Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-15
DIES MONIES EFFORT TO CAP
TuRE FORT DODGE TRADE
FAILS.
TRAIN SERVICE ON NJ 8 ST. |.
TO REMAIN AS At PRESENT
Capital City Commercial Bodies Sought
Aid of North Iowa Towns in secur-
ing Direct Train Service, Cutting
Fort Dodge Out Of Enormous Bus
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Special to Tim S-Republican.
Des Moines, April 15.-The Dies
Moines boosters who claim to be
boosting for the entire state, but who
are suspected of working in the inter
ests of the capital city first. last and
all the time, have failed in an effort to
take away from Fort Dodge an enor
along the lines of the Minneapolis &
St Louis.
An all day conference was held at
Gilmore City between representatives
of the Fort Dodge and Des Moines
Commercial clubs, officials of the Min
neapolis & st. Louis railroad, the state
railroad commissioners and citizens
representing towns along the railroad,
and the Fort Dodge men who attended
the conference returned with victory
perched on their banner
Fort Dodge is the recognized trading
center of an immense territory to the
north lying along the Minneapolis &
ST. Louis railroad and during the con-
ference at Gilmore City on Wednesday
it was shown that during the past six
months in the neighborhood of 600
tickets were sold to this city from
points south of Ruthyen. Hoping to
divert a part of the trade at least, Des
Moines influences We're started to work,
and created discomfort in the town
along the line of the railroad over the
fact all trains were sent south thru
this city whereas under conditions as
they existed a year or so ago 1t was
necessary to wait from one to several
hours at Tara for the Stub Rather
than make the wait many OF the shop
pers continued to Des Moines. When
better service was installed by the
present officials of the company the
number of shoppers coming to this city
was increased while the humber car
ried to Des tMoines was decreased.
Bribed With Feasting and Rides.
According ito one Fort Dodge bust
ness man who was in attendance at
the conference in Gilmore City invita-
lions We're sent to representative cit
liens of the towns interested and on
their arrival at Des Nloines they We're
feasted and shown over the city in
automobiles and in general treated in
a royal manner, and as result Of the
attention shown them went home feel
ing such courtesies would be extended
to all the shoppers who could be
induced to journey to the capital city
Accordingly what little grievance they
might have had over the train service,
Increased in their eyes and a
complaint was filed with the railroad
commission and has been adroitly en-
gineered by the Des Moines CONNER
cial Club.
During the conference the differences
were discussed freely and 1t was shown
the greatest cause for complaint was
that it was difficult for passengers
from the north to reach Calender and
Gowrie but officials of the Minneapolis
& ST. Louis railway gave the promise
that a service would be Immediately
installed which would do away with
the four hour wait which has been nee
essary in the past. AT this point the
railroad commissioners announced they
favored the settlement Of the matter by
a committee. and one man was selected
from each of the towns interested, one
from the commission and one each
from the Fort Dodge and Des MONIES
Commercial Clubs, and after consider
ing the matter carefully it was decided
the trains at the present time were OPP
Grated for the best interests OF all
parties concerned and no reason was
seen for recommending a change.