Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-10-27
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!: !: ELECT R'I|F|ED
old Steam. Railroad Sold to Stotlar
:.... Investment Campany Of T.
,>.s:.. { E.5s.. s. Devils Lake 81: 81. "
! BIGGEST ] G j !; ]. I DEAL OF YEAR
Improvements Mean BuildInqof Great
H.. Summer Resort Beside =.
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BIGGEST {: ST ], DEAL or YEAR

I. Through a deal consummated Sat
surday morning, in, which the Stotlar
Investment company purchased the
Devils Lake and Chautauqua railroad,
Devils Lake is practically assured an
electric line to the pleasure resorts on
sthe shores of North Dakota's big in
land sea by the time the lake season
"Opens next spring.
< This deal is considered to mean
more to Devils Lake than any transac-
= tion completed here in a long time.
The electrifying OF the old steam rail
road augurs well for a greater Chau-
!: tauqua, the establishing of a. county.
fair grounds and motor speedway and
improvements at the various pleasure
resorts at the lake and military reser-
...vation.
,c With the announcement that an
! electric. line will be built to the lake
comes the good news that Devils Lake
capitalist are contemplating the es,;
tablishment Of one Of the largest pleas:
ure resorts in this part Of the country
! at the lake the coming summer. : A
number of lots in Greenwood are re,
!, ported to have been purchased since
THE railroad deal was made, the buyers
of the property, signifying their in
tention of entering the amusement
and pleasure resort field next year. &
! It is also understood that syndicate
composed Of eastern capitalists and in
!, 2vestors is taking steps to buy prop
, erty on the shores of Devils Lake with
a view to erecting number of hand
some summer homes. -a. -, s4r@:s.,,,, I'm. i
y. Bert Stotlar, secretary and treasurer
-of the Stotlar Investment company,
has been in Mount Vernon. H., for a
number Of days, closing deal for the
purchase of electric car equipment for
the Chautauqua line. Two of the most
1 modern electric cars, it is understood,
have already been purchased by MT.
E5Stotlar.. -: " Il = ~. 40 ~ 80 Z ~"
zs C. "A. Stotlar, president of the Stotlar
Investment company and a. former
railroad man of long experience, stat
ed yesterday that his company guar
s antees that: electric cars will be run
ming to the lake in time to handle next
7 seasons business. %z3 1, &,Ifss =. *. -
d. Just where the electric station will
+ bbe located has not been definitely de-
cided, as the owners of the line do not
know which. viaduct under the Great
Northern yards will be used. It is
more than likely, however, that the
electric line will loop the business sec
tion Of the city. 5 :: s:=.,..s. II T. 5t>
B. Electric power to operate the Dev-
ils Lake -Chautauqua# system will be
4 furnished at cost: by the Devils Lake
NJ Improvement company, according to
announcement made this week by
President Kerlin Of the electric light
concern. The offer of Mr.. Kerlin is
considered the biggest boost the cleo
trio railroad proposition has thus far
received. .a % s: 1
Property owners in the city as well
&; as those at the lake are jubilant over
the prospects Of an electric line to
the summer resorts. They believe the
electrifying Of the old railroad will
bring hundreds Of summer visitors and
investors to Devils Lake, who have
d held back from coming here on &C
count Of poor transports facilities
TO the only salt water pleasure spot
in the northwest sl .,.