New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1924, Page 12

J. Van Sweringen were successful real estate operators of Cleveland when they went in for railroads in 1918 by acquiring control of the | They had been | & Nickel Plate road. 4 poor boys. UMMER COLDS It was real estate considerstions | homes and the new rapid transit lae ! he de pent of the group of | Port Huien 10 R Lake ' Bus i E . Wik thels ¥ ER flrn R that led them inte rallroad ewner- |fellowed ' be & 0 sucesssively | Enl Other Nase wh riier | agars Fplis distr o " the Seward lr.\lm<¢ & - hl\Q Death Sentences o e his. The twe b do:| The New Contral lines | 8 rEer previous 19 1900 | went 10 make up the L. § BRI The este pariment of the |facing the same probism that shesp| 10 Negligent Engineers veloped & large, execlushc resid: wanted of 1 kel | as Lansiog and Lake system were the Lake Erie. Fssed | F [ . [ did in the western states years| Titlia, Aug 20.—Dyastic punsh tial distriel, kuown a8 Shaker | Flate road, f the et relat: | Michiga M. Lansing and | and Detrolt River, and the Amberst pe ' tarted 10 ag0, according to William T. Lopp, [ments is being meted out by 1ae . LL D LLJ | Hetgnts, covering avout fie square |ink to paratiel and competing Hues, | Northern and the Dotroit, Grand | burg, Lake Shore snd Hlan 1882 by F. G P M. aciess Lak printendent of the Alaska division |Soviet authorites to engincers and miles, where today stand 1,160 at= | The opportunity to a ' their | Rapids and Western, was similar 10| After the cousolidation in 1999 Michigan 1 . ded [f the burean of sducation drivers who are held respensible for Su— tracthe homes. Sueh a develops [terminal and rapid transit plans as|that of the two sysivms previously | several exteusions were made. Mos inals in Chicage. In 1597 our here are no land lvasing or |train aceidents. In the Transeaucasia m‘ Pllle A P"e nll‘l]llflle ment required rapid transit. %o the lwell & elop the Nicke! Plate | outlined. The priveipal points it | notable were the congirect f @ ferey sevi " hetwes aslng laws in the nerth and, re. [district an enginesr named Gavrilo WO | van Sweringen brothers built their | property f led the Van Swering: | served were Detrait, Lansing, Grllnd | Wine from New Bufalo 1o Porter, | Musk 1 M by the © | gardiess of the natives' prior rights [and twe drivers, Veyevodin and ; G rapld transit line, . |ena te \ g to|Rapids, lonia, Hig Rapids and Ind. and srrangemonts with ot} I W. M. A s pont 11 10 the tand, their reindeer herds are |Sharyshey, were sentenced to deat) i t mfllflll IS Rlll[l&l Buy Nickel Plate Line their assoolatey Greenville roads whereby Pere Marquetts | 19 being slowiy crowded out.” sald Su- [by & special commission appeinted ] They planned a downtown e e s Under aulhority t passed | gained access 10 Clilcage in 1903 and perintendent Lopp [by the Georglan counell of commis I 1 18881 1 Eri 4 Iy Ll - — ninue for thelr new transportation | The brothers L b, 1899 the Lake Erle and De. the agreements with the Canadiar [sare to inquire inte the numereus i : = . 1 y y 1 Now Fork, Aug, 20.=Directors of | 117 and needed land adjoining the |oq 2 thelr enterpriess sl [ River railroud took over the | Southern and the New York Central | FSRIMOS LACK GRAZING LANDS | yyy the Fgrald Classified Page for |railway fataiifies which have re A She Pore Man o ; Niokel Plate right f wa | . B Snd 5 line running from Sarnia, opposite | and Hudson river roads in 1904 for Cord Alaska, Aug Aaska | ¥ Wants N |eently oceurred in that distriet e Per quette Hallway Lo, 388 {100,009 the Nickel Plate basis, & ave avelded : ferday approved the offer of the Van | quiring land they would need g g g el ngen Intereats of Cleveland to| Ho they hought the Nickel Pt hey are olose s An gl il S CU L 2 Al ’l;:n':. B s Pais|s 830 mie “i‘w,h‘”“ I'."