The Marshall republican., 1911-04-07
Work to Begin
on Electric Line.
First Work to be at Hig'
ginsville Before the End
of the Month.

sas City Electric Railway met in
their offices In the Commerce
Building yesterday and instructed
the L. ]. Smith Construction Com
pany to begin construction wori;
at once.
The directors say that before the
end Of the present month dirt will
be flying east and west from Hig-
ginsville. Within a week or two
after the start at Higginsville
another gang win be working
east out Of Independence, and then
within short periods other gangs
will be put to work at different
points along the survey.
The new roaH Is to be double
track Of heavy steel. It's sole mo-
tive power Is to be electricity. The
usual idea of an electric railway
Is that 1t is an interurban line for
the accommodation of day pas
sengers. The st. Louis-Ka ansas
City line Is to- be different. While
II will have car service for local
accommodation, it's chief object
will be to compete with all the
Kansas City-St. Louis roads with
express, passenger and fast
freight trains.
"With our double track and pow
erful electric locomotives,r said
Judge ID. c. Nevin, president of
the company, 1--WE will be in n
position to compete with all the
steam roads, and I think more
than hold our own. We have this
advantage, Our road will be thirty
seven miles shorter between the
two cities than the shortest steam
railroad. In the spring, or any
other time for that matter, We will
never be In danger OF high water,
as there Is not half a mile OF our
line that Is within the danger line
OF the 1908 flood. We follow the
ridge all the way. We are only 2it
miles to st. Louis.
"Think OF 5-hour service to st
Louis" continued Judge Nevin
that's just what we will be giving
In about two years, for this line
is to be pushed, without Interrupt
ton, until II Is finished. Then we
we will have the unit car service
That Is, a single car will leave
Kansas City and st. Louis every
hour to pick up passengers al
the smaller stations going either
way" ~
Tho st. Louis-Kansas City FL
ectric Railway Company has con-
TRACTS for ten thousand acres, oI
coal land in Boone and Howard
counties.
This coal land" said Judge
Nevin, is OF more value to us than
to the average person who wishes
to merely market coal. Our powe,
stations will be located for the
most part at the coal mines. Com.
panies have been organized by oul
friends for the sale OF coal, elect.
ric power and light. We hope to
furnish electric light and power tc
towns along the line from oui
various power houses. Columbia 1,
now deferring the construction OF
an electric light plant waiting foi
US to start"
when will the construction be.
gin9" Judge Nevin was asked.
Mr.. Smith, the contractor, as.
sures us that he will begin work
both ways from Higginsville or
April II. II will take him that long
he says, to assemble his teams anG
equipment, most OF which Is now
scattered in various parts OF the
country. AS fast as he can get 9th
er teams and equipment he will
start from Independence east and
then in Boone county.
we have two bridges to build
over the river; one at Arrow
Rock and the other at st. Charles
probably, although It Is not de-
finitely settled yet where the Sec
ond bridge viii CO."
Judge Nevin said that the type
OF motors and cars decided upon
are those now now used upon the
New York, New Haven 4 Hart
ford Railway, with q trolley wire
90 suspended that there il scarce
" any danger OF the trolley slip
ping of, no matter what the
speed attained may be.
The oflicers OF the company. in
addition to Judge Nsvin, are n
Nv. Johnson, treasurer; John Berk-
shirs, first vice-president; c. A
I1oomis end Judge y. n. Resdsr
counselors; n. =. Insley, secretary
and n. 8. Mnhnn. puroh na3nR Aren't