. The Street railway journal . e is miles longfrom Colfax to its junction with the DesMoines (ity Railway, and has also a licit line5 miles from Klniilike junction t(j ]<lint. ThisC(inipan\- is closel) allicil with the Des MoinesIitv Rail\\a\ (.nmpany. In addition to thelines built, as shown in tlie map, surveys havelieen made for lines to Indianola, Winter-set, Eldora and Audubon, and also for ex-tensions of the Colfax line from Colfax toNewton and from Colfax to Prairie City. Theextension from (olfax to Newton will prob-ably be the first one completed. Altogetherabout 250 miles cf in
. The Street railway journal . e is miles longfrom Colfax to its junction with the DesMoines (ity Railway, and has also a licit line5 miles from Klniilike junction t(j ]<lint. ThisC(inipan\- is closel) allicil with the Des MoinesIitv Rail\\a\ (.nmpany. In addition to thelines built, as shown in tlie map, surveys havelieen made for lines to Indianola, Winter-set, Eldora and Audubon, and also for ex-tensions of the Colfax line from Colfax toNewton and from Colfax to Prairie City. Theextension from (olfax to Newton will prob-ably be the first one completed. Altogetherabout 250 miles cf interurban road is beingconsidered by this company, although for the present, effort isbeing concentrated on the extension from Colfax to line from Des Moines to Colfax, mentioned at the begin-ning of this article as showing a remarkable trafiic for thepopulation served, is the one to which most attention will begiven, on account of its exceptional interest. Des Moines, which is the capital of the State, has a popula-. TYllCAL COUNTRY CROSSING and villages, because the interurban road is of more importanceto the rural population, and is used more by it than by thevillage population. While the present gross earnings may be nothing verystartling in amount as compared to interurban railway earn-ings elsewhere, they are remarkable considering the small popu-lation served. During the winter months the receipts have June 20, 1903.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 897 been a pleasant surprise to the officers, and the belief is con-fidently expressed by the management, after considering thewinter earnings, that with the increase in travel which alwayscomes during the summer months to an interurban road, andwhich will come especially to this road because it will be the
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