-”” : A -I 1 Gl v ,.m.-l.: r " " - - Metion of one | Buffalo and Chicago 1o live quiet i H Merger, assuring completion of on B e T e ansinberas ‘“ A ' Bty l :r--“------'------“-------------m-Q ; of the greatest railroad conselidas |, " 8 FEE : : & tiona in history, world as great & surprise as when | thraugh a suggestion by the editor | e | tore Clo The last of the raitroads to a ept they bought the Nieke! Plate and a¢ the Norwalk, ), Chre wh . B o, the Pave |Mt0ut. alirascing 1o thei fout oo o i Jormuit - Chonieia vt 11 ! Day Monday # Marquette, will be combined with | 'Ate operations 11, 1891 veferred the proposed | B - Teeent “Nickel Plate” Hocking |Dined the Lake Erle and Western “glittering prospeets, brilliant poa . THE HOUSE OF QUALITY, SERVICE AND SATISFACTION, MEW BRITAIN, mu. alley, into a mammoth new and th ’ ities 1 gt edged | B t pets of $1,500,000,000 and more than | Nickel Pl making a 1,095 mile | characterizing the projected line as : o e T At e i M S B e e A e S0 & : Pte r lt 4 24,000 miles of trackage traversing |!Ive reaching westward from Buf- the “Nickel Plated railroad” whieh The eastern section of the country, |fAlo o Chicago, St. Loula and by repctition hecame the “Nickel 8| [ 5 Unified control and operation of | Peoria Plat \ - e the properties will be directed by O Add 1o Woldings | ) \ Jand real eetate and railroad mag- | der way, tha Van Sweringen broth Datroif. Aug " slidn ' nates, Who later will effect a com- ers obtained control of the Chesas o, “ 0 A8 =0 e il piots physical consolidation of the |peake and Ohio, the greater carrier |0 WL AHECE HES er "heir Bl’llsflefl Of Th BI'IISMII youd. of bituminous conl, and 18 Subsidi= | yoday. came in 1900 when the sy e | Btockholders of the five compunies | ary, the Hocking Valley, adding .- |tome of ine Fiint amt Tor Aae: -, y 0 Y arill be invited aimultaneously to do- | 867 miles to thelr aystem and pro- |guette. the Chicngn and West Mieh: | 81 woo‘ 2 WUOI R posit their ahares for the exchan viding tidewater outlets at Newport [jean the Detroit, Grand Rapids and l R into stock of the new "Nickel Il News and Norfolk, The consolf rn and the Lake Erle and De- | SWMTERS eorporation, With their accept dated company also obtained & half tyoit River raflroads, (the lasta Can. | | SWHTERS o wirtually assured, the Van Swerin-|interest in the Detrolt and Toledo | qadian system) were foined 8 a3 gons will seek final approval of the fghore line railway a freight carrier Mese four systems were formed ’ Just the gar- > merger from the interstate com-|hetwean Detroit and Toledo, Thus |from previous mergers involving 41 Finely made. ment for o merce comuiission, . [they bullt up a aystem of 4800 separate railroad companies of Mich- | | ’ 6chool wear, ®. N. Brown, chairman of the Pere [ miton of rajlway conneeting the At- | ig ntarlo and Indiana | coat style, tn well made, Marquette Railway, after the meet- yapni0 and the great lakes with a rd the close of the 'A's many shades coat style, n ing of the ho'_u‘lv tssued the follow=liotar jnvestment of about a half | company of Michigan business med l to select from, buff and grey, fpg statement: | Ath e van | Plien dollars, was formed to build a railrond to | | value $3.95. “The negotlations with Mr. VAN | 1y the meantime they had ex- |bd known as the Flint and Pere Mar- | i Bwenigen extending Waied several | nanded their rapid transit terminal |quette Railroad ¢ The corpora- |1 Weska has