The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1913-04-29
Col. Luce Talks on
Electric Short Line
Visits Towns on Marshall Line Stop
ping For a Few Hours Here on
Monday
RAPID HEADWAY BEING MADE
Aroused Energy With Opening of
Spring Places More Men and Ma
chinery on The Job

Col. E. D. Luce of the Luce Electric
Short Line Co., was in the city last
Monday, accompanied by Mr.. Lindsey,
who is a representative of the same
company. Together they went over
the route of the proposed Marshall
line, visiting at Vesta and Marshall.
40 Miles Ready by Winter
Mr.. Luce, in an interview, told us
that the company was making great
Roadway on the first 40 miles, and
that more equipment and men have
been added to the force so that the
work might be advanced as rapidly as
possible. He stated that they expect
ed to have the first 40 miles completed
during the coming winter, in which
event they would be ready to take up
work here this winter
Progress Being Made
The company is making rapid prog
ress and have purchased Ia American
car bodies, equipped with 1900 volt
motors. These have speed of IS
miles an hour. The last piece of right
of-way through Hutchinson has been
purchased. Two new steam shovels
have been added to those already at
wofk. Construction of the $4,000
steM viaduct over the M. & ST. L.
tracks at Minneapolis is now under
way.
The contract for building the road
has been let as far as Long Lake and
it is expected that cars will be in opera
tion to that point late in the summer.
The terminals in Minneapolis will be
ready by June LIST.
Redwood Should Wake Up
When asked how he felt toward the
progress that had been made here in
tlE way of buying stock, Mr.. Luce
stated that he felt little disappointed
He stated however that he did not feel
as though it was lack of interest but
simply because the people as whole
had not worked in harmony in the
matter. Mr.. Luce stated that the road
would be built first where they were
encouraged the most and that the
time is not far away when it must be
decided which course to follow.
Marshall Very Enthusiastic
The report given out, in printed
form, by the committee appointed by
the Commercial Club of Marshall tt
investigate the Luce Company ane
proposition, is a very favorable one
Mr.. Luce stated that there had beer
no work done in the way of soliciting
stock at Marshall prior to his visi
there on Monday and that the thre'
banks of Marshall headed the list witt
an amount of $4,000.
u Vesta has also come forward with
|. liberal amount for starter.
Boost, Redwood! Boost!
Let's get together on this PROPOSE
ton as we did in the start and pluj
for it. 1t is a matter that we canno
, afford to trihe with. If the line is no
, L Il SURE LItlllS WiLilnl LiiC HCAL ~ 4
: bound to come in short time, and W
want it when it does come. And whe
we get A ROAD watch Redwood boon
Those who have already taken stoc
in this company are:
r H. A. Baldwin, w. II. Gold, A.
! Burmeister, J. Fl. Melges, z. r. Lot
dell, August Carrity, F. w. Philbricl
! Ira Reynolds, G. E. Mckay, Rut
q Stensvad, George Jaehnings, En-
Kuenzli, A. S. Kenney, Gottlieb Kuen1
J Ii, Fred Murset.
+ 1t was stated by Mr.. Lindsey to Th
: Gazette that w. H. Gold, who too
several hundred dollars worth of stool
q promised to double the amount he ha
taken provided any of the other stoc
! holders would do the same. TIL
q should convince prospective buyer
: that Mr.. Gold is absolutely sure of tt
Z stability of the Luce Company and I
the future success of the road.