The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-09-29
The GREAT ELEVATED
RAILROAD IS DOOMED
Passing Of This Spectacular Evils
dence of Sioux City's
Boom Days.
HISTORY OF STRUCTURE
How the Project Was Financed ano
Bonds Finally Framed for Souvenirs
or Burned-A Romantic
Story.
fSiouy City Tribunal

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lealli's uoMn ~ "'H 80 ~
Ky eit'atsu Iatitoau
the mira OF us KING IN tie : =
are GeIhoIish4ns me enc tN
seNeFai fortunes sAPeI'ueo II! = 49,
stfQclloh u !ost III us operation ~ @
sEh0lcale OF sioux oitS ouoI' pip4t'o
teEs.
I~hclaehlai4y tneSe same HorhslS az
making a Iol OF AloFi4!agS!de.s @'Et!'
me AFTER 1heo me qu!cN. sai@ ~
over me Tdl4Fodu lfaGAS iliaue F'S3-oL
pE using ihs eieNateu. anu tlle| c14ais
al me $40" Tip !" TIE SUBURBAN 49,!
necessary wren stops on eacH Co'hGt
are MADE an" the taliIoaa tracks, are
cEoSssQ on SURFACE lines but me 9'oUA
City Traction company Is sure the ser
vice VIII el @ntualiy be bettefed ana t14e
funhlnS OF parallel ilhes oDFlaleo'
khteFp:lslhS SlouN eItE men h1Ne
seen more IL %~-00,Qt0 CT thelE money
disappear VIA the ana th's
hing Iron 4sr}dse company vas con
sCious OF the Nanlshlng Of something
like $-03.p0g worth OF claims Oh ine Ia
nous structure.
Where the Project Started.
The first definite toward the
construction OF the elevated was taken
in h back room OF the Sioux National
bank Vas held, by the foi!oW-
ing: A. ;. 6aITetson. -. g.. Hedges. IA
HaakllSon, James a. Jackson, a. NJ.
Jackson. James Z. Booge, A v. Lar
inner, E. {. Peters and Major John 7.
Cheney. Later Charle2 Wise. w. =.
HigInarl II Colonel (. G. Orr became
Interested III the project.
The Sioux City Rapid Transit COM
pany was organized with a paidup zap
ital OF $4,000, and f. {. Peters was
elected lis first president. The pur-
pose was TO construct : railway 10 the
suburb OF A~oTningSlC5. In the summer
OF 1855 the surface line from Leach
stree; 10 A~U-njnCside was constructed,
the work all being pair for by the
promoters OF the system and using up
pretty much OF the capital watch had
been paid up. In 1890 the elevated
structure from Leach TO Jones streets
was built, the company issuing $3.50, 900
OF bonds to cover the expenses. The
contract for building the elevated was
let 10 the kirg Iron Bridge company
through lis Iowa 2gent-Who subSe-
qIehll! 1851 ms pos!tioh ior 4t-lHe c2h-
tractors accepting SZtV,V9o worth OF the
pohos IN part payment for the work.
= Most Hopeful Opening.
The entire line was opaued 10 the
public in 1881, the occasion being one Of
importance and iDsDiraticn More than
500 persons. including the most pronni-
nent citizens of rha CITY were given
free rides over the system and the ~
ture OF the line and Of the suburbs
which il was designed 10 serve, Vas as
luminous as the glow OF an Indian
summer sunset,
But these prospects could not be ne
gotiated with SUFFICIENT success 10 keep
the panic wear of 1893 from fastening
its crushing grin unop the sysfarr and
in that faSefuI period the Stony Cfry
Rapid Transit nassed into h
hands OF q receiver. James i. Jackson,
ore OF the ortwinaI n~nr1G+a-e raraiT;ra
the aupoin+~1r+ Trnsa- fba r,,fa n|
this raca;yer 10 r,,ot;I.s ,cn.a~ ~ nc
line was changed FROM Slam m a,ec-
tricity. This IVES hardy rrnr,Tl;eLa5
when lanes 4 1a~l,Sor Sia5 r. ~ i1oo
and his son 4 ~ Jarlso1 was uo5s
receiver IN j,is s+aaS RI, 80 ,s,r
aged the l,na mill ,rrt Isos 70 "a
as - .. ever sane
= $500, souvenirs
. EtopoH1s o. M~lnneapoiis was
o's pGtctsser, paying 10000. he was
2 railroad contractor and came into
possession Of a $500 claim against the
car c~oT1, 49, III ousn Lne ialiure O a
horeSt ~ ~ Ao'gGt N1LS cIaihl ne
Br,Sgs S~ $500 II hins IRON
otioss bid $4,000 for the
R FSsa IA :! j., noptas 10 make good h
$3.50, mor.t o. poaos eld by 1t. The
f1e,V.G oy IHe SIOUX City men
n.ots:otlls me me would not give
shtn ~ cH.li an equa1 sum Tor full owner
sa9s : az ssSlels. II IS reported mat
me oFloEe company to their stockhold-
SS dS souvenirs, IN lieu of q dividend.
r. 5 - e Z: e, +! S1' Evidence va" in s s9sss o.