American Street Railway Investments:
A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal
1900-1908
1900
Sheboygan Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office: 428 North 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information: Feb. 1900.
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1900) 250.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880 (7,314); in 1890 (16,359); in 1897 (local estimates, 24,000).
Chartered: June 1895. Municipal franchises granted 1885 and 1895. Annual meeting first Monday in July. This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co., and now operates an extension of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls.
Capital Stock: Authorized $200,000; issued, $141,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds, authorized $400,000, issued $235,000; interest payable April and October at office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 19; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 5 horses, 20 cars, of which 8 are motor cars and 12 trail cars; 300 K. W. station plant; West and Weisel & Viller engine; Walker motors; General Electric and Walker dynamos; Brill and Laclede cars; McGuire trucks.
Officers: President G. B. Mattoon, Vice President & Manager, J. M. Saemann, Secretary, E. I. Debell; Treasurer F. I. Saemann; Superintendent C. F. Bacon; Chief Engineer of Power Station, E. J. Zufelt; Electrician, H. J. Pogel, Jr.
Directors: G. B. Mattoon, J. M. Saemann, F. I. Saemann, E. L. Debell, H. E. Thomas.
1902
Sheboygan Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office: 428 North 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information: February 1901.
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1901) 249.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880 (7,314); in 1890 (16,359); in 1900 (22,962)
Chartered: June 1895 with municipal franchises granted, 1885 and 1895.
Annual meeting first Monday in July.
This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co., and now operates an extension of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls.
Capital Stock: authorized, $200,000, issued, $141,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds, authorized $400,000, issued $265,000; interest payable in April and October at the office of the Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 19; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 5 horses, 11 motor cars and 12 trail cars; West and Weisel & Vilner engines; Walker motors; General Electric and Walker dynamos; Brill and Laclede cars; McGuire trucks.
Officers: President, G. B. Mattoon; Vice President and Manager, J. M. Saemann, Secretary, E. L. Debell, Treasurer, F. I. Saemann; Superintendent, C. F. Bacon; Chief Engineer of Power Station, E. J. Zufelt; Electrician, H. J. Pogel, Jr.
Directors: G. B. Mattoon, J. M. Saemann, F. I. Saemann, E. L. Debell, H. E. Thomas.
1902
Sheboygan Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office: 428 North 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information, Dec. 1901.
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1902) 262.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880 (7,314); in 1890 (16,359); in 1900 (22,962).
Chartered: June 1895. Municipal franchises granted, 1885 and 1895. Annual meeting first Monday in July. This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co. and now operates an extension of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls.
Capital Stock: authorized $200,000; issued, $141,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds, authorized $400,000; issued $265,000; interest payable April & October at the office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 19; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 5 horses; 11 motor cars and 11 trail cars; 300 K. W. Station plant; West and Weisel & Viller engines; Walker motors; General Electric and Walker dynamos; Brill and Laclede cars;McGuire trucks.
Officers: President, G. B. Mattoon; Vice President & Manager, J. M. Saemann; Secretary, E. L. Debell; Superintendent, Purchasing Agent & Chief Electrician, H. J. Pagel; Chief Engineer, E. J. Zufelt.
Directors: G. B. Mattoon, J. M. Saemann, F. I. Saemann, E. L. Debell, H. E. Thomas.
1902
Sheboygan-Elkhart Lake Railway & Electric Co.
Power Station: at Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Date of Information: Jan. 1902
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1902) 263.
Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Population: in 1900 (1,301)
This road is now under construction.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 28.
Officers: President John A. Saemann; Vice President, Sigmund Blumenfeld; Secretary, P. P. Brueckbauer; Treasurer, Stedman Thomas; Chief Electrician, Dugald? C. Jackson.
1903
Sheboygan, Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office: 428 N. 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information: Mar. 1903
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1903) 263.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880, 7,314; in 1890, 16,350; in 1900, 22,962.
Chartered: June 1895. Municipal franchises granted, 1885 and 1895. Annual meeting first Monday in July. This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co., and now operates an expansion of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls.
Capital Stock: authorized $750,000; issued, $141,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds; authorized $400,000; issued $265,000; interest payable April & Oct. at the office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 19.5; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 5 horses; 11 motor cars and 11 trail cars; 300 K. W. Station plant; West and Weisel & Viller engines; Walker motors; General Electric and Walker dynamos; Brill and Laclede cars; McGuire trucks.
Officers: President, G. B. Mattoon; Vice President, J. S. Stearns; Secretary & Treasurer, Louis H. Hake?; General Manager & Purchasing Agent, J. C. Liggett; Chief Engineer, C. J. Zufelt.
1903
Sheboygan-Elkhart Lake Railway & Electric Co.
Power Station: at Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Date of Information: Jan. 1903
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1903) 294.
Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Population: in 1900 (1,301)
This road is now under construction.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 30; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 24 cars.
