Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-21
IOWA RAILWAY AND LIGHT COM.
PAhY MAY HARNESS CEDAR
RIVER.
SECURE DEED TO DAM SITE
NEAR CITY OF vINToN
Plan Supposed to Be in Furthsranes
Of intention to Furnish Electric Cur.
rent TO Towns Over Wide Territory
4 important Announcements Made by
vinton Newspaper.

Il Cedar Rapids, Feb. 21.-That big
waterpower project which contem-
plates the development of hydro-elec-
trio energy from the Cedar river near
Ntnton. is to be promoted by the Iowa
Railway and Light Company, is the in
Formations contained in an article ap-
pearing in the Vinton Times.
The article appearing in the Vinton
paper follows:
In spite Of: every. effort that has
been made to keek the matter quiet
the Times has .aaegred Information
from sources that Indicate they are
authoritative. to-, the effect that the
Proposed dam site In the Cedar river.
about five miles east OF Vinton, is
actually to become the seat of one Of
the greatest water powers in the
state-in fact. the very greatest out
side Of the big dam at Keokuk.
During the November meeting OF
the board Of supervisors a resolu-
ticn was passed permitting the free
use Of the highways thru certain
townships in the south slope for the
erection Of poles and stringing of
wires to the Iowa Railway and Light
Company for a period Of twenty
years. At the same time little If
anything was thought Of the matter.
1t was known that the Iowa Railway
and Light Company OF Cedar Rapids
was contemplating lighting towns
along the Northwestern and Milwau-
Zee roads y, this county. but no
special Importance was attached to
the proposition.
To Light Vintor.
cat recent meeting OF the coun-
ell Of this city a representative or
the company made a proposition to
the city whereby they proposed to
furnish the light for v:atoc at q
cost of $4,000 less year than such
service now posts the city, operating
its own plant
Immediately following this proposal
there appeared on the records of the
books in the Benton county court
house. q deed whereby John Redmond.
Of Cedar Rapids, transferred his title
to the proposed dam site to William
G.. Dows, president Of the Iowa Rail-
way and Light Company.
.sFo further bear out the statements
made by certain Cedar Rapids persons
20 thet effect that the Iowa Railway and
Light Company proposed to light all
tire cities between Cedar Rapids and
Omaha even to furnish lighting power
]. Tor Omaha, the Times learns that this
co.npapy has secured similar privileges
thu Iafna county. and that Efforts TO
secure privileges OF entry or franchise.
.hru adjoining counties to the west are
TO be made.
IF the members Of this company
really have a we'll defined plan. and
an things indicate that they have, then
II is safe to assume that they propose
to utilize some power aside from the
pIant now maintained in Cedar Rap
ids. and as the president Of the COM
pany has secured possession OF the
dam site east Of Vinton. It is fairly sa1e
to presume that his company proposes
to use the water power generated oy
dam In the Cedar river with which to
operated string. Of electric light
plants across the entire state, accord
ine to information that has leaked OUT
in certain Cedar Rapids circles.
cali things considered from su-
perdcial view taken into consideration
with certain statements made in Cedar
Rapids to the effect that the dam in the
Cedar river east Of Vinton would be
built in two years, lead one to believe
that something really great is in store
for VirtOn."