Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-11
RAILROADS SEND ARRAY OF
LEGAL TALENT TO cOUN-
Gil BLUFFS TO OPPOSE.
HEARING MOST IMPORTANT
OF KIND HELD IN STATE
Of City TO Support Con-
tention Shown at Opening of Hear
ins-city and Commercial CLUB, sack
Of the Movement Represented by
Score of Attorneys and Citizens.
snooial = rines.Republlcan.

Council Bluffs. Dec. ll.-In the near
ing being held here before the Iowa
board of railroad commissioners, upon
the application Of the city OF Nounel'
Biiuffs fut u uu.oa railroad station
the preparedness of the city FOR the
hearing brought out inquiries at Varl-
! Gus stages Of the proceedings rom
the railroad attorneys and railroad OF
acials present clearly indicating they
/ We're surprised.
The hearing is probably the largest
and most important OF ;he hlfd e'
held iii The state. II is held before
! Chairman Clifford Thorne and mem
! Der D. j. Palmer; the other meIn"er'
in. s. Ketchunl, being absent because
1 OF illness. The case OF the state Is
| presented by Judge J. H. henderson
commerce counsel for the state foE
The city ana commercial cluo there are
/ 2 score OF attorneys and oHlclais ana
! cit!zenS. The railroads are repEesented
tby an array 81 legal talsnt ana hlsA
| officials scarcely ever seen tosetaeT N
single group OF common mission
Array of Legal Talent
! For the railroads there are. y
Strickland general manaser OF tne
( Chicago x Northwestern: J. I. L'-F IS
genera! attorney tor tte Northwestern.
I Dies Moines; azlselt x He.ssl Fort
Dodge. general attorneys II me III
! as {-a~tera.. ;. BALDWIN Chicago,
chief engineer Of .he Illinois Central;
II \ Davis aSsis-arz general solicitor
of the cas-. tern l.-es II the AtlW2uase'
with headquarters IL Chieaso; " :
Cooper. general super.nSerG g the
Milwaukee. Chlcago \ G. Eich.
+ omaha counsel ana Charles Ware,
genera. :7.4zas=- C..e-. 2ae 10 FrAsi
Sargent. Dss 4Lo.nsS, general attorney;
&c. W Jones general na1a=er, ana
Mr.. Gibson q Des M0ices, to- ne
Rock Island: = : Brown. = = LoL-s.
general at-o-n=y. : E Ec.Je-. genera!
SUPERINTENDENT Tor me NaNasc; w y.
Eaton. o Burlington. attorney .o- ne
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Judge
George 4 carr = pss A3-1ss- gen
eral attorney IN Ioxa tQ- ne Greai
western: Genera. SUPERINTENDENT : z
cat thief Engineer Bad = ard FL
ziuee- u Maintenance ! l. B-z1ss =
-. Illinois Central al S-n ms III
eezo headquarters, ard T-z-r1-eS-=-
2 y NILS = E5r- Dodge, IL Sa11s
rad. : -.urleer Il c-Ezr officials o..
the e1ga- railroads Interested gre also
Il tbs clty ac5 attending Ike hearing
at intervals a-1- are not officially rig
istered 81 th= meeting
Needs :. cisy 7rssens.d-
Members Of IN -4il-caG cCr1 1tssE11
ard -epres enJac.yes nf th= -z-az3
asked many c1ssricns. : tentative
plan and location FOR rae proposed
union station vas sz5-I-t=ei - ne
civy engineering Department Waea
upon -n!s tear1-s Attorney E%-s=li II
,ae Illinois Central. Suggested rat Z
more definite location y caI@1 ~ -
city. I. aas explained --a- me c4tJ
while il had recommended Z <=ssl1Ge
and practical location. i Vas no. max
i ing a demand that that pzr-tcular rar=
ne selected ~ ne request q Eag.a-
Ger Finley OF the Northwestern al
road map u ne D-o9os=5 .9ca--9n
was furnished me er;.:u=1s al ~
. commissioners.
z. ]. 3ieTsnn. t-af-ic mana ger .. -
Council BEGfz Ccn--@re-z- ClIo raj
: a lengthy and teai.sS 2; es=r-zt.on 0,
The needs Of me e!.y. dwelling a. c9n-
: siderable length upon re ec5-eaal'
side Of the question. shining -7at rs
local depots rot only require -. a-a =
sets Of DEPOT e.aploYes. But t1a
: wasch-nen a. ne crossings ac5 lnter
? sections rrust BE- A,r5.oy=f II u.
. creased nun ~ o. taa, acec1n-. 7
vas cla;net nat every 9ay e-9zgn
eorrrla5rts II Coyn~lI g,e@s -ego,
ar5 -rsve-s-s # me .neo-.genierle AT
annoyaace II rave, 1ader presezt cs.n
6i,3ors Numerous -rzcgx y~1st =
;. crossed N crdeT 70 -eacn ne stations
-bere S loss u King an iron reots-e