The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1910-03-10
R. r MEETING
WELL ATTENDED
Electric Motor Line PROPOSE
ton Presented to
County
A Committee of Five Selected
at Miller to Canvass
the Matter

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audience assembled at the opera
house to hear Mr. McGee present his
proposition for an electric railroad
connecting Miller with Sioux City.
The gentleman stated that he was
a promoter from PIttsburg, in which
territory himself and father had
promoted and are now interested in
electric lines, city and suburban,
which are paying from IL to II
per cent.
He stated that himself and as
sociates would take one half the
stock, and wanted the communities
through which the line run to take
the other half. They would put up
$500. 900 in Sioux City or Sioux Falls
banks, while the resident stock hold
ers we're to put their money! in their
local banks. The balance of money
to be raised by bonds, which he had
already placed.
The road from Sioux City to Sioux
Falls is assured, he said, and will be
through a fine country touching
several towns. The present effort
is extend the line from Sioux Falls
to Plankinton, thence north to Yves.
sington Springs, and northwest to
Miller.
The road will carry passengers
at II cents per mile. and freight at
) the present railway rates. All
freight will be carried in standard
cars which can be transferred to any
railroad, and traffic connections have
been secured with a transcontinental
line.
Elevator sites are located every
10 miles, and passenger and cream
stations every 3 miles. These stations
are not to be towns. but simply for
the convenience of farmers living
along the line.
The equipments of these trolley
lines is not much different from the
regular railroad. He stated
that the rails would be so pound
steel: that the passenger cars would
carry people, and could make a
schedule of 40 miles per hour, run
ming cars every two hours. The
freight "a are standard, and the
electric engine can carry a train Of
them.
If these statements are correct.
as made by Mr. MCGEE, and we have
no reason to doubt them. this cleo
trio road would be better than a
railroad, as it would be cheaper,
make better time, and afford far
greater convenience by passenger
cars every two hours, and stopping
points every three miles.
The speaker said that lands near
the line would increase IN value five
to ten dollars an acre, which is near
by an assured fact. Land owners can
well afford to take stock and push
the enterprise.
The gentleman also said 1t would
he profitable to run the road ten
miles north of MILLER, to supply that
territory. and stop there. at least
for the present. It would certainly
be a ground thing for Miller and
Hand County to get this electric
line. for local use. as well as bring
ing this community some five hours
closer to Sioux City.
The meeting selected the follow
ing committee to take up this mat
ter, and see what can be done in
this locality; j. A. Bushfield. CHAIR
man. J.. 7. McCullen, J. J. Struiff,
F. ID. Greene. j. b. Ross. Like
committees are being formed all
along the route. Among the IN
terested listeners at Mr. McGee's
meeting was Mr. B. F. Farrell, the
genial assistant Traffic Supt. of the
C. & N. W. Ry.
II Miller and Hand County people
wish to grow, develop, and progress.
here is the opportunity. The cleo
trio lines are changing the map of
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Ter will unite upon this proposition
and help push it alonl, it is very
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