Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-05-03
NEW PASSENGER SERVICE
ROCK ISLAND WILL PUT on A NEW TRAIN
New Passenger Train Between Decorah
and Cedar Rapids, Leaving Here in
the Morning, Returning in
the Evening.

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Mr.. H. S. Cable, division superinten-
dent Of the Rock Island ON Thursday
! afternoon, announcing that the new
passenger service between Decorah
and Cedar Rapids has been ordered,
created more universal pleasure and
satisfaction than anything which has
happened in our city for several moons.
For year or more past our people
have felt that additional service by
the Rock Island was not only desirable
but advisable, both for the interests
of the road and the city. The INSTALL
ing OF the new passenger train by the
Milwaukee at the time of the opening
Of the new hotel has resulted in a
considerable amount of additional
business and great convenience, and
now that the Rock Island has also or
dered the new service asked. We are
to be supplied with most excellent
transportation facilities.
Two or three weeks ago the business
men of the city sent request to the
division officials of the Rock Island at
Cedar Rapids that an audience be given
a committee from this city, to confer
with them in reference to this service,
and instead, the officials graciously
offered to come to this city in person.
Accordingly. Messrs. H. S. Cable,
superintendent, his private secretary,
E. NJ. Stanton. John G.. Farmer, div
isiOn passenger agent, c. H. Caswell,
division freight agent, and D. E.
Howell. Cedar Rapids wholesaler,
came to DecOrah a couple of weeks ago
in a private car. They were given q
dinner at the Winnesheik Hotel, and
spent some time in conference with q
number of our business men in regard
to the desired service, and upon leaving
promised to take the matter up with
the other officials in Chicago. and give
it their recommendation. Mr.. U. G.
Gruver, the Rock Island agent, sup
piled them with much information Of
value regarding the city, and used
every persuasion in his power to get
the new train, and when the telegram
came announcing that it would be
inaugurated he was of course delight
ed, along with the rest of our
people.
The new train will start with the
new schedule to be announced by the
road on Monday, May IA tn. 1t will
be complete passenger train, and
will leave Decorah at 6 80 a. M, ar
irving in Cedar Rapids about 10 80 q.
m. Returning it will leave Cedar
Rapids about 3 100 p. m. and arrived
in DecOrah about Z 80 p. III. The pre-
sent day train will leave Decorah
about 3 30 p. m, some three hours
later than now.
This new train will give our people
an opportunity to leave here in the
morning and visit any town between
here and Cedar Rapids, spend several
hours, and return in the evening. Or
they can go direct to Chicago. a day
light ride. arriving there at 8 90 p.
m., or leave Chicago in the morning
and arrive here in the evening. 1t
will also give persons living along the
line an opportunity to come to Decorah
to theatres after business hours. and
return early the next morning. 1t is q
very desirable service for Chicago,
Des Moines, Omaha, or the south, and
in fact in every way all that could be
asked, and the citizens of Decorah are
very grateful to the company for the
accommodation.
The change will mean the laying
over Of the crews here, and bring four
or five new families to this city.
1t is earnestly to be hoped that the
new service will bring sufficient ad-
ditiOnal patronage to the Rock Island
road to pay them for the expense in
Cured.