the road will be changed
from the Clinton to the east side of
the river, and work will be commenced
at the earliest possible moment upon
the building of the mammoth yards on
the land recently acquired between
Fulton and East Clinton, and upon a
sixty-stall round house.
While the freight terminal is to be
changed to the east side of the river
and a mammoth freight round house
is to be erected on the east side as soon
as 1t is possible to get the material on
the ground, and do the work OF con-
struction, the passenger terminal will
not be changed, and the big shops, en-
ploying several hundred men will re-
main in Clinton. This informa ton
comes direct from Mr.. Gardner and
will set at rest all doubts which have
arisen as result of the news given
out couple of days ago following the
statements given out at Sterling by the
men who had received orders to take
up and prosecute the work with all
possible vigor.
Why Change Was Necessary.
Mr.. Gardner in speaking Of the
change in plans stated that the COM
pany had been considering the mat
ter for several months, going over the
situation from every standpoint, and
trying to arrive at a solution which
would leave the freight terminal in
this city. Owing, however, 70 the
heavy Increase in business, and the fact
that an unusual run Of business re-
suited in a congestion in the local
yards, it was found absolutely neces-
sary to transfer the freight terminal to
the east side Of the river. A 60-stall
round house will be constructed on the
property recently acquired across the
river and as soon as this has been
completed, and the yards have been
built the freight terminal will be
moved to East Clinton. Material is now
being unloaded on the ground and
work will be prosecuted with all pos
sible vigor.
Shops to Remain.
The mammoth shops will remain
here. Not only will they remain here,
but they will be considerably enlarged
and greatly improved. necessitating the
Of a considerably larger
force than at the present time. These
new shops will be built in the vicinity
Of the present round house and will be
thoroughly modern and up-to-date.
The passenger terminal will remain
The present round house
will be used for the locomotives in the
passenger service.
Sixty Miles Of Track.
The new storage yards will consist
IF thirty parallel tracks, each approx
mately two miles in length. The work
will consume the entire summer and
The largest force Of men obtainable will
push the work to the earliest date Of
than can be had. A steam
shovel Of enormous capacity, will be in
operation Monday, near the scene of
he new improvement and will dig deep
INTO sand and gravel hill which is
soodly distance back from the swamp
ands on which the new yards will be
quilt. The immense sand bar, now
skirting the site of the new improve
nent will be removed by suction power
supplied by a series Of sand boats
which will be anchored close to the