The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-10-19
MAKE CHANGES IN TRAINS.
Freights on the X. & w. Changed
Again-No Division or Round
House for HumestOn.

Another change has been made in
the freight division service on the
Keokuk & Western. The change
was very sudden and was made last
week, taking effect Monday. Inc
local railroad men were surprised at
the change and it is said the train
men are not at all pleased with 1t.
Since the new order of things, Hum
eston loses the freight division, un-
til spring at least, and no round
house will be built here this fall. 1t
is thought that the change is only
made until spring, when this place
will again be made the regular
freight division.
The freight trains which have been
running between Humeston and
Shenandoah for several weeks will
now run between Charlton and Car
inda The westbound freight has
been leaving here at sos each morn
ing for Shenandoah and the incom-
ing freight reaching here at 81 D
each evening. Now the train will
depart at S:O5 for the west and ar
rive at 1925. No change was made
in the freight train which arrives
from Centerville at 1890 a. m. and
departs at 1888 a. m.
The freight trains formerly ran
between Van Vert and Shenandoah
and Centerville and Van Vert. Some
time ago the freight division was
transferred from Van Vert to Hum
eston.
The local train men were notified
of the change last week. 1t came as
great surprise to them. At least
four families had just recently. moved
to this city, and now they have been
ordered to move to Charlton. 1t is
said the local train men are not at all
pleased with the new order of things.
The new round house had been or
dered built here and the ground had
been laid off for the new building as
stated in the New Era last week. 1t
is said the change is only temporary
and is made so it will not be necess-
airy to 60 to the expense of building
shelter here for the engines this
winter.
For some time the wholesalers of
Des Moines have been trying to get
tWenty-four hour freight service to
the towns west of Van Vert and the
change will make this possible. The
merchants on the west end OF the
Keokuk & Western have also been
attempting to secure quicker freight
service. BY the freight leaving Char
iton in the morning and going to
Clarinda the merchants on the road
west of Van Vert will get their mer-
chandise from Des Moines and the
80 h~ o. Io1
earlier.
Work on the new Burlington
depot at Centerville has been prac-
tically stopped, and it is now being
enclosed for the winter. All the
fence and repair gangs on the Keo-
kuk & Western have suspended
work. 1t seems that the Burlington
Route is curtailing expenses on the
Keokuk & Western line, but the
cause is not known although gossip
has it all figured out.
Railroad gossip has it that the
Wabash will be operating the line
from Keokuk to Shenandoah by
spring if not before. The @. and the
Wabash have been in trouble over
the road for some time. The line
between Keokuk and Shenandoah
was formerly owned by the Wabash
and it is said that when the line was
sold to the Keokuk & Western by the
Wabash and later to the Burlington
no money was ever paid on the line.
About two years ago there was law
suit over the road and the judge
rendered decision in favor of the
Wabash, it is said.-Humeston New
Era.