Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-17
RIGHT or WAY is
YET TO BE SECURED
TO ASSURE THE BUILDING OF THE
st LINE PERSONS ALONG THE
ROUTE MUST RENDER MUCH
ASSISTANCE TO CAUSE.


campaign for the interurban nearing
a finish the likelihood Of the new cleo
tric line from Iowa City and through
seventy mile strip o. new territory
to Ottumwa is well nigh assured. All
that is needed to assure the project OF
the new line is the spirit Of business
generosity among those living along
the right of way in measure equal
to that manifested by the citizens OF
Ottumwa. The strenuous campaign
waged in the city has resulted in a
thorough combing of the city and all
that the citizens were expected to do,
has been DONE The few remaining
subscriptions that are yet to come in
are practically the same as pledged,
inasmuch as the amounts have been
tentatively submitted to the COM
mittee and are included in the amounts
already subscribed. Thus the COM
mittee feels jubilant as to the ultimate
success of the proposition.
Road Not Assured.
y This, however, does not clinch the
roads construction IT must be
borne in mind that il road be built,
It must need have route to build
upon. Thus far the right Of way has
not been secured, but as in the case
OF the raising Of the money among
the people of Ottumwa, there is no
doubt felt as to the ready response
from the people living along the route
to be taken by the line. The spirit of
loyalty as demonstrated in the COM
mtinity, is only second to that dis
played by Ottumwans as city. How
ever, as the task in the city took time
and. effort, it is expected to be In a
measure the same outside the limits
7f the city.
VI Rural Aid Needed.
The committee in charge of the
right OF way, with the general com
mittee feels that the securing of the
line now depends on the persons
whose land will be traversed by the,
line anu those living contiguous to the
right of way. The former are urged
to be generous toward the proposition
and the latter are asked to raise the
amount necessary to meet the ex-
pense incurred between Ottumwa and
Farson for right OF way for the line.
On the generous spirit evinced by
these persons much Importance hangs,
for without the right of way there can
be no line Hence the committee looks
to the people along the line to mani
fest spirit kindred to that demon
.strated by Ottumwa people and to
rise to the task with an enthusiasm
that will clinch the road for Ottumwa
and open to this community stretch
Of virgin territory Of inestimable value
from various standpoilts.
Credit Due Workers.
Ottumwa may well be proud Of the
class Of citizenship that makes UP her
population and gives the city the
title Of progressiveness through the
manner of going after and securing
that which is felt to be needed. To
the men who have made up the vari-
GUS committees in conducting this
interurban campaign, Ottumwa is in
debted for the success that has been
accomplished. Ottumwa has done her
part, and it did not take long time
to do 1t, for the actual work Of can
yassing begun Tuesday, Sept. 6, and
NO soliciting has been done in the
city for the past two days. To ac-
complish this these men have made
sacrifice, but they did it unselfshly
and contributed of their means at the
same time, feeling that when the call
b OF duty was sounded Ottumwans
should respond. The result of this un-
selfish and laudable effort on the part
of the committee workers is easily
apparent and their spirit of loyalty is
ahly seconded by the generous re-
Spouse met with by an equally loyal
citizenship that thinks nothing too
good for Ottumwa If she needs it,