The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-06

A TROLLEY CHAIN.
New Links in the Transit
Lines All Over the State
Of New Jersey.
NOTABLE T. R. R. EXPERIMENT
Problems Which Steam Road Man.
ayers Will Seek to Solve
by Electricity,
NOTABLE T. R. R. EXPERIMENT
Hollands New York Letter IN This Morn
ind,s PHILADELPHIA Press.l

NEW YORK. June S, 1S95.@The an
nouncement in the Press OF this morn
ing thai the trolley would sppersede
steam on the Mount Holly branch of the
Pennsylvania Railroad speedily may be
matched by another equally significant
report. Fol last evening the CONTRACTS
were signed for the extension OF g trroi-
ley line from Newark to Caldwell. the ma
tive place of President Cleveland, and ~
a short time other contracts Will pc
signed which will provide for the exten-
sion of the line still further. SO that It
will terminate for the present in Nor
ristown.
This line, however, is an entirely new
one, so that the interest which it's &C.
yelopment will create is not due. as in
the case of the Mount Holly branch, to
the substitution of electricity for steam.
Yet the capitalists who are tc build this
road are interested in the PennsylYanla's
experiment. since there seems to be an
opinion among them that if this should
prove successful the company is Likely
to substitute electricity for steam upon
a number of their branch lines, which
are now running in the vicinity OF this
new trolley road. When the MorristtoWnn
line is completed there will be a straight
trolley system extending nearly half way
across the State. SO that it will be pos
sible to take electric cars at Jersey CITY
and ride without change to this historic
village.
This, however, is only one of the many
proposed extensions of trolley systems.
One of the capitalists who is interested
in the Morristown line said this morn
ing tina it was only q question OF time
when the straight trolley roa from
New York to Philadelphia would be con
structed. He was not of the opinion,
however, that this would be built as an
original system. It is more likely to be
created by combination Of several sys-
TENS. of which in New Jersey the one
that is centraL at New Brunswick Will
be the most important. That city is
about half way across the State. Before
very long it's trolley system will extend
on the east through Railway to Anlboy,
and also to Elizabeth, and on the west
as far as Princeton. With the road built
to Princeton it is Inevitable that another
connecting Princeton with Trenton VIII
be constructed, and also by connection.
purchase or original construction, an ex-
tension from Elizabeth to the shores of
the Hudson River. That would leave
only-the link from Philadelphia 20 Tren-
ton, which these traction capitalists pro-
fess to have information is sure to be
constructed before many months have
passed.
MONEY HEHTAT ES.
The trolley line across Jersey frcm
he Hudson to Trenton would probably
have been developed before this had i
aot been for the fact that some OF me
capitalists who were invited to !ny.sf
had not entire faith in the financial o:
business ability of some Of those WIG
have control of some Of the systems. It
looks as though the capitalists Wsrs
waiting in the nope that when these
various links are constructed it will be
possible for capital to come in ana by
advantageous purchase SECURE and con
sclidate them.
The Pennsylyania's experiment will be
Initiated about the time that the New
York q New Hayen's experiment. Of q
similar nature will be ready Tor the
test that is to be applied apon q
branch line extending from Bostonn 10
the seashore, and upon inquiry it was
learned that the NECESSARY a4sa KS a PAX
Inc Before The end ef This month.
The , Nsw a xerk gsntr aaeo will v ssgin Ia is
UPON the railroad which runs from But
falo to Niagara Falls. and If that
1oa sair e abat { nu snBefi% g. 4de t aSor ef Sp s
lines ct this system will very svon be
equipped With the trolley. anu, ths 1859
n"a MHA Ha hTHE n 1--WE HpREas h hHal,a sPa5 7.
The problems which The steam rail-
way managers will attempt to SOLVE by
the substitution Of electricity for steam
=. - 1iffosanf i0na from that which the
highway and cross-country long-.listance
-rolley roads have ROW partially solved;
T 7b1sgJ sa 81 asBeri aass ali feffa afa aa 5fXaEss
gsars Of longsdistance AID togn-t9.
ssgn, trolley reaa g. map pad psf fhfs
' paaggf fhaa th @as have e iaafsssfai Il t nfs
nat they { SAM cannot ss 4 sHs,I 2 pref, Broilta a1e
higher taaa / Cent a mile: with S cent
fares. as The minimum. Travellers will
3 3sy Z s aaaag. a q mil even enss more: a Hp2a ta 5eS
Dads gp unless the trolley rate Is as
he 4oa a. r llssht 1 ion Ril sis.a aa Sf e Ns e
s6areea. and ore WHICH Hsula not 3
profitable Were i not FOR the tact that
distance than q mile and pay for such
ERElGHE GARS
The NeW Jersey trolley managers. at
least Of the roads which extend from
Jersey CITY and Newark into the sub
.rhs are Satisfied that they will be
compelled to rely not only p passen-
gers. bit upon freight. If they are to get
3 fair return for Their Investment. They
do not, however. propose to run freight
sars In the daytime, nor, of course, do
they look for such freight as is the chief
Aart Of the freight traffic of a steam
railroad. The plan Of this Morristown
trolley Enc. which when COMPLETED viii.
ne thirty miles long. IS an Illustration of
what the view OF 4trolley managers re-
speating this freight business Is. The
MANAGERS of that line propose to put on
freight car service Between midnight
tnd five o'ciock in The morning. although
frey may not be able to do so Until the
Legislsture amends their charter, SO as
to permit this to be DONE. The freight
trafic viii not be similar to- THAT upon!
re steam roads-that is, it will hot
be transported by long freight trains.
Single cars VIII be utilized. running as
often as business demands. and tbs
greater. part Of the traffic is expected
to be of milk. Yegetables and other farm
products ,gbing from b country to the
sfy markets: Some Of the capita lists
ire SO enthusiastic as to believe that This
slectric freght traffic will ultimately
'on1naand the. entire milk business. Since
The cars can be- rlIn directly to the mar
sEets In the larger Towns. o. be stopped
1t snpplv EtatiDns alopg the hnees IN b
ty They believe, roo. that II Will
syenntuaally DE- away With night trlckaga