Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-09-26
TRACTION COMPANY
TO BE ORGANIZED.
MINNEAPOLIS AND DUBUQUE TO BE
JOINED BY TROLLEY LINE.
WILL GO THROUGH DEBORAH
Believed That Organization Of Electric
Company will be Effected. and that
Trolley Line From Twin Cities to
Dubuque Will Pass Through
This Section.

We have had the electric railway
itch for several years, and have
grabbed at every straw that pointed
even remotely in the direction of an
electric railway north and east from
DEBORAH, for we believe that such an
enterprise would mean the upbuilding
and advancement of our city. Every
few months the past two or three
years the project of building line
from Minneapolis to Decosah has been
under serious consideration, and a
good many prominent men along the
line have interested themselves in it,
Now it really seems that there is
something in it, For several months
Mr.. W. P Mason, an electric line
promoter, has been interesting men of
means in proposed line from Min
neapolis to Dubuque, there to connect
eventually with proposed line from
Dubuque to Chicago. A few weeks
ago the papers stated that the line
was practically assured, and now the
assurance is stronger than ever.
Mr.. Mason is expected to be in De-
corah this week to present the matter
to our people, and we hope that they
will all push" as hard as possible.
1t is great enterprise and deserves
the hearty and active support of every
one.
Concern ing the matter, Sunday
Minneapolis Journal gives the follow
ing particulars:
Organization of the Minneapolis,
Rochester and Dubuque Traction Com
pany, which will construct tie new
trolley line from Minneapolis to Du-
buque, will be made at meeting
called for 2 90 p. M Thursday, in the
Columbia Heights building. The
company is capitalized at $500, 900,
under the laws of the District of
Columbia. The list of hackers of the
company contains the names of pro-
minent business men along the line.
W. z. Mason, promoter of the new
line, will start for Dubuque Monday
to drive back over the right of way.
Work on the new road will begin
when the snow leaves the ground in
the spring. The construction will
cost IS, 800, 600.
The route of the proposed line has
been completed and the map shows the
following towns on the line. Start
ing from Fort Smelling, South ST.
Paul. Nicollet, Rosemount, Farm
ington, Castle Rock, Waterford,
Northfield, Dundas, Faribault, Wal
colt, Richland, Moland, Ellington,
West Concord, Concord, Wasioza.
Mantorville, Marion, Treadmore,
Chatfield, Fountain, Preston, Bristol,
Harmony, Kendallville, Cresco,
DEBORAH, Waukon, Rossville, Beulah,
Elkader, Garnavillo, Colesburg,
Cottage Hill, Sageville, Dubuque.
The table of distances between prin-
cipal points is as follows: Mime
apols to Faribault, AZ miles; Fair
bault to Rochester, A miles: ROches-
ter TO Preston, 26 miles; Preston to
Cresco, % miles; CrescO to DEBORAH.
% miles ;Decorah to Waukon, Is miles ;
Waukon to Elkader, 80 miles; Elkader
to Garnavillo miles; Garnavillo to
Colesburg, 10 miles Colesburg to
Dubuque. 20 miles: total 246 miles.
The purpose of the line is SO far as
possible to conteract the tendency of
the east and west lines to favor Chi
cagO, to give straight line to the
Twin Cities, and to bring the towns
in close touch with Minneapolis and
st. Paul markets.