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INTBnURUAN STUtiSTCIf BElWKtN DENVER AND WAVEULYTHE WATERLOO EVENING REPORTER, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30,1911.V%#WWWWWs/WV%Trolley Service Covers Entire CityVUnexcelled System of Electric Lines Brings Business Section of Waterloo Within Easy Reach of Every Important Residence Section of4 * * #the Thirteen Square Miles Embraced Within the Corporate Limits of the Fastest Growing City in Iowa—Populous PortionsSupplied with Schedules of From Eight to Fifteen Minutes with Half Hour Runs to Suburbs.AAA/loon become a great interurban cen-«r the iilty and the surrounding couu-tv would be greatly developed and benefited, If It. were possible to build ,he6o lines.^ew Headquarter* for the W., C. F. N.It le generally known that the W.. 3. F. N. system will within a yearor two occupy headquarters In the now building to bo constructed on the present site of Grace M. E. church, corner of East Fourth and Mulberry atreeta. This property was purchased some lime ago by the Iowa Real Estate and Investment company which will erect on that location one of the most complete buildings for officeRAPID TRANSIT STATION, DENVER, lOWii.purposes in tbo state. FcsseBslon. will be given on July 1st of next year and the work of wrecking the present ©jiflce and constructing the new structure will immediately begin. The new building will be ten stories high, built of steel or reinforced concrete and will bo absolutely fireproof- The waiting room and headquarters of the various departments of the W.. C, F. N, system ‘will occupy four floors in tbo new building, it will be In ev* 1 cry way an up-to-date structure. Jt will have a ventilating and cooling ! system of air Bupply whereby the building will be kept at a tempera-; turn of 70 degrees In the hottest . weather and the air wiki be kept pure without opening the windows to admit dust, noise, etc. This result will bo obtained by forcing Into each room la the building air washed and cooler! to a proper temperature by water. This method la a simple one but satisfactory In every way and will add much to the comfort of the occupanta.On the tenth floor of the building will be established a first cIaes modern cafe. It will be an establishment catering to tbe best and most fastidious diners. The managers of the building company do not expect that this will he a paying investment at fir at, but hello vp that the 2cc*ple will appreciate their effort a in thuB pro-J viding a first clnss restaurant.V/hat the W-, C- F. N. Has DoneFor Waterloo. * jThe development of the electric * street and interurban service in this city sod county has run pa railed with■the growth and prosperity of the city. , ; In the large investment mmlc here aa j well as the convenient and rapid I means of transportation, which baa j been furnished to tbe people, the j system has been nn Ircportaut factor! in the wonderful Jncracs© which Wn-*terloo has shown in population in . manufacturing and commercial development, and in every detail whichgoes to make up tho enterprising and prosperous city whlcU.lt IB today. In ifie interview with President Case,. quoted above. . ho indicates plainly i the future of the service, In Water-i loo and the surrounding country. it it were possible that the plans and hopes of the managers of this corporation could he carried out. What future steps may be taken to removo tlio handicap wlilch nnw prevents the § fullest measure of advancement and ; development it Is Impossible 1o say, and it Is not within the scope of thla article to suggest remedies hut simply to present facts and Invite their careful consideration.
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Waterloo Reporter
Waterloo, Iowa, US
Sat, Dec 30, 1911
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