July 1907

The Northwestern Railway Company commenced work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops adjoining the southern limits of the city.

Meanwhile, closer to home

PropertyJuly 22, 1907

A storm of rain and wind crippled interurban service between Rockford and Janesville, stranding players and visitors at Yost's Park (reported in the Janesville Daily Gazette of that date).

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BeloitJuly 1907

The Northwestern Railway Company commenced work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops adjoining the southern limits of the city.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

This makes a rectangular plat tw^o and a half miles wide and three miles long, or 4,800 acres, all of which is fairly w^ell covered by homes, except the half sections at the south, which portion is rapidly becoming the center for new factories. The southern section of the city will probably grow with increased rapidity now, as the Northwestern Railway Company has just commenced (July, 1907) work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops, just adjoining the southern limits of the city.

Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.Vol. 2, PDF p. 6 / book p. 521

1907 / July

BeloitA

July 1907

The Northwestern Railway Company commenced work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops adjoining the southern limits of the city.

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BeloitJuly 1907

The Northwestern Railway Company commenced work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops adjoining the southern limits of the city.

A 1 independent source

1AQuotation found on a page of our own sources

This makes a rectangular plat tw^o and a half miles wide and three miles long, or 4,800 acres, all of which is fairly w^ell covered by homes, except the half sections at the south, which portion is rapidly becoming the center for new factories. The southern section of the city will probably grow with increased rapidity now, as the Northwestern Railway Company has just commenced (July, 1907) work on a $3,000,000 system of yards, roundhouse and shops, just adjoining the southern limits of the city.