Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-04-27
MOVEMENT ON FOR
better SERVICE
PETITIONS TO ST. PAUL ROAD
FOR A DESIRED CHANGE.
Ask for Better Passenger Accom-
mOddtiOnS Between Waterloo
and Madison and on WdtertOWn-
Madison DiViSiOnS-WdterlOOh has
Started the Agitation.

E. T. Hayhurst, one of the promi-
nent business men of Waterloo, was
in the city yesterday consulting with
leading citizens of the city in an eff
fort to create enthusiasm better SER
vice on the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St. Paul road between Waterloo and
Madison. He met with much encour-
agement and many of the leading citi-
zens agreed to put their shoulder to
the wheel and assist in the movem ent
to persuade their shoulders to the
wheel and assist in the movement to
persuade the officials of the road to
give the desired service, which is as
much of a necessity and would be af
well appreciated in Watertown as any
other point along the line where the
citizens are anxious for the improve
ment. - - tfs~
At Waterloo, the following resolu-
tions were adopted at a meeting of
the business men of that place:
Waterloo, Wisconsin, April 6, 1906.
Whereas, the undersigned business
and professional men of Waterloo,
being DESTROYS of securing for our
selves, our customers and clients, bet
ter train service between Waterloo
and Madison, and
Whereas, we are now obliged to
use the C. & N. w. R. R. or stay
over night in Madison, greatly to our
inconvenience and to the disadvantage
of the C. M. & St. P. R. R. and
Whereas, we have no Sunday trains
over this division, be it therefore
Resolved, that we respectfully call
these facts to the attention of the
proper officials of the c. M. & St. P.
R. R. Co. with the hope and request
that if possible they so change the
time of their trains over the Water
town. Madison division that it will
result to the mutual advantage of
the railroad company, ourselves, our
customers and clients, and be it fur
Their
Resolved, that we ask Sun Prairie,
Marshall, and Watertown and Madi-
son to aid and assist us in our efforts
to secure the above desirable result.
The resolutions were followed up
with petition, signed by the bust
ness men Of that city, to the officials
of the road, asking them for bet
ter service between the two points
above mentioned. Attention was
called to the present schedule of pas
senger trains, which has remained
practically unchanged for the past
eleven years, while the business of
the company at the several stations
along the line has greatly increased.
They also point to the fact that
the service on the WatertownM Madison
division is inadequate to the needs
of the patrons, with the hope that the
petition will receive their serious con-
sideration The petition was signed
by every prominent merchant and bust
ness man in Waterloo. From the en-
enlargement received yesterday by
the gentleman from Waterloo, one
could infer that it is more than prob
able that the merchants and business
men of Watertown will join in the
effort. 1t is certainly something that
is needed and which the patrons of the
road in the cities named are entitled
to and The Leader would suggest an
early movement and circulating of
like petition.