The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-22
An Electrical Inventor Has 4 Great
Scheme for 4 %Transconti-
mental Railway.
Through Trains Between New
York and San Francisco In
Twelve Hours.
Niagara Falls to he Harnsssad for the
Motor %sIrd-shape Design Of the
Cars.

PIrTsRuRa, Pa, Doc. 21.-Ephameral al
the scheme may seem, Elostrical Inventor
William Snoe has told 4 Pittsburg Post re-
porter all about plans which he claims to
have matured to construct an airline cleo
trio railway from Now York to San Fran
cisco. HO says he has applied TO the
Worlds fair commission for authority to
construct and operate a complete model OF
his transc0ntinental electric line on the
great exposition grounds in Chicago. De-
soribing his machine in detail, Mr.. Snee
says:
1.-THE eastern terminus Of the route will
be mt New York md the western at San
Francisco. The limo will touch at either
Philadelphia or Pittsburg, but there will be
feeders roach from these two points to the
trunk line. A great many cities as large
and ~ important AZ Pittsburg will be COM
PEELED to reach the main line BY tbs
means Of the branch lines. The Trunk line,
to DO built on . capital not to exceed $780,
100000, will pass north Of Philadelphia
about LOG. miles, pass tho Allegheny noun
tains at 4 low divide not far from Sunbury,
and pass through Red Bank, about seventy
fivo miles north OF Pittsburg. II will pass
close to the great lakss, and il il does not
touch Cleveland and Detroit will pass only
! few miles south Of them.
1.-THE line will pass right through Chicago,
or rather over 1t, as il is the intention to
build an elevated railroad over that city,
which will be high above it's tallest build
ings. From Chicago the road will touch at
Omaha, then At Denver. and from the latter
city will take an almost straight line to
San Francisco.
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perfent that II can send q train ~ oars ~
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III alacLanino I'll snssI INC .troat A.
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train ~ fan cara m /. daci;vitv with Iiabt-
ninr sneed.
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tn distanca from New YorL "a San Far.
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miles. x train running without making
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cisco AN MAD ina trim in tvaiys hnnra
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from orc noint 10 the other without = a;ngIa
stop.
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