Electric railway crisis dominates midyear Iowa conference
About 100 members of the Iowa Electrical Railway association gather at Hotel Russell-Lamson for a two day session. The program includes papers on transportation costs and methods to lower operating expenses, with focus on streetcar competition from buses and the Waterloo Birney cars. Delegates from Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City, and Omaha participate in technical discussions on cost reduction and interdepartmental relations.
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Iowa Electrical Railway
Russell-Lamson
E Association
Ataiiga A. Welsh
Peptone
Esting
Des Moines
Welsh
Waterloo
Des Moines Street Railway
R. J. Smith
Davenport
Cting
John Suthrland
Mr. Welsh
M. Feist
Sioux City
Herbert Connell
Omaha
Largey
Walter P. Thomas
J. E. Marcussen
Dan Finch
Des Moines. Co
D. Cass
Convention Ends Tomorrow After Ottawa Trip And Banquet
C D Cass of Waterloo general manager of the W C F N leads a noon luncheon. An inspection trip of Cedar Rapids railway properties is set for this afternoon by a special train to the city. A banquet and entertainment featuring the Hik's quartet, an orchestra, a cellist, and readings by an Italian impersonator begin at 7 p m at Hotel Russell Lamson. The convention wraps up tomorrow.
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C. D. Cass
Waterloo
Russell Lamson
Cedar Rapids Railway Properties
Hik
Russell-Lamson
Unanswered plea on 25 new members in Congress
An Eagle Grove column questions how a proposed 25 member increase would benefit the nation. It notes the extra salaries would cost $187,500 annually and asks what concrete improvements Congress could claim to justify the expansion.
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Eagle Grove
Congress
Duck Hunting Opens Tomorrow In Iowa
The season starts tomorrow allowing waterfowl hunting with swan and wood duck excluded. Wilson and some snipe are permitted to be killed. Most local hunters have left for Wall Lake and Ruthven as hundreds will scour lake shores at sunrise. Few wild ducks remain locally, but rains may form ponds that attract northern birds during migration.
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Iowa
Wilson
Wall Lake
Ruthven
Masons Rally for New Temple Fund Drive Start Friday
A fund drive to raise 100 teams for memorial stock and a free gift stock in a proposed Masonic temple begins Friday. A school of instruction is held tonight at the Masonic temple for canvassers, with R. L. DeGon chairing the committee and a thermometer to track daily subscriptions. Teams of two will canvass starting tomorrow to press the campaign toward a rapid finish.
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Masonic Temple
R. L. DeGon
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