Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-01-02

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coaplatsd. thsrsis a,poseiibilis1taf i1r
curtsoss oesttfs aitultjou sw,srslt -
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infbsfanasseton df ths bubtic:s nl 'shs sts4
Dbfing tSy mHSsst mHss AZ sts: Sff u sstp @ &.
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y eatissd rnn 1iep1nt agls4. oft She ,1see i
ntareislsrs sofs ..se1viees ssaDd, stbA ls
voltaGIsthak wap rdsn4ions 1hsa I
and. while the compastk.doessHo4sd)t
thstSeh4 serticSwas,ptoR and co1hl1 d
justaaadpit dSss AZ itdats fair considA III,
stieAbe giyeH giyijeist Z II tie sdifnf1lt sito1
ulndssfs e. Which Which Il ~ sopsttasilSg,a aa,h Il
loWsWAtsF sat hs .dsmsa nod the dellaayl
in completingssthe eeanectionote f&te'
power plaat ~ Galens: n IIls s1caused,E6
co1sditione iesuiti6ts from thetwar; ynA#
soms hssyv9s' hssyv9s ! SID tase .ttie 0k,af n
and s.thia excuse. t rpot yalid, bath gsss
onds ondsth thonRht WoN6 convince any, felE:
minded petsels thAt 1.-THE effects Of ~
wsrl Ara stiilcwith3as. andr that nornea
peace time conditions are far .fEnnnab bsa
ingifeestablishef:'l Prices are t4xEf4uSe.
iy'hfeh:, and all tmanufs sStursd ptnoad1uct na1tac
srg stilt,,sdyancing and many J stapSs. .Sfs
tielsssd sssdlss yaal b alks aI#hasis 1#ss!ss
unohtainsble: apsas1 y,raq sdT : III
! Electric light AID powsrfs praetieail5
the Only 'cosnmtoditys ttsSt bag niot ~
creiased Iii ,pttfss ind YET the price *
labor, COD: ana suppltss ina praet txsny
everything That gees into, nltfopt3, the produc.
tion of electric cuEFepte has doubled es
treblsd in price. sstisaIo95 e1sa2&t i;
Uwlng;to che rapidly increasing de-.
mssnd FOR light and power over 81 The ehe
If l9sssR 'hs sss;s'si ssss6 :s;t
BY the scompeny tve years, ago and
plans prepared tx : lsfSe steam plant
to be built at MeGrsgor,r. but this plan
hadstos be- abandoned BECAUSE all the
factaissawere;e engsgedlm making war
tnateiiascor sqsipnsent for the govern
ment. ana eighteen months to two
years was the earliest delivery they
would promise n The steim turbines
reqpired H. Arrangements we're then
made for buying power At GalenA and
tAs construction Of thirty or fortydniles
ofslines to 1cooneeti cGrsgor with lines
running to Galens, including q very ".
pensive crossing Of the Mississippi 'riv.
ef fatMcGreror:aS ,E7o'asA 81 qo'S ;H70
slS III Esv4aa .snx tUd ,y!,Iapp 10 'I.0f
! This project made necessary also 7the
reconstruction Of the bline from Nc
Greeor to Postville 50 thst the voltage
cp0E bsfaasd sttor6 3asoo al sa3. go
volts, and the installation of transform
ers 1T Postvihe To- convert the IS; 900
volt current into 1920 Volt current for
o,,r i;ns,aTs rp Sl1sGH9 7at-- A'n'hN
rod HRt8srS9 eft np tH9sTt JsEt .SGS
4 vas expected that this work would
b completed blythe frstso September
!lsst yssrs or3notlate than Novembet
,lst;b 1919. and the company has made
every effort and ihesitated at no fex!!
pense to push the work along. but, ow.
ing 70 celays in deliyeries Of materiels
asd"&he' 'd'aea'aes enco0nsered m Se-
curiag the necessary expert help for
the constrqction aaf ot toe nloesa mnes AND the
'nstalat'oen o. tne Appsratps.l snd other
clrcumstaness4 al oysri which 4 bad no
control the YORK y et'As 'neonpIste.;h:s
sThe coustraetioo OF the river Crossing
a. AeGregor'' md in consequence the.
reeonstruct.os OF the line to Postville
was dealsyed ma'y weeks tanf' On account of 4
."e open ~'a.e.. :. .oe ICE WIS 10 I'M"
.us' tas Fssni!..tss AHth fs's tt.eHt.e ."e
eoser eeeeG'ss9e 1ssSa see'o nes ~ tneolso
eeeese snslaesb ana tnsa ace prevented