been succeastully l""'_" plan to nclude a 875,000,000 union tion failed fn the financial erisls of | #) pated, all # ”""'";I“‘I 'I“:‘I"T station for steamy and electric roads | 1557 and was taken over by Paul | | g O e s Bare Marqueita | "MICh now is under conatruction. | Farwell and Co. of Uticn, Y. | i : s Are Stil] Young M | The first section of the read, from ; Co. at its meeting today ratified the Young Men { Sxainans (o Mait Morrls, & dlatasce | ¥ proposal and deposit agreement in| The brothers, Oris P. and Mantis [ ¢F)SNY '8 CCO00 FRCR b O ROUEE | | [ the form finally submitted and 'J., 46 and 44 years n]d. respective- 00 Sdes " \Wwork progressed and the | l G t ule passed a resolution recommending 't|ly were born in Wooster, O, Of |5, was completed from Flint to e fo the Pere Marquette sharehol-| humgle parents. The famiiy moved |\ ainzton 176 miles, in 1574, pro- . o ders. to Geneva, a small town to the east. | yiging” the Saginaw Valley with its | §1 i There the boys received a common |pnih o't ransportation agency, The | § ! en Started As Poor Boys | school education, and after com- \,,,m,,,‘ alo! niirahasediithie Hort | Cleveland, Aug. 25.—0. P. and M. |pleting the elementary grades, went \Huran and Northwesiern ralirosd | | Ready o work, hen the family move \ are lingering and annoying. |y oy proved successful as real es- | Junction by February 28, 1571, and ! Han ) 4 IR y February 871, TIN -] dsomely made frocks, neatly | novoqnmnigh apply tate salesmen and, went into busl-|to Pentwater, January 1. 1872, on ! GREAT SAVINGS trimmed, with emart smocking em- | ness. for themselves. The building of | which date the Holland-Grand Ra- | | T 5 broidery, in all wanted fabrics, sizes A | Shaker Heights, with 180 and 1‘101[']41 branch was also w-mp!nlid. By | #) MEN'S ENGLISH BROADCLOTH to 14 to % RU. | foot streets, 300 acres of parks, golf | July 21, 1875, the Muskegon-Big Ra- | SHIRTS—A first quality shirt in years ..... 980 3.95 k. a.."mm-n.lmlhdl'uvb | features and other features, fine | pids line was open. \‘\Illtfiihl;!":'-u:l':lodud grey: regular BOYS' WASH SUITS—\Wonderful [ 'lrl( $1 55 TO BE SOLD AT THIS UNHEARD-OF PRICE little garments for the youngster, styles . well made, in all wanted styles. g' —Very desirable and well of genuine cowhide, brass FRUIT OF THE LOOM LINEN TABLE CLOTHS— S IR el T RN tock and srs, @A AQ) i SHEETS—OId fashioned bed l Pars LHARE s By 15 le . b x i Lk 250 | 18 nch size. . DRESS GOODS :,?:Ll)rr:u;(l]e'zfrJ in. heet- | o cloths, size 08x08, | B Doubis 49c | BLACK ENAMEL OVER- . sat. Only.. $l 33 | pretty floral pattems. For ' i D BLANKETo¥or | MGHY CASE—Brass lock AT OLD FASHIONED LADIES LLOT:'{——\:, Lo | satirday $2 69 : r e o LE \CE 000, fi ft ty, 36 in. p | double size hed, and catches, ( Lh.v\R:\l\(_ [_', PRICE Ll e 3. eg"'fl |.'n : { selling .... Ea. . 2.98 WOOL JERSEY TUBIN 18 108 uinfeIENnIMe o % in all colors . Special .., U ont-plece dvascs, ches wide infants’ wear. Prived 18 | k ’ in all the season’s most popular for Baturiay .. ¥d, C | I Lo oo i GG || e g | i NR Smartly Dressed Men Will Wear Mo FiASATLs ot o || e donn P e | e 15 antumn dags, chiffon flannel for for Sat. Only. .. Ea. C | vanl ..o c g one piece frocks, m plain and ¢ i EXTRA SPECIAL checked fabrics. 