Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1893-04-14
A New Electric Railroad.

The Baltimore San of Monday says: All
franchises and rights Of way have been Sc
cured or guaranteed. it Is said, for an electric
railway between Baltimore and Washing
ton, and construction work will begin at an
early date. The road is to be thirty eight
miles long. Capital to the amount of ST.
5000 has been subscribed, it is said, to
carry out the project. 1t is understood that
Alexander Brown & Sons, bankers of Balti-
more, are in the enterprise, along with other
Baltimoreans, and the Elliotts, prominent
bankers of Boston, and two New York capt.
talists The Boston and New York people
and the Browns furnish the bulk of the
capital and their representatives will have
charge of the construction. This enterprise
is not connected, it is said, with the Traction
Company's projected road between Balti-
more and Washington.
The new road will be under two different
arrangements, which will consolidate in oper-
ating It, The section from Washington to
Ashton, in Montgomery county, which is
half way to Baltimore, will be under the
supervision of one management and the
Baltimore end will be controlled by the
other.
The Baltimore route will begin on Ed
mondson avenue at Fulton avenue and will
extend out EdmoEdson avenue to Nunnery
lane, TO Edmondson avenue again, passing
through eden Terrace" the new suburban
town, to Rolling road, about mile beyond
Gainesville. Then the railway will go in
as straight line as straight line as posi-.
BILE to Ellicott City, crossing the Patapsco
river at high elevation. Two routes over
the river are projected and surveys are now
being made The route thence will be by
way of Highlands and GAINESVILLE to Ash
into Washington.
The electric railway is the outcome of the
project of Messrs. George Yake, Carl Schon,
Victor G. Bloede and other gentlemen who
owned property in the vicinity of Cations.
vile and rely on rapid transit as a means
for developing it. 1t was the original inten.
ton TO build an electric railway to Ellicott
City. Then II was discovered that certain
charters had been obtained by citizens of
the District of Columbia who were inter.
ested in the development of suburban prop
erty near Washington, and the two inter.
ests coming together the project to build an
electric road between the two cities matured
and is now about to take definite shape.
A charter for the original road from Balti
more to Elicott City was obtained from the
last legislature under the name of the Balti.
more, Gainesville and Ellicott City Electric
Railway. Incorporation papers were Sc.
cured April Z, 1892, at nominal capital,
with the privilege of extending About
three weeks ago this privilege was awaited
of, when the new capital was brought into
the project and the capital stock was in
creased to 81 SOC, 900, including both manage
ments. 1t is said the originators had the choice
of two or three syndicates which wanted to
build the road and the deal was consum.
mated with the one that II was bought would
push the work with the greatest vgof. 1t IS
stated that the various rights of way are all
paid for or guaranteed
Either to-day or tomorrow a meeting of
those interested in the railway will be held
and directors representing the new capital
will be chosen, after which actual work
will begin as soon as practicable. The work
of laying rails will commence in certain
sections before next Monday, April II, in
order to comply with the conditions of the
charter.
The present officers of the corporation are
George Yakel, President; Carl Schon, Vice
President; Victor g. Bloede, Treasurer; DR..
Henry j. Berkeley, Secretary.