Water and power upgrades boost Waterloo public works in 1910
Waterloo's public service firms spent about 1.596 million dollars in 1910 on extensions and improvements. Water Works added a new office, 90 000 in mains, a 20 000 reservoir, pumping engines 25 800, artesian well 10 000, with 175 000 available for further work. Citizens Gas and Electric expanded seven miles gas mains and sixty miles electric lines, added a 1,700 HP steam turbine generator, and installed gas meters for 50 new customers. The Corn Belt Telephone and rail lines also invested in major upgrades as part of city growth.
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C.F. & N. Railway
City Water Works
Citizens Gas & Electric Co
Corn Belt Telephone Co
Illinois Central Railway
Rock Island Railway
Chicago Great Western
Waterloo
Waterloo, Cedar Faille & Northern Railway
Board of Water Works Trustees
Highland
Gome
Sycamore and
Third Streets
C. T. Wilson
J. M. Grout
Real Estate as an Investment: Lessons from 1910 Address
A. H. Frederick of St. Louis argues at the National Association of Real Estate Exchanges convention that real estate offers safety, profit, and enduring value. He cites Ashor and Sage quotes, government land purchases, and the benefits of home ownership and cooperative investment through land holding corporations.
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A. H. Frederick
St. Louis
National Association of Real Estate Exchanges
Minneapolis
United States
Henry Shaw
John Jacob Astor
New York
Astor
William B. Astor
Iece
Harlem River
High Bridge
Russell Sage
Railway and depot improvements across Iowa 1910 report
The 1910 Iowa rail and depot upgrade summary notes major spendings on switchboard and underground cables in Waterloo, Illinois Central freight house extensions, two new team tracks, and a Highland storage yard. Rock Island Railway adds side tracks and a track scale, signaling demand for a larger passenger depot. Hogskin Tidbite mentions fried hog skins as a regional delicacy in parts of Mexico.
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Iowa
Third and
Sycamore Streets
Toll Board
Iinois Central Railway
Illinois Central
Chicago Great Western
Toukq Oeepee Ee Eee
Highland
Alt Highland
Rock Island
Waterloo
Waterloo Evening Courier Reaches Northern Iowa Homes
The Waterloo Evening Courier asserts strong reach into city suburbs and country homes, emphasizing wide circulation and its role as a silent salesman for shopping and thinking readers.
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Waterloo
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