Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-10-05
MR.. BEGGS DENIES
BUILDING REPORT
NO BUILDING OPERATIONS IN
WATERTOWN THIS WINTER.
However. Interur5dn Line Will Be
in Operation Here By Spring of
l9O8-Three Extensions From
Here are Only Pr0blemdtiCdl
but PrObdble-President Speaks.
(FrOm Wednesdays Daily.)

There has been rumor in Water
town of late to the effect that the
Milwaukee Railway and Light COM
pany was to begin preliminary opera
tions in this city this fall and winter in
the way of erecting buildings prepara-
tory to making Watertown division
point for proposed lines extending
to the north, south and west.
While the Leader only wishes this
was true, it regrets to say that it is
in receipt of denial from President
John l. Beggs, who stated yesterday
to representative of the Leader that
there was not the slightest provocation
for such report to get out at this
time. When asked if such project
would be carried out at later date,
Mr.. Beggs said: eve propuse to
have our line in operation to Ocono-
mowoc by next spring in accordance
with the franchise given our company
by the people these. Then in the
oPLiiiS VI 1'oo, VIC PloPoSS " nave
the line extended to Wauertown,
according to the terms of the franchise
there. What we shall do then is
only problematical, although prob
able."
In further discussing operations,
Mr.. Beggs referred to the idea of ex-
tensions, already touched upon by the
Leader. He said that in the course
of time three extensions Nigh be made
from Watertown, one south to Johnson
Creek, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson and
probably to Janesville. Another con
tempiated line is north to Juneau,
Beaver Dam. Waupun, Fond du Lac,
and Oshkosh. The third line proposed
is west to Madison. "But these are
possibilities and probabilities only"
added Mr. Beggs in the course of his
remarks.
In the extension west from Milwau-
kee, the company uses its present
track to Waukesha and Waukesha
Beach. From there they are building
best to Delafield and thence west to
Silver Lake. From there they build
almost due north to Oconomowoc,
the objective point there being near
the c., M. & St. P. depot. In their
route the line takes in many of resort
places. Mr.. Beggs states that con-
siderable expensive grading yet re-
mains to be done, especially strip of
about two miles. An effort is being
made. however, to have this work COM
pleted as far as Oconomowoc before
the extreme cold weather set in.
From Oconomowoc next year build
ing operations to this city will be
taken up. From there the line will
proceed to Pipersville almost parallel
with the c., M. and st. P. tracks.
From there the line will run west to
a point near this city, where it will
cross the ST. Paul tracks.
1t stands to reason that the above
named company would not build a
line west to Watertown unless it was
the intention to extend beyond. GAS
to plans of operating beyond Water
town, cannot say" said Mr.. Beggs.
"We must feel our way" Enough
was dropped in the conversation to
make it reasonably sure that good
things were in store for Watertown
if plans materialized and the Leader
firmly believes that year from this
fall will see Watertown a scene of
activity. This city, in time, will
unquestionably be division point and
headquarters. In addition to the
building of the lines, there will no
doubt be car barns and car shops erect
ed.