Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-03-15
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If so, CreSco must not be idle about
the efforts needed to secure it. Some
three years or more ago the PLAIN
DEALER sought to arouse public in
terest in procuring line electric rail-
way. Mr.. Aug. Beadle and Geo. w.
Sanborn of Mason City were ardent
supporters of the scheme, and but fol-
the sickness and death of Mr.. Beadle
it might perhaps been brought about.
A movement is on foot with strong
backing for such line that shall en-
tend from Des Moines to Charles City,
at which place an organization with
$4,000 capital has been perfected in
the interest of that line. If Cresco
would secure the line an effort to en-
list our people and those along Its
contemplated line to it's vast import.
ance. In its course from Charles City,
are such towns as Niles, Elma, Lour-
des and Schley, or to Saratoga, Davis
Corners and Cresco.
The right OF way could undoubtedly
be obtained with very little outlay of
money. Indeed, much of the way
through this county the privilege of
running on the public highway where
Its course would be in the proper d.
rection, could be obtained. A large
proportion OF the grading might be
secured from the farmers along the
line who would be benefited by the
road.
These benefits are SO numerous that
we can but barely allude to them at
this time. School students who have
advanced beyond the instruction af-
forded in the rural districts, though
residing ten or twelve miles out, could
be daily attendants upon the public
schools where more advanced instruc-
ton could be obtained.
The wives and daughters Of farmers
for like distances from the large towns
could do the necessary shopping for
the family without interrupting the
farm work,
A car for that purpose attached to
the morning trains could haul to the
creameries the product of the diaries
left at the stations along the way.
Such line OF railway would inter-
sect dozen different line OF railway,
thus affording the travelling public the
advantage of each without loss of
time waiting for trains on different
roads. With standard gague and
heavy rail, freight traffic in car lots
could be transferred from any line and
brought without breaking bulk.
The Des Moines Gazette has an in
teresting and instructive article on
the contemplated line from that city
Go Charles City, which reads as fol
lows:
1.-The most srupendous undertaking
in railroad building that has ever been
planned wholly in Iowa IS the new
electric railroad for which company
with al5o,ooo capital was organized
few days ago in Charles City. The
organization SIS it's being perfected
by S. L. Kern OF Charles City and
George w. Dawson at Waterloo, is
only small part Of the plans the
company has under consideration.
The new company expects to come
into Des Moines with its electric line
and the company when fully organized
will have backing that will render
it easy to float the bonds to carry the
gigantic deal to completion. Messrs.
Kern & Dawson, the promoters of the
scheme, claim to have the best of as
sistance. They are moderately veal
thy men themselves and have promot-
ed number Of big deals that have
been paying investments and have the
confidence of capitalists. They num-
Der in their present backing con-
siderable amount of capital in Des
Moines.
The proposed route Of the new road
is in jumps Of ten to twenty miles
from Charles City to Green, then
south through Allison, Parkersburg,
Grundy Center, Conrad, Marshalltown
Van Cleve or Laurel, and then to
Newton, where the Charles City line
will meet that being promoted by the
Cleveland syndicate in which a large
number Of Des Moines people are in
terested. None Of the cities named
have north and south lines except
MarShalltown, and the scheme is one
OF the most plausible ever brought
out in the way Of an electric line. The
plan is simply the operation of series
OF local railways. Between each OF
the towns mentioned there are a mum.
Der of inland towns that would well
come railroad and will pay hand.
somely to get it.
Railroad Commissioner e. A. Daw-
son, who was in the city recently, was
asked regarding the plans Of the new
company and he said: 1.-THE company
has the bona tide article behind it and
looks like a CO." Mr.. Dawson says he
understands that the company is re
ceiving great deal of encouragement
along the promised route. The towns
to be benefited and the farmers viii
give a great deal OF assistance in the
way OF voting bonus to the company.
The rumor here is that the Cleye.
land syndicate back Of the Newton
line has its eye on the work of the
Charles City undertaking and will