Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-10
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towns and cities in a prosperous COM
munity The present railroad facliltles
in this territory are inadequate ana
there are unlimited possibilities IN an
hourly service thru a dozen or more
good towns, connecting three state In
situations, the agricultural college, the
state industrial school at Eldora, ana
the state normal at Cedar Falls.
The men back Of the project are
Henry s. Osborne, president, one Oh
Chicago's prominent men OF affalrs,
James f. Hardin, second vice president
and treasurer, president OF Citlzens'
Savings bank Of Eldora; Frederick +.
yose. general counsel, widely known
Chicago lawyer The consulting en-
gineer, Mr.. Scott, was long connected
with the Pullman company as consult
ing engineer and was the inventor OF
the steel car. The company is now
seeking to interest the people along
the proposed route in it's proposition.
Headquarters at EIdora.
The general offices of the road will
be in Eldora, with closely affiliated
offices in Chicago, and the men IN
charge of this great work are thor
oughly competent for their respective
duties. Henry S. Osborne, one OF
Chicago's leading men of affairs, is
president of the road. and associated
with him as vice president and general
manager is Andrew Stevenson, of Chi
cago. we'll known railroad man for
many years connected with the west
ern Passenger Association, and with
various western roads. James F. Har-
din. Eldora's banker and leading citi-
zen, is second vice president ana
treasurer Frederick p. Vose, OF Chi
cago, the we'll known electric man,
is general counsel. Mr. Vose is also
general counsel for the Keokuk and
Western Illinois railroad and for the
National Electric Trade association. L..
w. Harris cashier Of the Citizens
bank of Eldora, is secretary, and Louis
A. Bowman, of Chicago. is assistant
secretary and assistant treasurer.
This new road will run west from
Waterloo to the state normal school
and Cedar Falls; then southwest
thru F'redsville, Dixie and Lincoln,
to Grundy Center: then due west to
Eldora and the industrial school, from
which point it will run southwest
thru Hubbard, Garden City. Story
City and Boone, crossing the Des
Moines river to Moingona and then
on to the western terminal of the
road at Perry. From Story City the
road branches south to Ames: thence
bv connection with an existing road
thru the state agricultural college
grounds to Kelley, Huxley and An
keny into Des Moines.
Give Hourly Service.
The trains will be thoroughly mod
ern and up-to-date, consisting of COM
Portable and well-appointed cars, and
hourly service will be given between
all points on the road. The intention
is also to furnish high-grade, ex-
press service and a regular line OF
freight cars operating. not only over
the Iowa railroad, but. by connection
with other railroads, to all shipping
points in the state and beyond. a
comparison of the Iowa railroad maj
with a state railroad map will disclose
the fact that the Iowa railroad doe'
I not parallel any other roads and that
! in almost every instance, the route
| OF the existing railroads are in d.
| rection more or less at right angles t.
/ the Iowa railroad. This is an impor-
| tant point in favor of the Iowa rail
road as it reduces the distance be
| tween all of the above mentioned
\ towns, and, with their hourly passen