The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-03-13
STREET RAILWAY NOTES.
Engineer Ludlow Interviewed Mr.
Sprague's Good Opinion of Our City.


Engineer Ludlow Interviewed - Mr..
Sprague's Good Opinion of Our City.
The SENTINEL man was in the
handsome office OF Mr.. j. l.. Ludlow,
civil engineer, this week and found
him busy with the plans and specifi-
cHtions of the Winston-Salem cleo
trio street railway.
He very kindly gave us the benefit
of all that is new in the matter and
we reproduce it for our readers.
The power house will be located on
the lot in the rear of D. S. Reid's
store. 1t will consist of a big boiler
room and engine house, office and
storage room and car sheds, all un
der one roof This building will be
of brick, 95 by 40 feet in area. The
contract for discretion and for all
machinery used in it has been let to
the Field Construction Co., of New
York. A member of this company
has already been here and made the
estimates and is now making con-
tracts for brick and other material
and will begin the erection of the
building at once.
A very large engine will be placed
in it which, Mr. Ludlow says, will
furnish power enough to run Is
miles of railway, if it ever becomes
necessary to extend the line to that
distance, and will furnish ample cleo
tricity to light the Twin-City alter it
has grown to three times it's present
population.
Mr. Ludlow agreed with THE SEN
TINEL in thinking that it will not be
very many years before the city will
be large enough to use all the cleo
tricity this large new plant can gen.
crate. He says that he is surprised
at the number of new people who
have moved into Winston during the
few months he has been absent con-
structing Raleigh's sewerage sys-
tenn.
"Havt you ever heard Mr.. Sprague,
President of the company, express an
opinion of his investment here?" ask
ed THE SENTINEL.
Eyes, he is very sanguine and be-
lieves the railway here will pay from
the start
When it is remembered that Mr..
Sprague is a large capitalist and
that he has had a great deal of expe-
rience with electrical street car lines,
it will be readily seen that his favor
able opinion of WinstOn-Salem' IS pre-
sent and future is one which ought
to make our people feel good clear to
their toe-tips.
Mr.. Ludlow informed US that a
has been determined upon. 1t will
run from a point opposite or oe-
low the old Salem hotel up Main
steet, will go around on all sides of
the court house square and from
thence up Fourth to Summit street.
No other location has been settled.
Right here, it is proper to remark
that the usually accepted rumor that
the road will run up Liberty street is
a mistake The street railway COM
pany think that other streets of the
town will prove more profitable to
them than Liberty. In fact, they
believe that they would lose money
on the line up that street, and are
unwilling to lay the track there I'M
less property-holders on that street
will make good the loss by donations
of real estate to the railway cOmpa
ny. If the road should run up Lib
erty, property will be enhanced to at
least double it's present value, and
the property owners along the line
can well afford to make the railway
company "A liberal proposition.
The rails will begin to arrive next
week and will all be here by April.
Mr.. Ludlow says that he thinks The
SENTINEL's supposition that the
railway will be in readiness to carry
the crowd to and from the Salem
Academy on commencement day is
correct