The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-23
THE NEW LINE
THE PRESENT WEEK WILL
SHOW GOOD WORK.
ELECTRIC RAILWAY PEOPLE BUSY.
Pole and Wiring Work to be
Commenced at Once-Track-
layers and Electricians on
the Ground

Our town people will see some substan-
| tisl progress in the electric railway work
this week if we do not haye too much rain
The heavy wire and a quantity of other
electrical supplies arrived Saturday and
Tom Van Dusen has been hauling them to
a place of storage, where they will be kept
until work on the power house gets some
| headway. Fifteen stone masons have been
engaged to build foundations for the house
Mr.. Gilbert, electrical expert for the
Thomson Houston Company, is registered d
at the Ferguson Hou,e and will remain
here to take charge of the electrical work
of the railway.
The work of erecting poles in town was
to have commenced to-day, but the rain in
terfered. This work will be commenced
tomorrow, or the first favorable day after,
should the weather again interfere Wiring
will Immediately follow the erection OF
the poles.
W. A. Miller, of town, has been selected
to superintend the carpenter work for the
company and will have charge of the
building of bridges, trestles, sc.
The gentleman who will superintend the
laying Of tracks will arrive tomorrow and
that work will be pushed with all possible
speed, as the graders now have good
start.
Messrs. Conry and Amour, who have
charge of the two gangs of graders find
their work very pleasant. The people
along the line are very enthusiastic and
encourage the men in every way. Those
having fences, sheds, &C., in the way not
only willingly consent to their removal,
but offer to help remove them.
The cars for the road are nearly COM
pleted and will be shipped as soon as a place
is arranged so they can be placed under
cover.
No town along the line is more agitated
over the electric railway than Ashland.
The uncertainty of the road going through
the town has aroused the people and a
petition is being circulated with view to
getting the Borough Council to again
change its decision and allow the use Of
the "T" rail and narrow gauge road.
Many of the doubtful Thomases of town
have at last arrived at the conclusion that
the electric railway is q go and it is anus
ing to see the scramble for positions on it.
The fact is that the majority of the ap-
plicants are those who belittled the project
and helped manufacture public opinion
against the projectors.
Interest in electric railway matters is not
confined to the local road. The Tamaqua
& Lsnsford road is attracting considerable
attention, but will not be constructed until
spring. The Lansford Record thinks the
people of that place will now have chance
to get even with the Jersey Central rail-
road and that they will not be compelled to
haul freight half mile or more to load the
trains of that road. The electric road, if
extended to Summit Hill, will be of great
advantage to the Switchback road
Yesterday hundreds of people took a
walk from town to the scene of work at
VIM. Penn and many who hesitated to
believe that the road was actually under
way were very much surprised when they'
saw what had been done the past week.
1t is certain that the road Will have an inn
mense traffic, and the other railroads will
not be hurt, either. It has long since been
demonstrated that the more facilities that
are offered people for travel, the more they
travel. The road will be a boon to the
miners throughout the valley.