Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-23

/ An lnterurban railroad TO Grundy
Center is the simplest thing in the
world, according to Mr. H 4 Fisher. of
for twenty-five wears and who has
financed and built within the last
ten years some 800 miles OF interurban
out of Columbus. O.. and Joliet, H.
All that needs 10 be done is for Mar
shalltown people 10 go to work and
build ii.
the request of F. G. Stewart. presi-
dent of the Travelling Mems CONNER
ci,ll Club. and was taken over the route
to Grundy Center by Fred Hopkins,
president of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation. Councilman George Gregory
and Messrs. Stewart r. A. Ely A. D
Meeker. George H Beebe. and L s
CAN'T, the latter furnishing the auto
mobiles which made the trip.
Steam Road Would Pay.
When he had returned and examined
sill Of the statistics relative 10 the pro-
ject MIR Fisher declared that in his
j
pay Tor the reason that the population
per mile was 700 sparse. However,
when ne had seen the farming coun-
ny raverSed. he exclaimed that he had
never seen such a uniformly rich rural
community. and enthusiastically as
serted ina; a steam road over the route
would prove Very profitable because OF
the freight business 10 be done He
- Of
in Jha east court room Friday evening
-ha, Marshalitcwn men could put
money mo d steam railroad TO Grundy
Center with absolute certainty of max
ing il pay He advised using steam
locomotives COR freight and gasoline
motor ears tor passenger business, CIV
ing frequent service. This kind of a
road IL said. could be built for half
lie cast o: an electric road, and could
- 3nera.ed more cheaply.
Fishers lntsrurban Experiences.
NJ. Fisher told very interestingly his
experience IN building interurbanS He
<a!d ina, most OF his extensions had
be-n bull. at the insistenc demand Of
.hs communities benefited, and that
ne farmers and residents Of small ,'i.-
ages gladly bought his first mort
mile H was sure that. with a tan
a.6 ard q working capital of 800. 300
steam road. with three gasoline mo.
-or cars. could be built at total cos
-. 70 exceed sS60,0Q0, and that will
he tax aid Of 100000, and 100000
Of stockholders money invested the frs
mortgage bonds would be an a No.
hives. rent for savings banks or any.
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along The line So far as the benefit!
- the communities served We're CON
cerned. III gasoline motor car woult
as q trolley car II would lack onl.
ii ca pacity 10 carry large crowds.
Interurhans Create Business.
Mr. Fisher stated that in building
nterurbans he had learned from expe
| Frequent cars and 500 mile books a
f! $50 OF H. cents per mile, caused PEG
| PIE 70 travel twenty times where the
| FOX move once He stated that fror
| his experience tfal this would be tn
result Of a gasoline car running ever
| Two hours each way over the line.
Would Mean Further Extensions.
A. present the gasoline motor cars o
he Rock Island. running thru Grund
center 20 Tinton, are diverting lravs
5oward Cedar Rapids, whereas
should naturally come 10 Marshall
town AMI the road, if built TO Grund
Center. would Immediately be extend
Cd to Parkersburg and New Hartford
| Clarksville, Green and Charles City b
/ the money Of the communities interes,
| ed and give Marshalitown anothe
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