Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-10-08
DAN PATCH AIR LINE.

DAN PATCH AIR LINE.
Reincorporated and st. Paul Will b,
Made a Terminal.
| With the reincorporation in Maine o1
the Dan Patch air line, under the name
Iof the Minneapolis, St. Paul, Rochester
& Dubuque Electric Traction company,
st. Paul becomes part of the northern
terminus of the new electric interurban
One of the chief reasons for the rein
corporation was the desire of the direc-
tors to include ST. Paul in the compa-
ny's name and to give the Twin Cities,
rather than Minneapolis alone, the
benefit of modern interurban
service, which will put them in close
touch with the thriving towns of Mime
sofa and Iowa as far south as Dubuque
and eventually as far as Chicago. Ar
rangements have been made with the
Twin City Rapid Transit company for
running the cars to st. Paul, and st.
Paul business will be given the same
cons ideration as that of Minneapolis.
In the near future it is planned to run
cars direct into St Paul as we'll as
Minneapolis, making the distance from
points along the line to either city prac-
tically the same. 2ss, e
Although the reincorporation of the
company and the increase of the capital
authorization to $25, 900, 600 are import
ant steps toward the carrying out of
this interurban project, they have in no
way changed the official organization
of the old company. M. w. Savage is
president and treasurer and actively at
the head of the new as he was of the
old company. M. H. Boutelle is secre-
tary.
1t has been evident for sometime to
the directors and those most interested
in the traction company that an enlarg-
ed capital authorization would soon be
necessary since the building of so long
a road would require much larger ex-
penditure than had at first been figured.
The present authorization removes this
bar and while it does not necessitate,
nor will there be at present, a larger
issuance of stock, it gives a chance for
the increase that will be necessary with
the maturing of the great project.
The Decorah Public Opinion of last
week had this to say in regard to the
progress of the Dan Patch air line:
In Minneapolis the other day we
had the pleasure of meeting Mr.. M. w.
Savage, president of the Minneapolis,
Rochester & Dubuque Traction Co.,
and of interviewing him Interference to
the Dan Patch air line. While he is at
all times an exceedingly busy man, yet
he is never too busy to talk electric
line, for he is enthused with the pro-
jected line to such an extent that one
instantly feels while talking to him
that he means every word he says, and
that he is capable of making a success
of what he undertakes.
After an inspection of the work al
ready done and the contracts entered
into for the future, as well as learning
of the plans of those behind the move
ment, there is no reason to doubt the
of those in charge of the new
line, their high reputation and stand |
ing in financial circles, or their determi-
nation to push as rapidly forward to
a successful conclusion the great work
they have undertaken.
Besides having already graded sew
erel miles of line outside of Minneapo-I
lis. they have let the contract for a !
bridge with a 300 foot span across the
Minnesota river, to be completed
within three months, and in the spring
large gangs of men will be put to work |
grading the line south from Minneapo-
lis, hoping to complete the grading at |
least as far as Decorah next year.
Mr.. Savage informed the writer that
he felt confident that they would be
able to finance the enterprise without |
bonding to eastern trust companies,
although at least three of the latter
stand ready to bond the road, the names
of which were given to US, but of |
course not for publication. Large
blocks of stock are being sold every
week, and although it is a big under
taking, those behind the movement ex-
pect to be able to finance the enter
prise as above stated. Many promi-
nent citizens and capitalists of the Twin
Cities are united in the movement, and
the person who can go there and give
the matter even a casual investigation
without becoming enthused cover it,
must be pessimist, indeed"
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