The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-14
EXTENSION OF st.
RY. TO DILWORTH
MASS MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT
AND CITY COUNCIL WILL BE
ASKED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE
AcTIoN-co. ASKS FOR LONG
( FRANCHISE AND RIGHT OF WAY

CLUB to discuss the street car extern
sion to Dilworth, the little N. p. rail-
road town just west OF Fargo and
| Moorhead.
p. J. Weiser, one member OF the
committee that went to Chicago IL
confer with Fl. M. Byllesby & Co., the
owners Of the street railway in the
two cities told of the conference with
the officers Of the owners Of the local
system. He stated that at first the
officers were not inclined to consider
the proposition at all, but after some
time the local committee nut the
question in such a light that the Of :
ncers OF the company were inclined
to consider 1t favorably.
The committee suggested that the
line be built to Dilworth now and ul-
timately TO the lakes In the Detroit
lake region. The more the committee
talked over the proposition the better
II. Nd. Byllesby & Co.'s representatives
felt about 1t.
Mr.. Weiser said that HI. M. BylIesby
& Co. was interested in Fargo and
Moorhead. The firm wanted the citi-
Gems OF the two towns to feel that
the interests OF the cities and the
company were the same.
The question that confronts II. M.
Byllesby g. Co., Is the financing of
the proposition. The company cannot
place its bond issue on a short fran
chise and have asked the committee
of Fargo and Moorhead to secure a
long franchise, a right Of way and a
franchise for the company in Dill
worth.
i don't believe" said Mr.. Weiser,
! that 1t will be more than thirty days
till they start 1t either, IL we can get
these things
Question of Franchise,
1t was then asked how long a fran
chise could be granted the company In
Minnesota and this state. An attor-
ney gave the meeting to understand
that in this state the term limit was
fifty years while in Minnesota the
question of the term Of the franchise
was left to the general vote Of the
people.
James Kennedy arose and stated
that when 1t came to talking terms
OF franchise many persons would be-
gin to talk about the value Of the
franchise, and that If the city gave
such franchise 1t would be giving
away the posterity OF the people and
the rights OF their children for mere
nothing. He remarked that 1t would
be very easy for the unthinking man
to say such things.
TN my opinion the franchise is not
worth one dollar, except for the pur-
pose Of helping Fl. M. Byllesby & Co.
to float its bonds,'' said Mr.. Kennedy.
"Of what injury can it be to us or
our posterity? I am very much I'm
favor Of granting the franchise and
were In the city council would vote
for IT."
The Mocrhead Delegation.
President Hardy called upon the
Moorhead delegation, which was pres
ent from the commercial club meet
ing of the city across the river
s. G. Comstock spoke for the visit
ing delegates and informed the meet
ing that the Moorhead Commercial
club had just few moments before
drawn up a set of resolutions which in
sentiment was in sympathy with the
building for greater Fargo and was
particularly in sympathy with the
movement to build the street railway
on to Dilworth. The commercial club
Of Moorhead win use its influence to
help the movement along.
Mr.. Comstock also informed the
Fargoans that the corporation limits
OF the city Of Moorhead extended east
to the west line Of the DfIworth
yards, making 1t only about a mile
farther for a franchise to be secured
out OF Moorhead on to Dilworth. He
said that 1t was recognized that Fargo
was the center OF the Red river val
ley and hoped that it would remain
the metropolis OF the great northwest.
Engineer Reed gave short talk for
4 the railroad men who were present
and stated that he hoped arrange
ments could be made and the line
completed SO that the people who
worked at Dilworth could remain in
Fargo instead OF moving to the little
railroad town when the work train
| lie pulled of Jan 1.
Attorney Murphy spoke of having q
certain clause in the franchise reln-
hAFU w GAL CA~1unIN6 1TdnCUl8G, DUE
such matter will be for the council
to decide upon.
B. @. Tenneson moved that the chair
appoint a committee OF three to draw
up set of resolutions to present to
the city council The chair named
b. @. Tenneson, NJ. w. Murphy and
w w. Smith to draft the resolutions
and return them to the meeting,
which was done.
After the resolution had been adopt
ed II was moved that the chair ap-
point q committee OF two men from
each ward Of the city to confer with
their aldermen In their respective
wards relative to the extension propo-
sition and the need OF haste In the
matter. This committee will be nam
| ed by President Hardy, numbering
fourteen men and the committee will
then select its executive committee to
appear before the city council In per-
son at the gathering OF the city dads
next Tuesday evening.
The Committee.
Later Mr.. Hardy appointed this
committee as follows:
First Ward-W. r. Porterneld, r.
| u. F1aner.
Second ward r. RI. Cummings,
Dan MacIaren.
Third Ward--J. p. Hardy. Henry
Rusch.
Fourth Ward N c. Young. chair
man: A. Il. Wall.
| Fifth Ward Alex Stern. John Bath.