Officers: President John A. Saemann; Vice President, Sigmund Blumenfeld; Secretary, P. P. Brueckbauer; Treasurer, Stedman Thomas; Electrical Engineer, O. B. Joerns.
1904
Sheboygan, Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office: Power Station and Repair Shop, 428 N. 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information: January 1904
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1904) 348.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880, 7,314; in 1890, 16,350; in 1900, 22,962.
Chartered: June 1895. Municipal franchises granted, 1885 and 1895. Annual meeting first Monday in July. This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co., and now operates an extension of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls and a 14 mile extension to Plymouth.
Capital Stock: authorized, $750,000; issued $312,500.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds, authorized, $2,500,000, issued, $700,000; in treasury, $1,800,000; interest payable January and July, at office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage. These bonds may be called for payment on six weeks� notice at 105 and accrued interest.
Operating Expenses: Year ending Dec. 31, 1903.
General expenses: $17,808
Transportation expenses: $22,940
Maintenance of way and buildings: $1,871
Maintenance of equipment: $4,906
TOTAL: $47,525.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 31; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 16 motor cars and 11 trail cars; 300 K. W. Station plant; West and Weisel & Viller engines; Walker motors; General Electric and Walker dynamos, Brill and Laclede cars; McGuire tracks.
Parks and Amusement Resorts: Controls Lake View Park and hotel.
Officers: President, G. B. Mattoon; Vice President & General Manager, S. Wesselins; Secretary & Treasury, Louis B. Hake; Chief Engineer, C. J. Zufelt; Superintendent of Lighting Department & Electricians, H. J. Pagel; Purchasing Agents, H. J. Pagel and Peter D. Kline; Master Mechanic, J. N. Johnston.
Directors: G. B. Mattoon, Louis F. Hake, Sheboygan, Wis.; S. Wesseline, Grand Rapids, Mich.; W. E. Mitchell, New York City; Justus S. Stearns, Ludington, Mich.
1904
Sheboygan-Elkhart Lake Railway & Electric Co.
Power Station and Repair Shops: Elkhart Lake and Sheboygan; car barns: Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Date of Information: May 1904
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1904) 348.
Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Population: in 1900 (1,301).
This road is now under construction. When completed the road will serve a population of 60,000.
Capital Stock: authorized, $700,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. bonds, authorized, $600,000 (or 800,000); First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, Ill., trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 30, of which 27 miles are on private right of way; gauge 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 60 lb. rail; 7 motor cars; 4 trail cars; 2,400 H. P. station plant.
Parks and Amusement Resorts: Controls four amusement parks.
Officers: President & General Manager, John M. Saemann; Vice President, George Brickbauer; Secretary, Charles H. Thomas; Treasurer, Stedman Thomas; Electricial Engineer & Superintendent of Construction, Peter P. Brueckbauer.
Directors: John M. Saemann, C. A. Dean, W. A. Berk, Sheboygan, Wis.; John E. Thomas, Stedman Thomas, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; George Brickbauer, Peter P. Brueckbauer, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
1905
Sheboygan, Light, Power & Railway Co.
General Office, Power Station and Repair Shop: 428 N. 8th St., Sheboygan, Wis.
Date of Information: January 1905
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1905) 399-400.
Sheboygan, Wis. Population: in 1880, 7,314; in 1890, 16,350; in 1900, 22,962; in 1905 (local estimate), 28,000.
Chartered: June 1885. Municipal franchise granted in 1895 for 50 years. Annual meeting first Monday in July. This company is a consolidation of the Sheboygan City Ry. Co. and the Electric Lighting Co., and now operates an extension of 6 miles to Sheboygan Falls (pop. 1,500), and a 14 mile extension to Plymouth, (pop. 3,000).
Capital Stock: authorized, $750,000; issued, $373,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold coupon bonds, authorized and issued, $400,000; dated April 1, 1896, due 1906; denom. $1,000; interest payable April and October, at office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
First consolidated mortgage: 5 p. c. gold bonds; authorized $2,500,000; issued $500,000; dated July 1, 1903, due 1933; denom. $1,000; interest payable June and July at office of Mercantile Trust Co., New York, trustee of mortgage.
Note: Of the first mortgage bonds, $10,000 are redeemable annually by lot at 105, up to $100,000. The new bonds may be called for payment on six weeks� notice at 105 and interest.
Operation: Year ending December 31 1903, Gross income $103,471.
Operation: Year ending December 31, 1904, Gross income $117,626.
Operating Expenses: Year ending Dec. 31, 1903.
General expenses: $17,808.
Transportation expenses: $22,940.
Maintenance of way and buildings: $1,871.
Maintenance of equipment: $4,906.
TOTAL: $47,525.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 31, of which 14 are on private right of way; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 48 lb. and 60 lb. T rail; 17 motor cars and 5 trail cars; 2,500 H. P.? station plant; Allis-Chalmers engines; Stanley generators; Stanley and Walker motors; Brill and Stephenson cars; Brill trucks.
Parks and Amusement Resorts: Controls Lake View Park and hotel.
