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Dows Smith Reed Seek Fairfield Franchise at Special Election
The firm of Dows Smith and Reed petitions Fairfield for bus and electric light franchises at a January 20 special election. They head Iowa Railway & Light, Iowa Electric, and Iowa Falls Electric, plan Fairfield as southeast Iowa’s distributing station, and will upgrade plants to supply current to area towns. They own most stock locally and operate multiple utilities across Iowa, including new dam projects on the Maquoketa river and automatic steam power in lean water.
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Iowa Railway & Light Co
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Cedar Rapids
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de Witt
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Perry
Towa Falls