Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-21
TO HOMEWO0D PARK.
Plans for Rapid Transit Very Soon
to the Revived Race Track.
THE CITIZENS COMPANY IN LINE.
How it Can Easily Beat all of its Rivals
Into Williamsburg.
HORsEMEN DELIGHTED BY THE NEWS

Superintendent j. E. RuCg of the Citi-
zens' Traction line, returned from Boston
yesterday, and it is stated that the business
which demands his attention is very init
mately connected with the Homewood
Driving Park Associations new lease of
life. The Citizens Traction line will build
an electric road to Williamsburg, passing
by the park and traversing a section pro-
ductive of lots of passenger business.
Early in the successful start of the Citi-
zens' cable line it was proposed by the COM
pany to add cable loop of some magnitude
as feeder to the main line. The proposed
route was along Penn avenue, from the
East Liberty power house to the Fifth ave-
nue. extension, thence to the main street of
Brushton, thence across the Pennsylvania
Railroad tracks to Frankstown avenue ex-
tension, and by means of that thoroughfare
back to the East Liberty traction station.
The cost of the line and some of the engi-
neering difficulties deferred the company
from constructing the loop, and the recent
pre-emption of the best part of the route by
the Duquesne Transit Company turned the
attention Of the company to another and
better route to Williamsburg.
JUST A MILE LONG.
The distance from the East Liberty sta
tion to Homewood Park is just mile. The
FrankStown avenue car line, operated and
owned by the Citizens Company, now runs
half way to the park, or as far as the paving ex
tends. 1t is promised by the Department of
Public Works that Frankstown avenue will be
paved to the city limits this summer. The in
tention is to run line to Williamsburg entirely
on the northern side of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, as distinct from the Duquesne Transit
Company's plans for covering the south side of
the railroad.
large accession of business to the Citizens
cable line is confidently expected. The sum-
mer travel to Silver Lake Grove and Home
wood Park will be very large, and there is
very large population between Williamsburg
ana East Liberty now dependent upon tile
Pennsylvania Railroad. and tho stream of
travel which can reasonably be counted on at
5-cent-fare rate would materially swell the
revenue of the main line. From Williamsburg
or any portion of territory between that place
and East Liberty l0cent fare would cause the
Pennsylvania Railroad good deal of consider.
alton i'll the matter of still further rate-cutting
The people look upon the matter phllosophic-
ally, as fares from suburban points are tumbling
generally.
1t is a very significant admission of what
might have been. in the comparison of cables
with electricity. that the electric system is to
be made use OF in the new line as well as on
the extensio' of the Butler street line to
Sharpsburg. Just what system will be adopted
is not yet decided.
WORK TO BE SOON BEGUN.
The Citizens Traction Company considers it
a matter of great deal of importance that the
circumstances allow it to beat any other COM
pany into Williamsburg by severa, months. and
if no unforeseen difficulties arise work will be
commenced in a week or two.
The site for power house is right at hand in
Frankstowr avenue and adjoining the present
station. Every indication points to the push
ing OF the new line in time to be of benefit to
the Homewood Driving Park season, and also
the Silver Lake concerts OF this year.
The committee. consisting of Messrs. Hynd-
man, Phelps and Kerr, chosen to make an esti-
mate upon the cost of putting the Homewood
Park race track in order, will meet to-day and
formulate report. Mr.. Hyndman was seen
yesterday, but SAID he had nothing further to
say than was contained in yesterdays DIS
PATCH.
Mr.sHyndman was questioned as to the posi-
bll1ty OF the Courts revoking the license given
to Mir. Haggerty for bar and restaurant az
Homewood Park, but he believed that the
Court would hardly revoke a license unless il
was used improperly. He discussed the tutur,
prospects of the park, and expressed the opin-
ion that the park race meetings had heretofore
possibility OF furnishing means of transporta-
tion to the general public.
WORK TO BE RUSHED.
Active operations will DO instituted in the
WIN Vi ieuoueiihs anu ieNeilnE the race track,
so that 1t can be used by trainers and horse
men. The use of the track would also aid in its
preparation for forthcoming racing events, and
as all the club buildings are still in good shape,
it is certain that the preparation of the park
for sporting events can be easily accomplished.
There is ample money at hand, and the park
will be intelligently and economically man.
aged. A number of trainers, representing
stables of from ten to 20 horses, have already
applied for quarters at the park. and in gen.
eral wav the park is enjoying boom" Real
estate will be increased in value by the re-estab-
lishment of the park, and Pittsburg horsemen
are jubilsnt over the prospects of revival of