Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-17
which was served IN the billiard room
Many Short Addrsssss.

which was served IN tho DlIllofo room
Many Short Addresses.
President George Gregory opened the
program with brief address of well
come and turned II over to NJ e. M
Wentworth, OF State Center. Mayor
Ingledue cordially welcomed the rail-
road men as the guests Of the city and
the club.
Mr.. Merritt Greene, having in mind
results that might be obtained. and the
harmony still not disturbed. preached
the question Of q viaduct, prefacing 1t
with reference to the recent election,
which he hoped had not proved a
"Thorne" in the side Of the railroad
peoplye. He god naturally notified the
railroads that they were to be called
on soon for viaduct. Mr.. Green said
that the viaduct was proposition IN
which the farmers south and southeast
Of the city are very much interested.
Ashton Compliments City.
General Manager r. H. Ashton, who
altho he ranks very high among western
railroad officials lays no claim to being
a speaker. in little speech that was
filled with grim humor. addressed that
part Of his audience that was railroad q
men as fellow conspirators." He sald
that the occasion was an unusual one
for it had not been often that railroad
men as a body were invited to pubic
gatherings except by subpoenas ana
mandates Of the court.
Mr.. Ashton hit . keynote when no
said, Anything that is OF interest to
Marshalltown is OF vital interest to
every railroad that touches Marsnaii
county. There Is no greater asset that
ho
OF the people along its line. In the
development OF Marshalltown's indus
tries YOU will fnd US with sou all the
time" Mr.. Ashton spoke feelinEly ana
with regret Of the absence Of his COM
pany's old agent. F. B. Garvin.
Buttsrxorth . Story Teller.
Assistant General Freight Agent F. A.
Butterworth. OF the Pere Marquette.
with headquarters in Chicago, was the
par excellent story teller the program
furnished. He referred to the fact that
in recent years railroad men had been
very unpopular and wherever rail-
road head had been raised someone was
ready to lambast it. He struck popu-
lar chord when he said: III the get
ting of this viaduct is going to orlhs
about harmony a.! over the country.
as a railroad man, whose road Is en-
tirely within the states OF Michigan
and Indiana, heartily endorse it. MI
Butterworth knew number OF gooo
and new stories and told them we'll.
Commissioner Eaton Speaks.
Chairman w. l.. Eaton. Of the state
railroad commission, who is soon to re-
tire from office, touched on some OF the
differences that had existed between
the public and the railroads and some
of the reasons for them. He said he
felt independent and free to speak
plainly because as he was soon to re-
tire he was about to become free
man.
General Freight Agent G. o. Somers,
of the Great Western. headquarters at
Chicago, read thoughtful paper
touching on the general theme OF
harmony between the shipper, the pas
senger and the railroad.
Others who were asked to speak, but
declined or did so very briefly. were
Traffic Manager S. G. Lutz. Of the
Iowa Central and Minneapolis & st.
Louis, Minneapolis; General Passenger
Agent A. B. Cults. Of the same lines:
W. G.. Staley, general agent for the
Missouri Pacific, Chicago. who. Incl
dentally was formerly traffic manager
for the Western Grocer Company; Col.
d. j. Palmer, Of the state railroad COM
mission; Commercial Agent j. B. Col
Inns. OF the New York Central, Des
Moines: Division Freight Agent w. G.