The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-12-12
ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.


Counties TO Connect with Schuyikill.
Electric railway projects are taking root
throughout this region and within a year or
two we may expect to see through lines
stretching from Hazleton to Pottsville and
this town and on to Centralia, Mt. Carmel
and Shamokn. There has been great
change in the sentiment of the people since
the HERALD first called attention to the adj
vantages of this system of travel and urged
the people to take hold of it. Three years
ago most Of our neighbors and our townsmen
laughed at the idea of Mahanoy City, this
town, Girardville and Ashland being con-
nected by an electric railway but since that
time their eyes have been opened and they
see in "nonsensical idea" profitable invest
ment and great public convenience.
Before long shamokin will be connected
with Pottsvile, Hszleton and all interme.
diate points by a continuous line of electric
roads Already right of way has been Sc
cured for road from Uniontown through
Shamolin to Mt Carmel and it is expected
that the road will be completed by next
summer When this is done arrangements
will he made to connect with the schuylkill
Traction Companys line at Ashland
Another project on foot is to run line
from Pottsville to st. Clair and Mahanoy
Plane, make plane at Frackville to lower
and hoist cars for connection with the
Schuylkill Traction Company's Mahanoy
Plane and Mahanoy City line,
mi 1 r. h.,
Of a direct line between Shenandoah and
Nahanoy City and eventually Delano will
fall into line, and then will come the con-
nection of Hazleton which win mean the
completion of through lines between all the
points mentioned.
Martin Markle s one of the stockholders
in the proposed shamokin and Mt Carmel
branch. He says everything in connection
with his branch is progressing nicely and
work on II will be commenced in the course
Of few weeks
And simultaneously with these many pro-
iects we find arrangements under way to
push the Lanstord and Tamaqua electric
railway ahead early in the spring with a
view Of getting the road in operation be-
tween those towns by next fall Application
for right Of way through Broad street
Tamaqua has been made to the Council oi
that borough
Meanwhile the Schuylkill Traction Com
pauy is pushing all its extensions as fast as
labor and capital can make them GO On
Friday the charter of the Mahanoy City
Shenandoah, Girardyille and Ashland Stree
Railway was placed on file, together with {
$500 600 mortgage, by the Schuylkill Trac
tion Company, the lessee Of the former road
The original charter OF the Mahanoy City
Shenandoah, Girardyille and Ashland Stree
Railway Company was to exist for 800 years
The original stockholders are Charles f. Tit
man, % shares; Elias Davis, 2O NJ. }
Whalen, POO; B. J, Yost, 20; S. w. Yost, &c
H. c. Boyer, 20; 0. A. Keim, attorney, 1926
John F. Finney, 90 The capital stock wa
100000 The mortgage filed Friday was 70
100000 and was dated October 20, 1892.
is given to the Union Trust Company q
Philadelphia, by the Traction Company
The instrument recites that the latter con
pany was incorporated and organized ON Sci
tember 20, 1892 The capital stock has bee
increased to 5000 shares Of par value Of SIC
each and said shares are fully paid, partly
cash and partly in the acquisition and pu
chase Of other railways franchises an
property, with J F. Bailey, president.