Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19

Ever since the Pennsylvania Traction
Company was chartered, last year, Eays
he Philadelphia Led9tr, there have
;sen from time % time intimstioua Of
q plans for the construction Of an cleo.
nc railroad between Harrisburg and
his city. These have been indefinite.
gnd have consisted chiefly Of reports
hat the road was 70 be built coon OF
hat construction was 70 begin ia a
hort time The scheme has been looked
1pon by many Is similar 70 several
,ther long-distance electric road
ehemes, and as being mostly in the air
~ on paper.
The company meanwhile has appar-
,ntly gone quietly on with iis plans,
md it, officers assert that they mean
business. The company headquarters
are at Lancaster, and Eince the frat
81 the year il has secured control not
,nly Of all the electric railways ia Lam
:aster, but Of all in Lancaster county,
an extensive system, including lines con-
Meeting Lancaster with Mi!lersYille,
Columbia, Marietta, IronYille, Strazburg
md other places.
The president Of the company is ex-
United States Senator John j. Patter-
Jon, who represented South Carolina in
he Senate from 1874 10 1879. He is
pow residcn! Of Lancaster. John
Hertzler is secretary and treasurer Of
Inc company. Senator Patterson Is a
nan Of wealth, and it ia understood that
be has the cooperation Of extensive
noneyed interests in the company's
great project
An authorized outline Of the com.
1any's plans was obtained on Friday.
Il Ia claimed that the enterprise ia the
most extensive electric rail way project
hat has yet been planned or under
taken.
The company proposes to construct a
tour-track trolley road between Harris.
burg and Philadelphia, q distance Of
shout 100 miles, and it is proposed 70
have at least the greater portion Of the
toad In operation in about year. Start.
ing from Harrisburg the line will run
through Steelton, Middletown and Mt.
Joy, 70 Lancaster, there 10 connect with
the lines Of the Lancaster Traction Co.
From Lancaster the line will run to
Doatesville, passing through the numer-
BUS small places between those two
thriving towns. From Coatcsviile the
route will be direct 10 West Chester
and then 70 Philadelphia.
NUMEROUS BRANCHES.
Branches will be constructed from
Coatesville 10 Downingtown, and along
the line of the Pennsylvania railroad
near this city, to the more important
places, such as Frazer, Wayne, Bryn
Mawr and Ardmore. The branches will
be constructed with double track. The
two inner tracks Of the main line will
be for through or high speed traffic, and
the other two for local traffic from town
10 town. The through cars will make
only one or TWO stops between Harris.
burg and Philadelphia, probably at Lam
caster and Coatcsyillc, but the local cars
Will probably stop in the country die
tricts, at stations placed closely together
az convenient points. In the towns they
will stop on signal, as is usual.
PRIVATE RIGHTS or WAY.
This road will be built from one end
70 the other on private rights of way,
and all grade crossings will be avoided.
The rights Of way are 70 feet wide,
and will be fenced from one end to the
other.
II Is stated that the right of way has
been secured the entire length OF the
line.
STONE BALLAsTED RoADBED.
The roadbed will be Of the very best
construction, stone ballasted through.
out, and 70-pound rail will be used.
The road will be practically level, thore
being. no grade exceeding four per cent,
The track will be standard gauge
throughout, and the block signal system
will DO used over the entire line to
insure safety. The route will be ~
straight as j is possible 70 make it, but
tits hardly likely that the distance will
be less than the Pennsylvania railroad
route, which Is about as direct as IL can
be made.
Transfer cars may be run on che
shorter branch lines, making conncc.
tions with the cars Of the main liae.
which will probably be run from one
large town to another. This, however
has not been determined. Cars may run
through from Harrisburg to Philadel,
phia on the local tracks, making FIRE.
quent stops, and it ia likely that from
suburban points through cars will be
run into this city.
Connections will be made with one Of
the traction systems in this city, SO thai
passengers can readily reach any part Of
Philadelphia. There will probably also
be q terminal station.
IN LANCASTER COUNTY.
From Lancaster, where connection
Will be made with what was tho
Lancaster Traction Co.'s system now
owned by the Pennsylvania Traction
Co., branch lines are TO be built imme
diately TO Little, Mannheim, Terre Hill
Adamstown, New Holland and Ephrata
There will then be system Of lei
miles Of electric railways in Lancaster
county alone.
PALACE CARS AT HIGH SPEED.
The cars 10 be run on this road will
DO OF the Pullman palace car pattern
ycstibuled, and the high speed cars will
be provided with smoking apartment
and baggage room, and will be G9 fee
in length. They will be handsome In
design and finish. The cars for IN,
local traffic will be somewhat similar If
design, but somewhat smaller, being q
feet In length. The speed thew purpos,
to make is from 40 to so miles an hour
as the traffic demands. From Coates
vile TO Philadelphia the company OK
poets TO run at least 100 long and ghor
cars.
The through or high speed cars will
probably run an hour or half an houl
apart each way, the local cars 0 minute,
apart each way, or as frequently as The
traffic demands. All Of the cars will be
run singly.
EQUIPMENT OF THE CARS.
The high speed cars will probably be
equipped with four 40.horse power
motors each, one on each axle, two four.
Wheel trucks being used for each car
The smaller cars will be equipped