Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-27
RAILROADS At WAR

Is Illinois Central Braneh-Northsrn
Secures Injunction Against Rival
State Commission to Decide Disputed
Points.
Dyersville, Jan. 27.-All the necessary
stakes of strategy and the proper stage
scenery for an old-time railroad war
fare are being set at Dyersville.
For several months past on different
! occasions at the strategic time, Iowa
Northern engineers have been survey
ing and preparing plats for submission
| to the Iowa railroad commission and
other tribunals who sit and rule on i'm
portant matters such as the crossing Of
the main line Of one steam railroad by
another. The c. G. w. several weeks
ago was told by the new line that when
they were ready, steps would be taken
| to cross their main line tracks.
War Music Starts.
From that time on, war music played.
Road supervisors, construction foreman
and assistant superintendent and main
tenance Of way engineer and several
under officials have been on the ground
coming back and forth AMI with two or
three watchmen standing around, the
work OF the c. c. w. in laying four
tracks across the front OF the Iowa
Northern's connection went on until at
daybreak one day last week when an
Injunction was secured by the Iowa
Northern to prevent obstruction OF its
tracks.
Since then the gang Of workmen have
all dispersed but it is all dim re-
minder of the old days of Stickney
when the Great Western first built
west from Chicago to the Missouri
river and afterwards when 1t was often
heard referred to as the Outlaw Line
! in railroad financial circles. name
doubtless well earned during the day OF
| cut throat rate war and other methods
then tolerated by the more lenient laws
in effect at that time.
In the present fight 1t, IS understood
the c G. w. claims the new road de-
sires to cross their main line in order
to reach the Illinois Central. At differ
ent times President Durant has denied
any connection whatever with the
Illinois Central, yet 1t is pointed out
that he represented the Hartman In
terests in the west on the construction
Of branch line work there for them and
that the engineering department Of the
| Illinois Central, a Hartman line has
been furthering the engineering plans
Of the present proposition.
Commission Acts.
The Great Western claims also the
new line is more or less Of an Illinois
+, Central project in that its sole aim Is
to cross to the l. G.. tracks In order to
have a wider ter-change of traffic
thr,,out the United States over all the
5000 miles of track Of the I. c. system
and the 10000 miles Of track of its con-
Meeting and Jointly controlled lines
against the 1000 mile system of track
which the Great Western operates.
The Iowa Northern in reply main
tains and shows that their charter and
| bond issue call for the construction OF
100 miles OF standard-guage steam rail-
road. that their surveys have been com
Melted and all construction estimates
finished for building from Turkey River
Junction south to Clinton and that they
are now completing the railroad IN sec
lions as the local communities raise the
required amounts asked Of them and
that its good faith intention Is to ex-
+end its line on south after crossing
the I. C. tracks.
AS a retaliation for its suspected
association with the I. c.. the Great
Western made rates alleged excessive
to the shippers on the new line orig
mating in Iowa but prompt action b,
the railroad commission at Des Moines
brought the c. G. w. to time on las
Thursday and the railroad commission
has also promised quick action on tn
rates to Chicago and other points out
side the state as soon as the shipper
on the new line Join in unanimous
complaint to the commission 80 tina
they will receive the same freigh
rates as Dyersville and other mali
line towns.
It ia understood the whole fight grows
out of the new lines refusal to accep
certain terms the c. g. w. proposed
regarding it's future traffic.
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