Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-04-22
Will Build From Dubuque Northward and
Well as South From Minneapolis. Exact
Route Now Settled, il is Believed.
Other Interesting Facts Con.
corning New Line.


like putting up money to build line
for Minneapolis alone, with no imme-
diate prospect for it entering Dubu.
que, but that if they would start a
gang of men constructing north from
Dubuque and thus show that they
meant to push the line clear through.
then the Dubuque people would SUBJ
scribe for large amount Of stock and
lend every assistance possible to the
project. This proposition was made
to Mr.. M. W. Savage. and according
to the Dubuque papers. he has &C.
cepted it, Concerning the matter the
Dubuque Times Journal says:
The proposition which Mr.. Savage
sends back to the merchants is not
formal in its nature, but is along the
following lines: II will cost some
thing like $500. 600 to run the Dan
Patch line north from this city as far
as Garnavillo. He asks that the mer-
chants of this city raise from $500, 0c0
to $3.50, 900 of this amount and he
states that he stands ready to put up
the balance of the $500, 600 needed to
build the road from this city to Gar
navillo. AS the representatives of the
line who have been working in the
city for the past week have been as
sured by influential parties with
whom they have had conferences that
they would be able to raise that
amount and more. too, it seems GER
tain the work of constructing this
end of the line will be commenced in
the near future. Representatives of
the line who are in the city state that
the crews are now being taken off the
north end of the line and will be sent
to this city within the next ten days.
when the work of constructing this
end of the line will he commenced
and rushed through as far as Garna-
viilo this summer. The crews which
are taken off of the north end come
from Mortified and Export and are
now engaged in packing their tools
and other apparatus necessary for the
work. There is no ques-
tion in the minds OF local business
men or of the representatives in this
city of Mr.. Savage. but that this sum.
mer will see the completion of the
llnO do ldl do 0dl w I'LL UHlCC
crews of workmen starting from this
end of the line, it is expected that
many men will be given employment
on the line.
The following statement concerning
the line has been sent MS from the
company's offices at Minneapolis
Southern Minnesota also seems to be
very much interested in the Dan
Patch Air Line. The exact route of
the electric interurban and the prog
ress being made by the company has
been one of the chief topics of dis
cussion on the streets, in the stores
and in the public press of Southern
Minnesota towns during the past
months.
There have been several changes
from the line as originally surveyed
and there has been live interest and
strenuous efforts to get the inc by
the people of the various towns.
Since the first survey it has been
decided to put Rochester on the main
line, TINS giving the towns of Dodge
Center, Kasson and Byron, which are
on nearly direct line between Owa-
tonna and Rochester, the advantages
of improved transportation facilities.
From Rochester the officials of the
intended to build the line
Spring Valley in Fillmore
county and down to Cresco. The pub
lie spirit and energy of the citizens of
Grand Meadow, however. has changed
this plan. Spring Valley has been
left out of the route, which it is now
decided will be built through Grand
Meadow. ten miles west of the Fill
more county seat. The citizens OF
Grand Meadow. nearly all of whom
have become stockholders in the COM
pany. are Jubilant over their victory
and their enthusiasm over the coming
of the electric interurban is shared by
the people in the smaller towns of
Ostrander, Cherry Grove and Grang-
err The people of these inland settle
ments are giving all the support with
in their power to the officials of the
Dan Patch Air Line. They have not
only furnished right-of- way but are
subscribing largely to stock of the
company.
From Granger the line will run to
Cresco, Iowa, and from thence by way
of DEBORAH, Postville, Gunder, st.
Olaf, Elkport and intermediate viii
lagos to Dubuque. the southern ter
minus.
Work on the $50, 600 bridge over the
Minnesota river at Savage is not pro-
crossing as fast as had been hoped, but
it is believed now that the structure
will be completed within the next six
weeks. In the meantime contracts
for grading as far south as Rochester
are being awarded to competent con-
tractors who will begin work within
the next ten days. 1t is hoped to also
begin work from the Dubuque end
within short time. and as soon as
the big bridge is completed, the lay
ing OF rails will be taken up so that
cars should be in operation over the
first section of the line this summer.