June 1906

the Salmon brothers sold the water works to individuals who also purchased the gas and electric plants and put all three utilities into the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company, which was reorganized in 1906 under the present management after the default of one of the promoters.

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From that time forward the city began to show new signs of life and steadily grew from 5,000 people to its present size of 15,000 people. Early in June, 1906, the Salmon brothers, who were the sole owners, sold the water works to individuals, who also purchased the gas and electric plants, and put all three utilities into a new company, under the name of the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company, which, on account of the default of one of the promoters, was reorganized in 1906 under the present management.

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. 122 / book p. 632

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BeloitJune 1906

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From that time forward the city began to show new signs of life and steadily grew from 5,000 people to its present size of 15,000 people. Early in June, 1906, the Salmon brothers, who were the sole owners, sold the water works to individuals, who also purchased the gas and electric plants, and put all three utilities into a new company, under the name of the Beloit Water, Gas and Electric Company, which, on account of the default of one of the promoters, was reorganized in 1906 under the present management.