Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-17
NEW PRECEDENT OF hAWLEY
LINES CHOSEN ~ p,REc.
TORS WEDNESDAY,.
SEE ENTRANCE OF CANADIAN
PACIFIC INTO TWIN CITIES
Newman Erb, Formerly President Of
the Wisconsin Central, Now Heads
hawIsy Roads-esIisved That N. 4
St. L. and Iowa Central Will BE
Merged With sauIts Ste Marie.

That the Iowa Central ard Mime
apolis & ST. Louis railroads will lose
their personality in an amalgamation
with the Saulte Ste. Marie, thru the
election of a new head of the Hawley
lines. is predicted by railroad men fol-
lowing the announcement of the cleo
ton by the Hawley road directors
Wednesday of Newman Erb as presi-
dent Of the Minneapolis & St. Louis
and Iowa Central.
Mr.. Erb was formerly president Of
the Wisconsin Central, and as such
negotiated the deal whereby that rail-
road was sold TO the Canadian Pacific,
thru the Saulte Ste. Marie, a c. Z.
subsidiary. as the intermediary. 1t is
now claimed that Mr.. Erb's connection
with the NJ. & ST. L. and Iowa Central
will result in the same disposition Of
the two Hawley lines, and that by the
final reorganization the Canadian Pa
ci1c will gain access TO the Twin Cit
les.
An Associated Press Dispatch from
Des Moines to the metropolitan
today outlines the situation as follows:
"Des Moines. Aug. 1s-That the cleo
ton of Newman Erb to the presidency
of the so-called Hawley roads means
the ultimate entrance OF the Canadian
Pacific railroad into. Minneapolis and
St. Paul and thence into Iowa points.
including Des Moines and Marshall
town. is the statement here OF railroad
officials who claim to be in close touch
with the situation.
Directors of the NJ. & ST. L. and
Iowa Central railway companies at
their annual meeting Yesterday elect
ed Newman Erb. who recently &C
quired large interests in both roads, as
president Of both roads.
Announcement was made that the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road would be
extended from LeReau. the western ter
minus on the Missouri river in South
Dakota. 20 a connection with the Ca
madam Pacific at Mcleod. affording TO
the Canadian roads now being built to
the Pacific entrance via the Minnea po-
lis & st. Louis to Minneapolis from the
west
"A Rock Island official stated that the
Canadian Pacific has had engineers
carefully looking over the ground be-
tween here and Kansas City for sew
eral days 1t is said that the Canadian
HdCl1lC VIII tdhe over ana lslCOI pOIate
with the Sault Ste. Marie which is 4
subsidiary of the Canadian Pacific. the
Minneapolis & st. Louis and Iowa
Central railroads"
The Minneapolis View.
The Minneapolis journal Of today
contains the following concerning the
election Of Mr. Erb as president Of the
two roads. and the possibilities that
may be in prospect:
Developments that may change the
railroad situation in the northwest and
bring the Minneapolis & ST Louis and
Iowa Central roads into new alignment
are believed by local railroad men to
be working out. following the election
yesterday Of Newman Erb to the presi-
dency Of both roads. succeeding Theo-
dore P .Shonts. Since the resigna-
ton OF L. F. Day, who was succeeded
in Minneapolis by ". c. Bierd. in the
joint office of vice president and gen
eral manager. and the retirement prior