The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-04-18
PLENTY OF CARS
Street Car Company Will Have
a Reserve.
Line May Be Completed BY Mkt Fall.
Mr.. Collins Satisfied With the
Franchise.

]. 81. Collins is we'll pleased WIN
the way matters are framing up Tor
street railway line, and Friday express
ed his satisfaction with the franchise
and lighting contract passed by the
council last night. All that now re-
mains to be done on the part of Man
kato is to complete the subscription OF
$45. 600 worth of stock, and little doubt
about this being done is expressed.
The next thing to be done is to pro-
cure a franchise from the st. Peter
council, and an effort will be made to
secure that at Monday nights meet
ing. When this is settled, Mr.. Collins
will be ready to close the matter up
with the capitalists. The latter will
accompany Mr.. Collins back to Man
| kato when he returns after everything
at this end has been completed. One
of these expected to arrive in the
CITY Yesterday, but Mr.. Collins receiV-
ed telegram saying that he had gone
| on east.
Mr.. Collins has an engagement IN
Chicago Monday. and will leave for
there tomorrow He will go to St.
Peter this evening and attend the
mass meeting OF citizens there. w.
! I. Hixon. A. E. Clark and others also
expect to go to represent the company
and explain its intentions. When
everything is made clear to the st,
4 Peter people it is thought that opposi-
ton to granting franchise will
vanish.
In regard to the exclusive lighting
feature sought for in the franchise,
Mr.. Collins states that he had no idea
of trying to freeze out the present
company. The only objecU was tc
make it easier to float the bonds by
showing the capitalists an exclusive
franchise
In regard to the car service, Mr..
Collins said this afternoon that if g
line is constructed as proposed, cars
would run as frequently as there was
Ia demand for them, and the company
would have reserve supply on hand
to carry crowd on special occasions.
It is proposed to have half dozer
forty-five foot, double truck interurbar
cars, the same size as run between
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Some Of
these will be held in reserve and only
as many used as the business demands
When they come in from st. Petel
they will traverse the city lines. Ii
addition to these, there will be
number of short cars for the cit.
service exclusively, some to be held ii
| reserve, and as many used every da.
as necessary. More cars will be .use'
mornings, moons and nights than tn
remainder OF the day.
The line will give employment to
number of people, and bring severa
new families to the city. Each ca
will have motorman and conduc
: tor.
Mr.. Collins expects to be named a
enc of the directors of the company
az he is already director in five sue
; companies. He does not know
| whether the other director that tn
| bondholders will name will be loca
3 man.
After the deal with the capitalist
goes through. the surveys must b
/ made, taking ten days, and when
route is selected the right of way mus
be secured, which will take some time
Mr.. Collins does not know just whe
work On the plant will begin, bu
with good luck he thinks that it ca
be completed by fall Work on tn
: lighting plant will begin first, 8
4 that the company can enter upon il
t contract for lighting the streets.
Owing to the council having reser1
Q ed Second street, the cars cannot go b
{ the postoffice or theatre Why ths
street was reserved, Mr.. Collins sal
: he did not know.
/ 1t ia the intention of the company
Q use a good class of cars, in order to al
e tract patronage Mr.. Collins says ths
Q some companies make the mistak
b of not having enough equipment an
: allowing the service to retrograde an
lose patronage.