Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-22
POLICIES UNCHANGED
SAYS MANAGER B|[RD
M. & ST. 1. AND IOWA CENTRAL
WILL BE OPERATED AS
HERETOFORE.
ERR'S SELECTION AS NEW
PRESIDENT INSIGNIFICANT
While Line to Canada May Come
later, Mr.. 8ierd Says Ere's Election
Does Not Forecast Il. as Ne" York
Report Indicated Has Faith in
Northwest, Says Bierd.

W G.. B!e-d, vice p-estden. and
genera! manager Of che Minrea po-
lis & st. Louis and Iowa Central
railways. who mas returned from New
York TO Minneapolis declares that the
election Of Newman E-b, formerly pres
tdeo- OF the Wisconsin Central, to The
presidency of the Two Hawley roads
does not indicate that the policies OF
the roa ds viii De chans ed and TANKS
the II. &; ST. L.. and Iowa Central WI!
be operated along the same mss as
heretofore.
While Mr.. Eros election does no:
forecast any extension Into Canada. as
the recent New YORK repo-. indicated.
Mr.. BierL says that !!n> 20 CANADA
may come later. The s. Paul Dispatch.
in an Interview WITH Mr.. Bisrd. says:
wv. G. RterG. vice president and gen
eral manager Of the Minneapolis &
St. Louis and Iowa Contra! railroads,
returned 10 Minneapolis from Chicago
this morning AID announced rnai tie
election OF Newman Erb as president
of the Hawley lines would II no way
change the management or policy OF
the lines He denied the report from
New York that the road was co-cen.-
plating extending rs construction work
a; this time, as well as the -lnlor that
the ST. Louis ard Iowa Central are 70
merge ard build 10 the Canadian Dor
DER, there to connect with the Canadi-
an Northern and Grand Trunk lines
ard By a connection with the Chesa-
peake & Ohio al Chicago make trans
continental line.
Il May Como In Time.
There IS no such movement on foo,
at this time he said. The Mime
apnlis & st. Louis 1nanag enent main
tains a constructive policy and {, is
possible this eventually may brig
about new plans Of Improvement
1.-The Minnea polls & st. Louis plans
embrace an extension Of the line west
from lie Beau. a possible extension
from Storm Lake, Iowa, toward On
aha, and other minor extensions.
Tn every way the Minneapolis &,
ST. Louis and Iowa Central roads Will
remain the same as before Mr.. Erb's
election, the general Offices VIII re-
main IN Minneapolis, the policies and
management the same, and new con-
struction Will shape itself as condi-
tions may warrant. Meanwhile. there
will be distinct policy maintained Of
more closely identifying the properties
with the Twin Cities and the north
west.
We have had two bad seasons In
succession in South Dakota. but am
and pessinistic.' Mr.. Bierd said. The
crops will not always be So light ii
South Dakota as they were in 1910 and
are again this year. We have conf
dence IN the northwest and IL the
Twin Cities. Az, extension policy is es
.ential to any railroad tina, wants 70
keep up with the lines, but I repeat.
the announcements OF contemplated
extension TO the Canadian line, as re-
ported, are unwarrented.
1T e believed by local railroad men
other than the Fawley line officials
that President Erb has begun nego-
tiations with President Hayes OF the
Grand Trunk Pacific, ard to have been
offered the Minnea polls & St Louis as
q Ninlea polts-St. Paul entrance