The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-06-12
Meeting of It's Citizens Called
For Wednesday.
WA NTAN ELECTRIC ROAD
A Preliminary Survey Has Been Made
and Proves That Line Can he Built
From Shenandoah-The Little Town Can
Raise $4,000 without Trouble.

Less than month ago, when the HER
AID suggested the possibility of connect.
ing Shenandoah with the Catawissa
Valley by electric railway more than a
dozen people smiled incredulously and
said the idea sprung from the brain OF
some imitator of Col. Mulberry Sellers.
History at once repeated itself. And,
as when the building of an electric rail.
way through this valley was first sug-
gested, some people remarked that to at.
tempt to run an electric car up the noun
tain from Main street to the cemeteries,
and especially up the mountain from the
Catawissa side, would be sheer folly.
But there are number of influential
and enterprising men in this town and in
Ringtown who have taken quite a diff.
ferent view of the matter and it would
not be surprising If before the summer of
1895 is far advanced electric cars should
be running up and down the inClines on
each side of the mountain.
This is not idle speculation or a hint
based upon dim possibility, but state
ment based upon q healthy, vigorous
movement which is already on foot.
The following will no doubt be an inter-
esting piece of news as it is taken from a
printed circular which has been widely
distributed.
Sir Arrangements have been made
for the consideration of building an elec.
trio railroad from RingtOwn to Shenan-
doah, for which purpose there will be a
meeting at the Mansion House, Ring
town, on Wednesday, June 10, at D. m.
You are respectfully invited to attend.
"Ringtown Citizens"
The people in the vicinity of Ringtown
look upon the idea as not only feasible,
but as a forerunner of a great develop
ment of their valley and the intervening
country between Ringtown and Shenan-
doah. Already, a responsible citizen of
the former place, says there is a pledge of
$4,000 to give the movement a start.
In addition to this it is known that but
few days since survey was made from
the north end of Main street over the
mountain to the foot of the hill on the
Ringtown side and that the highest grade
over the line desired is five per cent, and
that is in the road leading down by the
field of Superintendent Baird's residence
down to Line street. This is a piece of
information which surprised even some of
the most enthusiastic projectors of the
idea, and it is said even that grade may
be reduced
A resident Of Ringtown who is taking
an active interest in the project was a
visitor to town yesterday He said that
all contingencies had been considered and
those who are taking part in the move
ment feel confident that th,' road can be
made paying one. He Auows of Que
source from which the line could derive
at least two thousand dollars in freight
and there are at least forty people who
come over from RingtOwn to Shenandoah
to work every morning. OF course this
would by no means keep it running, but
is only referred to as a means of showing
that there is more intercourse between
Shenandoah and Ringtown than most
people imagine, although the primitive
method of travel is still in vogue
A merchant of town said last night that
the road would be an invaluable connect
ing link for travel between Shenandoah
and bloomsbury and another said it will
be one of the most popular excursion
lines in the state, A score of results
suggest themselves to the close observer
1t is generally conceded that Shenan-
doah must expand; that the better
class of people are tiring of packed
quarters and yearn for houses which are
habitable and located in a place where
there is breathing space. Should an
electric railway connect the town with
the beautiful country north of MS homes
would grow along the route like mush-
rooms and carpenters and builders would
experience a boom exceeding any that
has taken place in this vicinity for several
years.
A number OF the Catawissa Valley
people who have become interested in the
project view it from a land boom stand
point and believe that upon the advent of
the road farms which cannot be sold now
would disappear in building lots as fast
as transfers could be made,