Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13
A New Electric Railway Will Be
Built Clear to Mansfield by
CHARTERS Valley Residents.
THEY WILL ADVANCE THE MONEY.
Another Big Mass Meeting to Be Held
Wednesday Evening to Sc
cure Subscriptions.
WEST END COMPANY WILL TAKE STOCK
1t May Be Necessary TO Elevate the Tracks Of 8
Large Portion Of the Road.

The West End is to have new stree
railway The agitation inaugurated by tn,
citizens in favor of securing rapid transit
has taken on form. The men who are a
the head of the Citizens Committed
are inclined TO object to sucf
epithets as 'lzickers" that have beer
applied TO them. They are in earnest
in their attempt TO secure better accommo
dations for their section of the city and are
willing to offer any assistance possible il
order to put on permanent and substantial
footing anv plans that will insure immedi
ate prospects of relief
Yesterday the Citizens Committee, that
was provided for at the last mass meeting
held, was announced. 1t is as
follows: Joseph Hayes, Chairman
T T. Taylor, Secretary; Samuel
II. French, Thomas p Hershberger, Henry
Daub, J. H. Wise, Esq, John Mertz, Sr.,
Henry Friend, j. W. Friend, C. c. Craft,
Andrew Patterson, Samuel H. Lawson,
William Creighton, Moses Welsh, William
/. Sheridan, James II. Bell, Jr., Charles
Bedell, Andrew McQuilty, Robert Bell.
Jr., Robert Burgan, William Hill, Esq,
Percy F. Smith and J. ]. Mccormick.
This committee has been selected from
the representative citizens along the pro-
posed line, extending all the way from the
West End to Mansfield, and including all
the intermediate points.
A STREET RAILWAY MASS MEETING
During the coming two weeks some mis-
sionary work is to be done in order to" edu-
cate the people," as Mr. Patterson put it
yesterday, up to what the committee de-
sires. On "Wednesday evening mass meet
ing will be held at Ingram. 1t
will be of similar character
TO the one in the West End Members
Of the committee will be present TO address
the citizens on the importance of having
these suburban points connected to the city
by more convenient means of transporta-
tion. On next Saturday evening a similar
meeting will be held at Grafton, and at the
following meeting the citizens of Mansfield
will have an opportunity TO have the plans
Of the committee explained to them.
1t was announced yesterday that an i'm
portant proposition is to be made to the
West End Street Railway Company. If,
after the meetings are held, it is learned
that the Citizens Committee can raise suf-
ficient capital to build the road from Mans
field TO the city line, the West End Com
pany will be invited to take stock in
the new company TO any desirable
extent for the right of way
over their road into the city in order to
make a direct line from the city proper to
Mansfield. A member of this committee
said Yesterday that this proposition would
be made in order to show the West End
company that they were not greedy and
that they did not want to take advantage of
the present company.
THEY ARE VERY INDEPENDENT.
However, in the event of the West End
Company not accepting the proposition, it is
proposed to 90 ahead with the new company
and, if no other access to the city can be had,
to bring the road in by means of elevated
tracks from the West End along West Main
street to the Smithtield street bridge, thence
into the city over the Birmingham tracks
Secretary Taylor, of the committee, was
seen YESTERDAY He said: 'I think our
people can be regarded as being in earnest
in the present plans and something tangible
NAV be expected. The committee as
it is constituted represents over So
O0O, 600 of capital They are all
financially interested either in the
West End, lakewood, Ingram, Grafton,
Sheridan, the Wood estate or Mansfield,
and from what 1 understand they are willing
to proceed at once, each one put up the re-
qulred capital to build the road
READY TO PUT UP BIG MONEY.
Andrew Patterson was called on. He is
Secretary of the Sheridan Land Improve
ment Company, and is very anxious
TO have an electric road pass his
property. He said: 81 am not acquainted
with all the plans of the committee. But 1
understand there is to be considerable work
done among the citizens with view to dis
covering how they feel toward the plans of
the committee. The committee is composed
of thorough business men from the
West End and the CHARTERS Valley.
the people that they must have
better facilities As TO the proposition to
the West End Company, do not believe
that should be made too early l am in
fnvor of waiting until we get through with
our meetings and we know how much
money we can raise. Then think a survey
should be made and some estimates secured
as to the cost of the road"
Henry Daub one of the West End bust |
ness men, said he was greatly interested in
the welfare of the West End, and he |
thought there should be no difficulty en-
in securing enough money to
build the road.
Another prominent member of the COM
mittee said: 81 do not believe the West |
End company could build road at present.
They say they intend to do so, but they are |
indefinite as to the time set 10 begin opera |
tions, if that has been fixed. We are fair |
in our proposition to be made Our plan is |
to organize the company, put up the capital |
let the old company in, and, if |
need be, let them run the road, and at any |
future fine if they desire 10 do so, and are |
in a financial position to do so, they can buy |
us out There is nothing unfair about that, |
and it will permit Of more immediate action |
and secure a road that is needed for the |
accommodation of at least 40, 900 people of |
the CHARTERS Valley"
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