The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-03

year 1S1V 1,OoO Cdl lOduS VI ldl III
products, live stock, etc.
There are three important things
that the shippers of Denison must
have:
1. A sidetrack from the Northwest
ern main line to the Denison Brick
works.
2. A larger and more up-to-date
stock yard, as the present one is not
sufficient for the amount of business
handled here by our shippers of live
stock.
3. We have four leading concerns
on the east side of the city, namely:
Denison Brick works, Geo. Menagh &
Company's Touring mill, Fairmont
Creamery company, and the Nicholson
Produce company. All of these people
are located on the Northwestern
tracks, and most of their goods are
shipped over the Northwestern line;
but, occasionally, it becomes necessary
to ship over the Illinois Central and
to get their stuff to the Central tracks
they are now obliged to haul it across
the city more than mile over very
hilly roads, and in order to avoid all
of this expense, switch should be
put in by the Northwestern people on
their tracks on the west side of the
city in order to transfer car load lots
to the Central railroad. We under
stand that the state law provides that
competitive railroads must put in a
switch and the transfer charges are
$500, and therefore it is very import
ant that such switch is put in by
the Northwestern Railway company
and the Illinois Central Railway CON-
pany so that transfer could be made
from one road to the other
Sears McHenry, superintendent OF
the sprinkling department, said that
while he had not fallen off the water
wagon, he was suffering from a
sprained back in trying to explain to
his family the recent campaign he
had gone through in which he was
dubbed" the official sprinkler. He
called attention to the fact that in the
early days the fathers had planned
for Just such things as were coming
to pass in Denison. When other towns
the size of DenisOn and larger were
planning a water works system Deni-
son had one; when other towns were
talking electric lights, Denison had
them; when other towns were talking
telephones, Denison had them; when
other towns were beginning to think
of sewers, Denison had them; when
other towns were thinking that pave
ment was something of the future,
Denison had most OF its preliminary
work completed.
The Normal school was not lost
sight of at this meeting, and Prlrcl-
pal w. G. VanNess took occasion to
tell something of the school OF which
Denison is so proud. He cited the fact
that while every school in the state
universities and high-had fallen
down in point of enrolment the past
year, DenisOn normal had an increased
enrollment-the only school in the
state that could boast of such fact. He
stated that there was absolutely no
reason why the enrolment should not
be three thousand students if the
school was made state institution
The location was of the best and could
draw from all directions, there being
no boundaries.
The railroad officials each made
talks. all expressing pleasure in be
Ing able to come to Denison and meet
ing the business men at this time. MI.
Hammil in his remarks, stated that on
May first a change was to take place
and his division shortened. This
would give him more time in which
to become better acquainted with cit
liens along the line. He said that
while he could not promise anything
now, he thought in the near future
Denison would be given her old-time
passenger service; his reason for the
two fast trains not stopping now was
that in order to meet strong compe-
tition for the Denver-Omaha business
the company was compelled to aban-
don a number of county seat stops
through Iowa.
In response to a plea from MI.
Julius Bale for a better service Tor
quick freight from Chicago. Mr..
Cheseman said Mr.. Bale was right
in his request and he would try ana
get the desired service. Regarding
the spur or switch from the main line
to the brick yard, he said the matter
had been investigated to some extent.
the company. however, was rather
reluctant in the matter, as the danger
was too great in connecting with the
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