Evening journal., 1898-12-08
HAPPY DAY FOR CROOK
Trolley Road to 3randywine
Springs Opened.
THE ELsMBRE LINE PURCHASED
FOR $4,000 THE PROPERTY
PASSES TO THE WILMINGTON
AND BRANDYMINE SPRINGS

PASSES 10 THE WILMINGTON
AND BRlANDYWINE SPRINGS
PEOPLE AND RICHARD w.
CROOK is ELECTED PRESIDENT.
In the entire Efe OF Richard w.
Crook yesterday was the happiest day.
After six years OF fighting in the Gen
eral Assembly, and courts OF the state,
and after having met with reverse ur-
ter reverse which would have com-
pletelg dlsheartened any mhn less de-
termined, he witnessed the consumma-
ton Of the dream of his llfe-the oper-
alton Of trolley line between Will
mington and Brandywine Springs with
himself as its executive head.
The line was Formally opened yes
terday afternoon, and as a fitting pre-
lude the franchise and plant Of the Will
mington and Elsmere Passenger Rail-
way Company passed into the posses
zion CT the Wilmington and Brandy
wine Springs Electric Railway Com
pany, the consideration being S3l ,0O0
The E.smere company was recognized
with Mr.. Crook as president, the di-
reCtOrate consisting Of him and VIII
liam s. Hllles, John Dobson, Thomas
f. Barry Dr. l.. g. Bail, the last
named, who is State treasurer-elect, De-
ing elected secretary and treasurer. ~
was decided at this meeting, which was
held in the law office Of Willard Sau,s-
bury Jr., to put the roadbed of this
new acquisition in State Of perfect
repair before making regular runs 10
and from Brandswine Springs.
INSPECTION OF THE ROAD.
AL 1.sO O'Clock two OF the six new
and handsome cars built for the VIII
mington and Brandywine Springs
Railway Company were run down from
Eighth and Market streets, where they
had been sidetracked, to Fourth and
Market streets. where uhe guests OF
the company boarded them. Thos'
composing the parity we're Chief Jus
tice Charles b. Lore, President c. NJ
Clarke. of the Wilmington City Rain
way Company; ex-President q. J
Moore. Of the Elsmere Railway Gem
panty; General Manager Robert f. Fox
J Assistant General Manager Harvey 3
j VanaegriN and Treasurer Thomas
, Bellah, OF the Wilmington City Rail
way Company; State Treasurer-elect 1
lH. BhlH Charles b. Evans, John Pill
ing, Jr., Henry c. Robinson Presider
Watson, Of the Newport NationE
p Bank; William Il. Heald, Direct1
\ William Simmons and Secretary Hai
vey ]. Wiley, OF the Street and Serve
Department; w. N. Mccormick, WI
: liam II. Quigg, John I. Mullins, WI
5 liam S. HiMes, j. MOnteith Jackson
|, Deputy General Peter
e Cooper Jr.. Mr.. England, Of Philade
, phfa: Charles w. Atmore, Dani
James. Robert Jones, Henry F. Dur
r David Powell, ElwOod Jackson, Supe
d intendent King, of the Wilmington an
g New Castle electric railway; w. SEQ
II Vernon, OF the Daily Republican; Cen
ent T. HalLem, of the Morning New
Joseph Martin, OF the Sunday Sta
Moses Fleming. OF the Every Evenin
X and Charles w. Edwards and GeOrl
ie Carter, Of the Evening journal.
u The run OF seven miles through
D. fine agricultural section WIGS made in
10 little over half an hour. which was n
u bad, considering that the roling-sto'
? and roadbed were both new. N
&c Crook called attention to the car-sh
II at EEkmere, with capacity for fifte
wy cars, and, when the hump over 7
is w. & n. railroad was reached, G
es plained that the Bridge would
abandoned on account OF the hea
grade, and the lower bridge, just
low it, used in It's stead.
Vi Brandywine Springs Park is enter
W. by crossing a long and substantial tri
IN tie bridge which was built across r
y CLAY creek by the Delaware COnstri
lse ton Company. At this point the tn
vi ley read Describes a horseshoe cur
ny which materially adds to the effecti'
hly ness Of the ride, affording, as it DE-
NJ AM excellent view Of the pleasure
sort before it is reached. From
bridge the track is fianked on one S
- by a steep wooded bluff, and en-
= other by the picturesque creek. I
cars were run up to the foot OF
- steep hill whereon the hotel and otl
large buildings are situated, ana u
- the passengers alighted.
~ TI The work Of improving the park
- nbt nearly completed, but enough
been done to give an adequate conc
ton # what it viii be when the $50
re appropriated for that purpose 81
have been expended. Thousands
dollars are being devoted to gTadt
for Paths are being run in all directiS
ted Small resting places and observato'
,eet are being built at every coign OF Y
use tage. The Old buildings at the 10