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DUBUQUE, VINTON AND SOUTHWEST RAILWAY COMPANY. The Vinton | DUBUQUE, VINTON AND SOUTHWEST RAILWAY COMPANY. The Dubuque, Vinton and Southwest Railway Company was incorporated in July 1901. At a meeting on July 3, 1901 the directors chose as officers [[DAY, William Harrison Sr.|William Harrison DAY, Sr.]], president; D. D. Meyers, vice-president; E. J. McVann, secretary; and [[COATES, Frank|Frank COATES]], treasurer. A report at the time stated that the secretary had been in contact with towns along the proposed route with suggestions as to how they could assist in the construction. (1) | ||
The company organized with a capital stock of $100,000. The seventy-four incorporators were all from Dubuque. (2) The route from Dubuque through Vinton, Tama and Toledo was to end in Newton in Jasper County. (3) | The company organized with a capital stock of $100,000. The seventy-four incorporators were all from Dubuque. (2) The route from Dubuque through Vinton, Tama and Toledo was to end in Newton in Jasper County. (3) | ||
Revision as of 21:22, 5 March 2018
DUBUQUE, VINTON AND SOUTHWEST RAILWAY COMPANY. The Dubuque, Vinton and Southwest Railway Company was incorporated in July 1901. At a meeting on July 3, 1901 the directors chose as officers William Harrison DAY, Sr., president; D. D. Meyers, vice-president; E. J. McVann, secretary; and Frank COATES, treasurer. A report at the time stated that the secretary had been in contact with towns along the proposed route with suggestions as to how they could assist in the construction. (1)
The company organized with a capital stock of $100,000. The seventy-four incorporators were all from Dubuque. (2) The route from Dubuque through Vinton, Tama and Toledo was to end in Newton in Jasper County. (3)
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Source:
1. "Day Is President," Dubuque Daily Telegraph, July 5, 1901, p. 8
2. "News of the Week," The Street Railway Journal, Vol. 18. The Street Railway Journal Publishing Company, 1901. p. 74
3. "Dubuque, Vinton and Southwestern," The Railway Age, Railway Age Publishing Company, 1901, p. 33