Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1912-09-25
OF FREIGHT
BY ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Photographic Proof That it is
Being Regularly Done.
Pictures and Printed Evidence to That
Effect Are Shown in F. P. Bar
nett's Store Window.

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nett's Store Window.
While the contest was on in North
and South Lancaster, a short time
ago, over the matter of voting bonds
in aid of the construction of the pro-
posed Chicago Short Line Electric
railway, one argument frequently
and, it is claimed effectively, used
against such bonding was the state
ment quietly made on election day
that an electric railway would not
and could not transport cars of
freight. and that, in consequence,
such a road would be of little
practical value to the farmers.
Many believed this, and voted
against the proposition in consequence.
One result was that the proposition
lost out in South Lancaster, by a tie
vote of SO to SO.
AS it is the intention of the rail
way company to ask for a re-submis-
sion of the proposition in North and
South Lancaster it is desired to clear
up all doubts upon this freight-carry-
ing point beyond any dispute and to
that end Thomas Mcdonald, promoter
of the enterprise, has secured photo
graphs of a couple of large electric
motor engines used upon such trains,
and a loaded train of freight-cars be-
ing hauled by such motors, which for
several days past have been on exhibit
tion in the show windows of F. p.
Barnett's jewelry store and at the
First National bank.
Mr.. Mcdonald also has several
letters from railway officials, testify
ing to the fact that they are operating
freight trains by electric power
regularly. and they may be seen upon
request by anybody who may have
doubts in the matter. One of these
letters, received a few days ago, reads
as follows:
FIT. DODGE. DIES MONIES & SOUTHERN
RAILROAD COMPANY
OFFICE OF H BNBRA AGENT
FORT DODGE, Iowa, Sept. II, 1912.
Thomas Mcdonald.
Shortline Railway Co.,
Lancaster, Wis.
Dear Sir In answer to yours of
September 10th, | have referred your
letter to G. Fl. Crooks, our general
manager. Boone, Iowa. He would be
better able to give the information
asked for. I will say, however. we
are handling all kinds OF freight as
we'll as stock. We have out of this
c~itygevery day an average of fifty cars
Of stucco alone. Yours truly,
Fl. s. HOLM,
General Agent.
In connection with the photo
graphs above referred to. Mr.. Nc
Donald has distributed a number of
placards in the business places about
the city which read thus:
New York Central lines, a four
track system between New York City
and Albany, N. Y, and the New
York City terminals. using four 115-
ton. and thirty five 10O-ton electric
motors.
West Jersey & Seashore road, one
hundred and fifty miles of standard
electric road.
West Shore railroad. between
Syracuse and Utica N. Y. doubl5
track system.
Havana Central railroad, Havana
Cuba, uses Acton electric motors for
freight service.
Bush Terminal railroad, of Brook
Ign, N. Y, uses 40. ton electric
motors.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company,
general freight and merchants des-
patch uses 55-ton electric motors.
Norfolk & Southern Railroad,
handles its freight service with 3O.ton
electric motors.
Michigan Central railroad,
handles all service through the Detroit
River tunnel with six 100-ton electric
motors,
Indiana Union Traction company,
operates over 200 miles of Standard
electric road; this is a freight carry
ing road.
The Great Northern railroad
operates its trains through the Cascade
tunnel with four 115 ton electric
motors, each of these handles trains of
1000 tons.
Portland Railway Company operates
its freight service with 40 ton ele-
ctric motors.
Oregon Electric Railway company
moves its freight service with So
ton electric motors.