The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-08
The new LINE OPENED.
First Car on the Suburban and West
End Railway.

1t Was Run From the Market to the
End of the Line Yesterday After
noon, a Distance of Two Miles, in
Twenty Minutes-speeches Made in
Honor of the Event-The Regular
Schedules to Begin To-day.
The first car on the Suburban and West
End railroad was run over the line yes
terday afternoon.
The car left the market at 4 o'clock
with a large party aboard. On the car
were President H Cary McAlpin, and
Secretary S. L. Lazaron, of the Suburban
and West End Railway Company, Presi-
dent Collins and Supt. Mcfarland, of the
Electric railway, Messrs. G. S. Connerat,
A. S. Nichols, J. H. Wilsey, G. G. Fell,
L. c. Downs j. G. Puder, A Oemler, M.
J. Desvergers, T. G. Reed, and others.
The trip was made from the market to
the terminus of the new line, distance
of two miles, in twenty minutes. There
was not single hitch or delay of any
kind and the trip was made as smoothly
as if the line had been running a month.
ALL PLEASED WITH THE LINE.
The party disembarked from the car at
the end of the route and an elegant lunch,
which had been prepared by Fried &
Hicks, was disposed of. The occasion
proved felicitous one. Everybody was
pleased with the new line and
the appearance of the section through
which it runs. Speeches were made
in response to calls by PresI-
dent McAlpin, of the new line. President
Collins, of the Electric railway, S. L.
Lazaron, Esq, DR. A. Oemler, Mr.. G. G.
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All congratulated the new line upon it's
successful completion in the face
of many obstacles, and predicted great
future for it in the development of the
section west of the city which it opens up
to settlement. The party returned to
the city at 6 O'Clock.
THE REGULAR SCHEDULES.
The operation of a regular schedule on
the new line will begin to-day. The Sub
urban and West End railway will be OPP
Grated by the Electric railway. Cars
will be run from the market every
forty minutes during the day up to $40
o'clock p. m, from which time until z
o'clock cars will run every twenty min
utes. After z o'clock forty minute
schedule will be operated until 11:10
o'clock p. m, when the last car for the
night will leave the market. During the
week a forty minute schedule will be OPP
Grated.
The Suburban and West End railway
was chartered about three years ago. Its
progress has been retarded by various
obstacles, chief of which was the opposi-
tion of the Central railroad to the line
crossing its track at grade The matter
was fought in the courts for long time,
and was finally settled in favor of the
Suburban and West End. The crossing
was laid several weeks ago since which
time progress has been rapid.
WHERE THE LINE RUNS.
The line is about two miles long 1t
leaves the Electric railway at West
Broad and Railroad streets, running
down Railroad street for over half a mile
1t crosses the Central railroad at the
parting of the Louisville and Augusta
roads, running out the Augusta road for
short distance, and thence northwardly
through the lands of the West End I'm
provement Company to Alexander street,
where it has its terminus at present.
The road passes near the Ten
Brock race course, Jasper Springs and
the Hermitage. These places of interest
| are now much easier of access than here
tofore by reason of the building of the
new line. The building of the road has
| already stimulated development in the
| section west of the city and quite num-
Der of nice residences have been erected.
1t is expected that building will proceed
| rapidly now in the section opened up by
| the line.