The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-24
EAST PENN TRACTION co.
a New Line that VIII Connect bucks
County Towns with LRmbertVilIo
and Philadelphia

The East Penn Traction Company Inns
elected the following officers and direc-
tors: A. S. Cadwallader, of Yardley, Pa,
President, Walter X. Johnson, of Hume
Vile, Pa, Vice President, j. Uhlo Both
ell, OF 345 Arch street, Philadelphia, Sec
rotary, and +, w. Maloney, of Yardley.
Pa, Assistant General Manager; John T.
Fish, of Fallsington, Pa, 7. Howard At
kinson, of Buckingham, Pa w. II. An
drews (Secretary Republican State Com
mittec), George d. Armstrong, Robert Il.
plcwe, DIR. s. Edmund Long, Waltei
Brown, William c. Wilson, David Han.
ley Stone and Theodore r. Hansen, OF
Philadelphia, directors.
The company has filed and recorded the
following lines and extensions
beginning at Broad street, Philadelphia.
and Nicetown lane thence on Nicotown
lane to Frankford, BuslIeton, Mechanics
vile, Byberry Corners, IIulmevillc, Falls
ington, Morrisvilc and Trenton.
Also from Bustlelon to Nesbaminy Falls,
Laughorne, oxford Valley and Fallsing
| ton.
| Also from Busllcton to Somerton,
| Foestcrvllc, Holland and Newtown.
Also from Nicetown lane, Philadelphia,
TO Fox Chase, Meadowbrook, Hunting
donville, Marlborough and from Frank
| ford TO Germantown, over the Olney
road and also from Wstcr street, Ger
mantown, on Stanton avenue, to Chestnut
| Hill also from Stanton avenue and Visit
err street, over The Limekiln turnpike, to
| Edge Hill, FitzwateItown, Dreshertown,
Jafre,tstowD, Maplewood, Spring House,
Montgomery Square, Montgomeryyllc,
Colmer, Hatfield, Soudertown, SelIersvillc,
Quakertown, Cooperating, Center Valley,
South Bethlehem and Bethlehem, and by
connection to Allentown and Reading,
and TO Easton, with branches to Amber,
North Wales, Lansdale and Doylestown.
Also, from Philadelphia to Willow
Grove, IIatboro, lIartville to Daylcs-
town.
Also, from Trenton TO Morrisvlle, 10
Yardley, TO Newtown, Wrighlslown,
Pineville and Centtrvlle, with branches
to New Hope, Lamberlyille and to
Doyles,own.
The lines connect the principal por-
tons Of Bucks county with its 80, 900 pop
ulaliop, and the city Of Trenton, N. j.
with 10000 people, aud portions Of Mont
gomery, Lehigh and northampton coun
ties with Philadelphia, and intersect with
or cross practically all the street cars lint
Of thai city. They cover territoI{
twenty five to thirty miles wide and Ga
miles long, embracing the best populate
and most thrifty section Of the countf
tributary to Philadelpbia, and wi aTor !
| greatly needed facilities OF travel 10 lhi-
important district tributary TO that city
| The company's lines extending to South
Bethlehem, will also bring Bethlehem,
Allentown and Easton in connection with
Philadelphia by trolly.
The company expects TO begin opera
lions in the Spring, and the first line t.
be constructed will probably be between
Trenton and Philadelphia and between
Trenton, Worthwhile, Yardey, Newtown
and Doylestown. The remainder Of the
system will be built as fast as practicable,
but the company will build In small sect.
ions between leading points, and put each
| division In operation as fast az completed.
A large portion Of the right OF way Inns
been secured, and the franchises are now
being applied for In the boronghs. The
company has been engaged upon securing
its lines and laying the foundation for its
operations for several months preparatory
to active work, and some Of the leading
men OF the section through which the road
will run, and Of the city OF Philadelphia,
are interested In the enterprise. Nearly
one hundred Of the leading citizens OF
Bucks county are among the incorporn
| tors