Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-30
ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD COM.
pANY's WORK At MANLY TO
ssE ExrENsIvE.
SURVEYORS ON GROUND
: RUNNING FINAL LINES
Contracts for Grading and Division
Buildings to % Awarded Soon
Many Families Of Railroad mployss
to Move and Town Sees Boom Ahead
Union Depot Probable.

Manly. July 3o-what the great
Rock Island system has done for other
towns in placing them in large red
letters on the railroad map it will
more than do for this thriving little
town of now only three hundred peo-
pie. Several years ago. or back in
1908, these same blue prints that the
surveyors now have in their possession
and are working from. were drawn up.
That Manly has been the one logical
point for a division headquarters and
has long been in the minds OF the OF
flcials is evident and the taking over OK
the Short Line few months ago has
brought about the activity now his
played.
Information is given out that the
company will expend about S6o0,OoO
within the next few months. making
thei1 improvements. A twenty stan
round house will be erected and Will
be so built that the complete circle
can be added to 1t at any time which
when 80 completed will nave stalls
for 81 of the great iron horses other
shops. coal chutes and storage houses
will also be erected. A very compiete
and modern power house and wafer
works system Will be installed, fur
nishinx water and power to all parts
of the yards. Eleven miles OF slde
tracks will be laid which will furnish
storage for practically 1000 cars. De-
sides all other necessary s:dinss. In
the wards will be some 05 switches.
The water supply will he stored IN
mammoth steel tank with capacity
of 165, 900 gallons.
Many Families to Move.
In making Manly division heau-
quarters Of the magnitude piahheo'
means the moving OF at least a nun
bred families from Albert Lea. doing
away with everything pertaining to the
works at that city. moving mere OF
some twenty-five families from Rock
ford. Both OF these towns have mere
tofore been freight division points ana
have enjoyed the citizenship OF these
railroad families, proftting much from
their residence. consequently will feel
their loss keenly.
Freight runs north and south over
the main line and to Des Moines over
the Short Line Will be Of equal distance
$50 mile runs. Cedar Rapids on the
south and Minneapolis on the north
will be the other divisions. with the
Capitol City end Of the Short Line run.
Passenger runs will be some longer.
Both passenger and freight crews will
from necessity make this town their
homes Some Of the more enthusiastic
boosters have it doped out that the SUI
perintenden., offices and dtspatchefs
will be moved here. but this is merely
conjecture at this time.
The outlay OF money and improve
nents will not stop with what has
been enumerated but union depot for
the three roads can be seen looming up
in the distance on a site about two
blocks north OF where the present
depot stands Still another new
structure may make its appearance as
time comes on in the form OF a larger
interlocking station equipped with the
very latest devices to make operations
easier and surer.
Contracts Let Soon.
Contracts for the erection Of the
buildings and doing the grading will
probably be let this week and build
ing operations will begin at once.