Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-02-23
The Electric Road Conference.

Inc EleCtrlC k0dQ conference.
The meeting held at Osage last
Thursday to consider plans for the
organization of company to build an
electric road running west from Ores.
co to Fertile, in Worth County, was
attended by delegations from every
town on the proposed route. Mr..
Webster, one Of the committee sent
from Cresco, gives us the following
report of the committee on organiza-
tion made at the conferences:
| We, the committee on organization,
hereby recommend that subscriptions
for stock to the amount Of s2OO, 900
to build an electric line OF railway
from Cresco to Fertile, Iowa, be So
licited and the same be made payable
to E S. Fonda, of Usage, Iowa, as
trustee, and that q committee OF one
be appointed from each locality rep
resented in this convention and that
committee to solicit stock suhscrip-
tion payable either In cash or right of
way, and report to r. 8. Fonda, trns-
tee, and when one.third Of the cap
ital stock is subscribed the said trus-
tee shall cali meeting Of stock hold.
ers at Usage, Iowa, for the purpose Of
organizing, and we recommend that
the shares shall be $500 each. Also
that we recommend the following
persons as committee to represent
the localaties named: ]. G, Webster,
Cresco; B. N. Hendricks, Riceville;
O. 81. Wallace, Saratoga; NJ. ]. Lof-
tice, New Haven; e. L. Sawyer,
Usage; William Colthurst, Cedar; r.
Dorsey, Rock Greek; 81. T. Toye,
Northwood; q. w. Sanders, Manley;
j. F. Rhodes, Fertile. Each mem ber
of the committee is authorized to add
additional members for the purpose
of carrying out these recommends
tions. Motion made and seconded
that teach locality provide for the ex-
pense of preliminary survey Of any
line they may choose. Motion car.
ried.
There is evidently some work being
dore to build q line into Cresco from
the south, but that fact should not
hinder the progress of the above pro-
posed line or vice versa. We ba-
lieves that sooner or later this whsle
region will be crossed by electric
roads, and that every farm adjacent
to one will be made much more valua.
BILE thereby, therefore it behooves ev-
cry farmer along any propoeed routA
to make all the c0nce nsione pOssiblel
TO secure its paa1ing his farm, But
one thing is sure, 0utstdecapital must
be secured to build any OF the propos-
ed roads, and this can be obtained on
ly when capitalists can be convinced
that the towns and people slong the
proposed lines want bhem,. and unless
all work together in harmony for the
common good Of all it will be = long
time till Howard county sees an cleo.
trio line from any direction.
This is what Joe Trigg says of the
electric trolley lines: "The extension
II thu country trolley line is progress
ing at a marvellous rate, with an effect |
upon the country at large that is
wholly beneficial. Hundreds of small
towns and country communities are
being brought into direct touch with
markets and modern means of trans
portation. For all local and subur-
ban tratflc these roads are every way
preferable to the steam road, whether
for passenger or freight service.
Should there be any agitation to Sc
cure such line in your vicinity, give
it hearty and cordial support, for If
IL is built adjoining your farm the
building of it will at once add go per
acre to the value of 1t. The country
home located on trolley line is des.
tined to be the most desirable home
in America Ia the near future" /"