The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-04-16
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In Saturday evenings DAILY We
briefly announced that the Win on
Salem Land and Investment Compa
ny had closed II contract with the
Electric Light and Motor Power
Company, of this place, by which
the latter agrees to build a system
of street railway through It's lands.
This is matter of unusual inter
est and worthy of more than a pass
ing notice. The present car line
will be extended by building a line
connecting with the Main street
line, running by straight line south
to the top of Sunny Side Ridge =
thence it will dcvide into two lines,
one going southeast to Sunny Side
Place and the other due west along
the ridge to the compapy's park.
The route for the ears has been
so located as to pass within a cove
nient distance to all of their proper
ty; in fact we learn that the lots
faltherest from the car line will
scarcely exceed two hundred yards,
a matter of Importance to those who
may buy and build there as the ac-
cessability to the car line would
place them within a few minutes
ride of the court house in Winston.
Another matter in connection with
the establishment of the street car
line through these properties is the
fact that one five cent fare will take
you from any point in Winston or
Salem to any point upon the compa-
MES land.
We might also add that the COM
pany is now expending about fifty
thousand dollars in improvements,
such as laying off and grading
streets, boulevards, etc, ten miles of
which have about been completed.
The survey was done under the
supervision of Prof. J. L. Ludlow
and the company feels highly graft
played ia doing it. Eighteen acres
of the companies land has been laid
off for park. The spot selected is
beautifully located, possessing fine
natural scenery, susceptible at mod
crate cost of being converted into
pretty and very attractive place.
Adding to this the fact that we have
no other park in either one Of our
towns its value will at once be
seen to the company and the public
at large. We learn that the arrange
ments already perfected will require
that the line be built and the street
ears running within ninety DAYS
The land owned by the Winston ST..
lem Land and Improvement Compa-
ny embraces SIS acres-all in one
body-as finely located as any land
we know in this section, occupying
n elevated position overlooking the
country around and affurding the
finest view of Winston-Salem it is
possible to get from anyother point
of the compass. Standing on the
top of Sunny Heights, looking west
and north ward there stretches
out before you a landscape trans
cendant in beauty-a picture that
would ravish the eye of poet and
send a painter wild with rapture.
But that such beauty may be appre-
ciated it needs TO be seen.
The management of the affairs of
company is in the hands of men of
excellent business qualifications.
possessing sterling integrity and
honesty of purpose. Hon. F. NJ.
Simmons, recently of New Rerne,
ex-member of Congress from the
Second district and man of I'M
questionable integrity and probity
of character, is its president, while
Mr.. P. H. Pelletier, capitalist of
New Berne and lawyer of ability
and high moral character, is its vice
president. Prof. W. a. Blair, 3
scholar and a gentleman of fine at
tainments, now president of the
Peoples National Bank of this
place, is secretary and treasurer.
The following gentlemen, well
known in our State as men of finan-
eial and moral worth, constitute its
board of directors Maj. T. j.
Brown and A. H. Eller, of Winston;
DR.. H. 7. Bahnson and H. E. Fries,
Mayor, of Salem; w. C. Fields, of
Kinston; o. Marks and DIR. Frank
Duffy, of New Berne, and DR.. w.
o Jones, of High Point.
Thus it will be seen that the com
pany not only has fine property
nicely located and easy of access. but
its affairs are in the hands of conserva-
tive and honest men-men whose
connection with any enterprise is an
acknowledged guarantee of success,
for which they have our best wishes
and shall enjoy our hearty co opera
ton.