Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-04
To Run Cars by Gable.

THE PLANS OF TIE COMPANY INCORPORATED YES
TERDAY-CoNGREss TO BE ASKED FOR CHAR
TER-THE ADVANTAGES CLAIMED FOR CABLE
RoAD-wHAT STREET RAILWAY OFFICIAL SAYS
ABOUT 1T.
"We are going to apply to Congress for charter
on Monday" remarked Mr.. A. E. Bateman, one OF
the ncorporators OF the Capital Cable Street Rail-
way company, to STAR reporter to-day. In our
certificate Of incorporation, filed yesterday, the
amount OF stock is placed at 100000 This is how
ever, merely preliminary. Our capital will, sup
pose, reach half million. Such men as Geo. F.
Baker, the president OF the First National bank,
New York city; W. L. Strong. A. NJ. Hoyt, OF the
same city; WA. II. Beck j. G. Hillyer and Geo. f.
Lemon. OF this city, are ready TO back US with
money. AZ YOU can see. we have strong financial
''WbsEseNpur ob1ects,n organizing this COM
panyfsthA(d{he relOrter.
ply. SIhe ca1e road IS clean. noiseless and rapid
Double the can be obtained than on the horse
na5 sood r ssana a1 ses Ws
couldsen any amount OF stock now, but the pre-
llninary issue was all taken up by the incorpora-
to.s. and there 1s.none for sale"
This hpd u road,' continued MI Bateman
has been very successful in Philadelphia, Chicago
and san Francisco, and they have carried passen-
gers for about one-half what the horse tramways
can The original plant will, Of course, be eXpen-
sive believe that IL will be about $4,000 per lile
but then we Will have no stables TO build or horses
to keep The route through the city has been care
fully selected. and believe it is adapted to meet
the growing needs OF the city. We want more
transportation facilities, and certainly rapid
system over these great distances. We Will have
one engine situated near the 6tA street wharf, and
that Will run the cars over the entire line"
slave you organized to be bought out2' inquired
the reporter.
'The character Of the men interested in this en-
terpri>e ought 10 be sufficient evidence that our
purposes are more earnest than that. But even If
that was our intention, the charter Will provide
tnat II It's provisions are not carried out In eighteen
months 1t will be forfeited"
THE VIEWS OF A STREET RAILWAY OFFICIAL
prominent Official OF one Of the leading horse
car lines tn this city in speaking to q STAR re-
porter about the proposed new road said 81 think
that the cable road is a good thing. The use Of
horses ought to be abolished. It Is a cruelty to
put them on car line But they are the best we
can do at present. This new road is very we'll, IL
1t only affords transportation facilities In portions
OF the city where such facitieado not exist. But
see that It's proposed route runs parallel to the
Old roads In many portions OF the city. This Is the
weak point In their position. The greater part Of
the city over which this new route extends does
not need additional street railway facilities; but
such Is not the or that large section In the
southern and northeastern parts OF the city.
There new car lines are needed; but that section
alone would probably not pay the expense Of the
themselves to the more thckly settled portions OF
the city. l think myself that when street car
line Is needed in any portion OF the city and the
residents petition for IL, that Congress should eX-
tend the charter OF OF the old established COM
p1nieS nearest to this section, and compel that
company to lay tracks and run cars without addi-
taonal charge to the public