The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-09-01
INTERURBAN RUMORS.
More Talk About the GAINESVILLE Nj adj son
Extension.

More Talk About the GAINESVILLE Madi son
., Extension.
According to the GAINESVILLE Gazette
there is a report current to the effect
that the stock of the Rockford, Beloit &
GAINESVILLE Interurban Ry. Co., heretofore
owned by Cleveland parties, has been
purchased by Farson, Leach 4 Co., of
Chicago, and another that a Mr.. j. /.
Mutt Of Cleveland, possibly acting in the
interests of the Chicago firm, has secur-
ed thirtyday option on 10000 shares,
which option has two weeks yet to run.
! The theory is that the purpose of the
| transaction if such one has been con-
summated or is pending, is to consoli-
date the line with those connecting
Rockford with Freeport and Belvidere.
Those who advance this theory even go
| further and surmise that Madison trac-
| tion interests have been or are to be
| drawn into the circle.
/ What may be taken as possible evil
| dence that some such deal is in the air
is statement coming from the Capital
City that the Madison Traction Co. will
build an interurban line to Stoughton,
/ touching Lakes Kegonsa and Waubesa.
1 President Montgomery is said to have
practically decided to undertake the
project. A surveyor, the proposed line
underway at the same time engineers in
the employ of the r. B. & J. line were
Engaged in laying out route from Ed
gerton to Stoughton, and it was under
| the direction of the Madison Traction
Co. The survey of the route from Ed
gerton to Stoughton is completed and
the profles are in the hands of the r. B.
& j. officials.
Corroborating, this statement the Mad
ison journal Friday evening said: !,
The local traction company will build
an interurban line. from Madison to-
Stoughton.
That is the substance of the latest in
Eterurban rumor. 1t is understood that
ia line from Madison to GAINESVILLE will
l8entail a great expense, owing to unfavor-
able circumstances, but it is said Presi-
dent Montgomery has practically decid-
/ ed to give Madison an interurban line in
the near future by building one. from
Madison to Stoughton, touching Lakes
Kegonsa and Waubesa, which would be
especially gratifying to those who camp
/ at those lakes, many Of them being Mad
| isonians who would take great delight
in going to the lakes every night during
the summer on an interurban car and re-
turn to work the following morning.
If the r. B. g. J. line is sold will it
make any difference in the prospects of
their extension, or is the construction of
that new line one Of the objects of ru-
mored consolidation? The civil engin-
GERS employed by the Rockford line are
no longer at work. Were they with
drawn because of the sale said to be i'm
pending Or solely because the company
wished that no further work be done
until the Southern Wisconsin Co. had
shown its hand? II an affirmative an
question, then the move on the part of
Madison line can only be regarded as an
independent move and the prospects of
the Rockford extension from GAINESVILLE
to Madison 60 glimmering. That there
was some sort of an understanding be-
tween President Montgomery of the
Madison line and Manager Clough of
the r. B. & J. when surveys were
simultaneously commenced from both
ends of the route but under different
auspices, seems a conclusion we'll war
ranted by subsequent developments.
Whether this understanding is to sur
vive a change of ownership of the Rock
ford line is a question which the future
will have to answer.
On top of all this the promoters of the
Fond du Lac-J GAINESVILLE line are making
inquiries of the Edgerton council about
the prospect of having their franchise
already applied for, favorably acted up
on. We are still waiting for something
to materialize.