Officers: President, �; Vice President, F. A.C. Perrine, 40 Wall St., New York, N.Y.; Secretary, J. A. Chesney, 19 West St., Pittsfield, Mass.; Treasurer, General Manager & Purchasing Agent, Ernest Gonzenbach, Sheboygan, Wis.; Superintendent. P. D. Kline; Chief Engineer, F. E. Eckerson; Electrician, H. F. Pagel; Master Mechanic, F. E. Johnstone.
Directors: W. W. Ganwell, C. C. Chesney and J. A. Chesney, Pittsfield, Mass.; F. A.C. Perrine and W. O. Morgan, New York, New York; G. Huetta, F. Geele and S. P. Steffen, Sheboygan, Wis.
1905
Sheboygan-Elkhart Lake Railway & Electric Co.
Power Station and Repair Shops: Elkhart Lake and Sheboygan; car barns, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Date of Information, April 1905.
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1905) 400.
Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Population: in 1900 (1,302); in 1905 (1,500)
Chartered: August 1900 in perpetuity. Franchise was granted in October 1901, for fifty years. Annual meeting first Tuesday in January. This road is now under construction. It will connect Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Waldo (pop. 200), Plymouth and Elkhart Lake (pop. 500), and will serve a population of 60,000.
Capital Stock: authorized, $700,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. bonds, authorized, $800,000; First Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, Ill., trustee of mortgage.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), 29, of which 27 miles are on private right of way; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 60 lb. rail; 6 motor cars, 4 trail cars; 2,400 H. P. Station plant.
Parks and Amusement Resorts: Controls four amusement parks.
Officers: President, John M. Saemann; Vice President, George Brickbauer; Secretary, Chas H. Thomas; Treasurer, Stedman Thomas; Electrical Engineer, Peter P. Brueckbauer; Chief Engineer, O H. Joerns.
Directors: John M. Saemann, C. A. Dean, Sheboygan, Wis.; Stedman Thomas, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.; George Brickbauer, Peter P. Brueckbauer, Elkhart Lake, Wis.
1906
Milwaukee Northern Railway Co.
General Office: Port Washington, Wis.
Power Station: Port Washington; repair shop, Cedarburg.
Date of information: May 1906.
American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1906) Vol. 13, 415-16.
This road is under construction and will connect Milwaukee, Cedarburg, Port Washington, West Bend, Sheboygan and Fond du Lac, consisting of about 112 miles of track.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), single, 112, gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.
Officers: President, J. M. Saemann, Sheboygan, Wis.; Vice President & Chief Engineer, F. W. Walker, Port Washington, Wis.; Secretary, W. A. Comstock, Detroit, Mich.; Treasurer, H. A. Haigh, Detroit, Mich.; Auditor, B. G. Broad, Port Washington, Wis.
No mention in 1907
1908
Milwaukee Northern Railway Co.
General Office and Power Station: at Port Washington, Wis.
Repair Shops: Cedarburg, Wis.
Date of Information: May 1908.
Source: American Street Railway Investments: A Supplement to the Street Railway Journal (New York: The Street Railway Publ. Co., 1908) Vol. 15, 441-42.
Cedarburg Population: in 1905 (1626)
This company has in operation an electric railway in and between Milwaukee, Cedarburg and Port Washington, and is now extending its line on from Port Washington to Sheboygan, 27 miles. Company also contemplates building branch from Cedarburg through West Bend to Fond du Lac, 43 miles, and double tracking line between Milwaukee and Cedarburg.
Capital Stock: authorized and outstanding, $1,000,000.
Funded Debt: First mortgage 5 p. c. gold bonds, authorized, $4,000,000, outstanding, $2,500,000; coupon, but may be registered; dated August 1, 1907, due 1937; denom. $1,000; interest payable February and August, at the office of the Fidelity Trust Co., Milwaukee, trustee of mortgage.
Note: The remaining $1,500,000 can be issued upon completion of road from Cedarburg to Fond du Lac, and are not subject to call.
Plant and Equipment: Miles of track (electric), projected about 113, of which 34.5 miles are completed and in operqation; gauge, 4 ft. 8-1/2 in.; 70 lb. and 95 lb. T rail; 19 cars.
Officers: President, W. A. Comstock, Alpena, Mich.; Vice President & Chief Engineer, F. W. Walker, Port Washington; Secretary & Treasurer Henry A. Haigh, Detroit, Mich.; Auditor & Purchasing Agent Bruce G. Broad; Chief Despatcher, Dean Treat; Dngineer Power Station, J. Rookus, Port Washington; Master Mechanic, Frank Kinsley, Cedarburg; Roadmaster, Henry Ahrens, Cedarburg.
Directors: W. A. Comstock, Alpena, Mich.; E. H. Bottum, Milwaukee, Wis.; Henry A. Haigh, Detroit, Mich.; F. W. Walker, B. G. Broad and J. E. Uselding, Port Washington, Wis.; Jno. M. Saemann, Sheboygan, Wis.
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