The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-30
MONEY ALL READY
FOR WATER.POWER
BIG OPERATIONS ASSURED AT
HATFIELD, JACKSON COUNTY.
So, OOO. 900 Available for the Building of
Dam and Transmission and Appli-
cation of the Power-La Crosse and
Winona, Fifty Miles Away, to 30
Supplied.
Special to The Journal,

Special to The Journal.
I, La Crosse, wis, July 3o.-Three million DOL
lars have become available for the development
the me wa.erpew ss naIne,e. 'askspa a
work will be begun the first week In August,
when W. ]. Ferris Of Champaign ILL.,, assistant
manager Of the Illinois traction system in CEN
trail illinois, will assume the office Of manager
for the company here. At Black River Falls
and Neillsville trust deed from the La Crosse
sWaterpower company to the State Bank OF Chi
cago, trustee, has been filed for record. ibis,
deed provides for bond issue OF So, O0e, 0OO -
According to the provisions of this deed the
proceeds from the sale of the bonds is to be
used for the building of the dam at Hatfield, the
purchase Of necessary machinery, the construc.
ton OF transmission lines from the power plant
to La Crosse and Winspa, Mimi, approximately
fifty miles to each tcisy, and such other work
/ as may be necessary In the complete 1nstalla-
ton Of the power plant and the carrying out
Of the plans of the company. .a 5.59 fH
While work was carried out at and near Hat.
field all last winter, the scene Of, the water
power has been quiet for some time. This lull
was occasioned by the Capitalization OF all Of.
! take charge of the actual construction work
the winter having been spent In clearing the
site. G.
1t is not contemplated that all the $4,000, 900
will be used In the construction, as the project
! Of the company places the cost of this develop
ment and transmission at $4,000. The addi-
'Etional sum has been provided to expend in the
future development ana application OF tne powell
II is3gs =. a. .s0.+ - y II ~
Booth an E1nbezzler, Too.
In addition to deserving his wife and 8-months-
old child and leaving town with another man 6
wife. ]. W. Booth, until recently manager Of
| the local office of the North American Tele-
graph company is charged with ernbezzltnE ZOO
Of the cOmpany's money. A warrant on the
charge Of embe12lement has been taken out
The bonding company which will have to make
good Mr.. Booths shortage, is the complainant
and viii assist in the search for the fugitive.
Y. M. G. A. Work in Michigan.
The extension Of the work of the Y. NJ. G. A
in tile mining country In Michigan has beer
placed largely in the hands OF C.. Glenn Good
who has been secretary OF the Ishpeming associa
j ton This Is the largest undertaking in tth.
form OF extension Of the organization SING,
the founding of the railway z. NJ. G. A. AND
the progress Of the work will be watched Will
great interest. ~. ~ ~ ~"%
Net Taken, but Fishermen Escaped
Deputy Game Warden George L. Kingsley ant
Deputy Warden E. H. cImmeu Of Trempealea'
county made OF big tramrnel net, 8s
pounds OF fish and fiat scow boat in Big Crosb
slough opposite Brownsville. The two men VIII
we're fishing in the slough with the net mad
! their escape thru the woods, and the warden
were unable to overtake them. The men ar
believed to be from Minnesota. .,,. -
:, Trolley Wage, Trouble Settled.
: After 4 threatened strike the employees an
= directors Of the La Crosse City Railway CON
pany have reached satisfactory agreement =