Morris tribune., 1920-08-06
HANCOCK
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
(From the Record)

The concrete foundations at the new
school have been finished and the work
on the superstructure will be COM
menced in the course of a week. With
a large force of workmen the building
will go up rapidly from now on.
The cement and gravel station for the
state road has been moved from Morris
to a point this side of the river and we
are told that in the course of week or
so work will be commenced on the sup
ply line to run out of Hancock.
We were unable to remain at Morris
the afternoon of last Thursday and list
en- to the debate on the proposed Bah
cock Amendment so-called, the proposed
road law, and from conversations with
those who did hear the debate there
appears quite divergence of opinion on
the question of cement of graveled sur
face for roads but no divergence at all
as to the necessity for comprehensive
plan of good roads. The only question
seems to be as to the use of gravel sur
facing or cement. The speakers against
the amendment had as their only ar
gument that for the same amount it
would take to give a mile of road a
cement surface, several miles could be
graveled This may be true, and in
fact is true but don't let this make you
lose sight of the fact that in order to
get gravel roads it is necessary to pass
the amendment and the matter of ce-
ment or gravel surface can be taken
care of later, as the people see fit.
Will E1ectrify Farm Homes
AS will be seen in another part of this
paper the articles of Incorporation of
the Hancock Southwestern Electric Co.
will begin business August Is next and
is composed Of the progressive farmers
southwest of the village who are plan
ming on having the current for light and
power in their farm homes. For the
present we understand power will be
leased of the Ottertail Power Company
and connections will be made here in
the village with the high power line
The company is being organized by
seven gentlemen but stock will be sold
to anyone along the line who desires
to come into the company and if present
plans are carried out it is very probable
that 20 or more farms will be furnished
with current and it will be good-by to
windmi1ls, gasoline engines and the old
kerosene lamps. It is quite likely that
number more of farm homes will be
wired even tho the owners do not take
stock in the company as the company is
empowered by it's articles to wire extra
homes and seN power to anyone along
the line who may desire it. The capt.
al1zat1on of the company is put al
$4,000 and it's incorporators are v. c.
Huntley, Fred and Chris Koehl, E. J.
Keller, John Lands and Wendt brothers
Start Building and Loan Association
We are told that Building and Loar
Association has been organized in the
village and the articles of incorporation
Will be published in the near future
1t is mighty good move as at present
there are about ten families who are
unable to find suitable accommodations
IN the village. Some are crowded into
rooms someway and somehow and some
are unable to get any place at all tc
live and aside from these families are
number more who will welcome q
chance to get home of their own who
are unable to build but would be able
TO DO so under the Building and Loan
Association plan. It will mean at least
twenty new residences in the village by
the end of another year.