13 $2 89 4 e Knox Jotn Ave. | ’ ' VOILE CURTAINS at crepe, I an exceptional qual- .EXTRA SPECIAL to Cleveland they purchased a news- | paper route. They improved their education by home studies and with an aptitude | for figurea and a liking for real estate, saw an opportunity to obtain control of property on Shaker Heights, owned by a Buffaio syndi- cate, but not successfully marketed. | There's‘an idea wind, too. of gray Buy yours today. Fall Hats Have the New Snap Brims down brims. They're a protection against the bright sun and the They’re authoritatively correct. We have them in attractive shades blue-grays, and browns. NEW BRITAIN DAILY HRRALD, serving the Thumb distriet of Mich- | 1gan. | The Chicago and West Michigan Co. was organized in 1869 to con- | struct a road from New Buffalo tos| the [ndiana line northward along the | | east shore of Lake Michigan. | road, started at St. Joseph, was com- | pleted to New Buffalo, February 2, to Grand 1870, Tt was extended n in these turned- AUG FRIDAY, IST SALE OF SHIRTS MEN'S OXFORD SHIRTS—Collar m tyle in whit : atiched u:'vle n white and tan BOYS' BLOUSES—Made of fine B $1.39 Repp, Madras and Oxford, in collar ° attached styles, many neat patterns. MEN'S FINE PERCALE SHIRTS . ~—Well made in neat 956 to $1.50 iriped patterns $1.00 MEN'S NOVELTY SPORT SOX— The season’s newest pat- terns in all colors ... 47c LADIES’ SPORT TIES New crepe four-in-hand in the popular Roman stripe and polka dot patterns. 4 4c Priced Special.. Ea. REMEMB OoLD FASHIONED CLEARANCE SALE OFFERINGS FROM THE THIRD FLOOR KRISCH CURTAIN RODS | TRAVELING BAGS—Made 20, 1024, OUR REGULAR $25 00 and $29,75 As it is a policy of the house not to carry over any Summer Frocks and to make room for our new Fall Stock we are giving the women of New Britain real honest-to-goodness $25.00 and $29.75 Dresses at this ridiculous price. Most of them can be worn for early fall wear as the styles and shades are really good. Don’t miss an opportunity that comes but once in a great while, ER — ONLY TEN DOLLARS OoLD SALE FASHIONED CLEARANCE For School CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DRESSES $1.39 ., $2.95 BOYS' SCHOOL HATS—A large varfety of styles and shades to select from and fine quality fabrics. 98¢ .~ $1.39 SOCIETY VOILE UNDERTHINGS Gowns and Chemise, dain- tily made and very smartly trimmed with ribbon, em- broidery and fine laces, in all desirable shades. 8 4 c Special . OF DOMESTICS FROM THE BASEMENT STORE ?A ity. Comes in Burnt Russet, New T ELS 4 Green, Poudre Blue, Grey, Tan, ‘A’ | It's a dressy-appearing hat. Single cen- k VOILE CURTAINS—Made of fine quality e ‘3,1!.?1‘,;,7”‘\3, $1.89 BATH TO ‘ ter crease, graceful, rolled brim, davk band. { l‘a‘:!ino:l":l: ':':M‘}.‘ieemlco:“wgéual $l 59 pattern, uat In thmo Toe. school Extra size heavy double loop towels,, col- i & . 3} ce £N . . orns, n or school 3 B . s,, col. Equally adaptable for business or more for- |8 g ' B frocks and dresses, 32 in, whde ored jacquard horder, monogram space, mal wear. You'll like these new grays an 4 RS S IR SRR | For Sgturday 22 Priced for Saturday l Bt Selling va. c 4 tans, RUSSIAN CREDE—Heavy Silk Only ...... visessesnsermeven Bl 790 and Wool Crepe, 40 in. wide, spe- ————————————————————————— $7 00 cially adapted for pleated skirts NOT]ON SPEC!ALS and the new Russian blouse, Priced at , only v $1.95 NOTION SPECIALS | _ WOOL FAILLE—=A new creation | . " for one piece dresses, guarantecd . e d CURLEX ELECTRIC | SUNSET SOAP DYE—For t0 mive Sattstaction, Cores 8’ att MERCERIZED l)l,fl(‘l\lFR | DB LOXG SNAPS— @ ) ltc - ones 0 TRONS—Complete with cord | dyeing dainty . 9(: popular street shades, 12 in, wide, ELASTIC—Cameo 14 “In;jl?o uu(n": S S garments . .. kg, Priced Her o Y . e . and socket, guaranteed, Pric e EniANTIC "ThnEAD -+ ced . $2.54 black and white, 3 yard N!‘Is Large cap size, double mesh, For Saturday o for Saturday, Fach —Black and white, all size 3 Spools 9 real human hair, Fflr C | Saturday Selling 77¢ 10¢ % 8¢ Selling