The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18
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Iowa Falls Parties Interested In an In
dlanapolls- Chicago Air Line.


dlanapolls- Chicago Air Line.
IOWA FALLS IoWA-several we'll
known railroad MEN Of this city have
just been announced as the lead
ing members in "a new railroad
project, started in Indiana. to be-
known as the Indianapolis, Logans-
port & Chicago railroad. The new road
is intended to be an air line between IN
dianapolis and Chicago, offering "a route
twenty-three miles shorter than any now
in operation. Lester Soule, who was for
several years president and general man
ager of .the Globe Construction company
Of this City, is at the head of the new con-
struction company that is known as the
Crescent Construction company, which
will build and equip the new line. The
company,is capitalized at 100000 and in
tends. to. build and operate the road as far
as Sheridan, Ind, before Dec. 1, 1905.
James w. Patterson, who was the audi
tor of the Globe CONSTRUCTION company
here for some time is to be secretary OF
the new company. These parties came
here from Joliet, III, and the Globe Con-
struction company built and equipped the
seventy miles of the Des MONIES, Iowa
Falls & Northern between this city and
Des Moines.
j. L. harrington and Frank Truman,
representing the library building COM
nlittee that will have the selection Of the
| plans and the supervision Of the erection
| of the new Carnegie library building in
this city this seacon, have just returned
| from visits to Waterloo, Cedar Falls,
| Manchester and Fayette, where new libra
ny buildings and plans were inspected with
a view to securing the best possible speci-
tications for the new building here. Pho
tographs and sketches of the library build
ings visited were brought back and a
meeting will be held in a few days to
decide .on the plan to be adopted by the
committee, when the date for letting the
I contract will be set and arrangements
made to push the cons truction of the i'm
lprovement with all possible speed
= The first announcement to be made Of
| a candidate for the Offices Of grand mas
ter-at- arms Of the grand lodge Of knights
Of Pythias Of Iowa, to be elected at the
next session Of the grand lodge in Coun-
ell Bluffs next month, has just been made,
/ The lodge at Brooklyn, Ia, has brought Out
I city. for the honor and solicits his cleo
ton. The only other candidates for the
I other grand lodge offices thus far made
!: are: For grand chancellor, f.. M. Mols-
berry Of Columbus Junction, and the can.
didates for supreme representative, name
1ly: G. c.. Dowell of Des Moines, Carl #
i Keuhnle of Denson and Bernard Murphy
I Of Vinton.
4 A new private bank is the latest add
l ton to the business interests of the new
! town of Elkhart, which is located on the
i Des Moines, Iowa. Falls & Northern, il
7 Polk county. This institution is started
by Ralph A. Clark, who came to the new
town from Coon Rapids, where he ha!
: been engaged in the practice of his pro
fession, attorney and counselor. Arrange
nents have also been negotiated the pas
week for the location of a bank at tn
a town Of Fernald, which is also locate.
| on the Des Moines Short line.