Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31


viii see the new $4,000 Minneapolis &
/ ST. Louis freight house occupied by
! both the office and freight handling
! forces Of the railroad. ready TO begin
! work in one Of the most modern and
! upto- date freight stations on the lines
OF this road.
; Agent E. G. Flatley will set force
/ OF men at work early Sunday morning,
and by Monday will be ready to han
ole all freight and office work from the
new building, located al First and Rail-
road streets.
With the completion Of the new
freight depot the big business done by
the NJ & St. L in and out OF Marshall
, town will be handled in much more
expeditions manner than heretofore.
The building OF the viaduct near the
old freight house has made the work
harder during the past months. and al
| tho the new depot is not entirely COM
pleted, il Will be ready for use by the
first Of next week.
Eouipmen. Most Complete.
Entering the office OF the new
freight depot, one finds a large we'll
lighted room, finished in oak with a
long oak counter and plenty OF room
for several desks. The room has eight
windows. four 20 the north and four to
the east. A record room for storing
documents. and d private office fn-
A gent F1atley, are other features of the
office part Of the building
The freight house proper which oc-
cupies practically the rest Of the build
ing. is 10 feet long and about forty
feet wide. There are seven wide doors
on the west side, opening out on ce-
nent platform 400 feet long. which ex-
tends along the entire side OF the
freight house and down 10 the end Of
the yards. Eighteen tracks have been
| laid in the new yards, which are west
| OF the freight station. Three of these
are house tracks" while the other fiji
! teen are team tracks" and will be
used by drays for loading and unload
| ing freight. On the east side Of the
| freight station there are four doors
and a platform where teams may drive
| up and load freight on drays for de-
! livery about the city. II is planned 20
extend the 42o-foot platform even
farther south. so that more room may
be secured for unloading freight from
cars.
Heated Room for Fruit.
For fruit and other perishable goods.
| which are brought in from the country
and have to be held over until the days
| when heated cars are sent a special
| heated room has been huilt. where the
temperature will be above 70 Many
farmers have to bring in potatoes ap-
Piles and perisnahle produce certain
nj r..
sent out on these days there is danger
Of the fruit or vegetables freezing Il
stored in the freight house. The heated
| room eliminates this danger entirely.
| The entire building will he steam
| heated. Offices for the truckmen and
for the freight foreman have also been
built in the freight house.
Still Use Old Building.
Altho the freight department will
move out Of the old building on Sun
day. the yardnaster tra!rnaster and
roadmaster will continue to use the
old building during the winter It is
the plan Of the company to build a new
SCI of offices for these officials In the
spring These will probably be located
near the coal chures. altho this has not
been definitely decided.
The old freight house. which has
been used practically ever since the
Iowa Central entered Marshalltoivn. is
literally falling to pieces. Bricks car
be pulled out ny hand, and the plaster
is off in a great many places. The
freight house has been IN continuous
use for at least fifty years, as record
are still available which were kept II
1875. AS soon as the train offices are
moved out in the spring. the huildins
will be RACED and more tracks put II
on the ground where ii now stands
In commenting on the new freigh
depot this morning Agent F1atley o
the NJ. & St. L., said that everythini
that had been requested for the new
building had been furnished, and ever
a little more than had been asked for
There Is but one flaw in the new build
. ing On the south end easily visibl
| to all passenger trains that come IL
and go out Of the city, is sign paintet
! in large black letters. The words 0i
, the sign are freight house" TIL
transposition of the two letters. ma,
brighten" some people. Mr.. F1atle
| thinks, but he hastens to add that
change will be made and the freight
house turned into an ordinary freight
! house.