Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1898-11-29
NEW TROLLEY LINE.
THROUGH CARS WILL BE IN
OPERATION IN JANUARY.

PRESIDENT CLARKE HAD PLAN
MED TO OPEN THE NEW LIND
ON CHRISTMAS DAY, BUT THE
STORM WILL DELAY TgIE WORK
A WEEK.
About January 4 the Wilmington
and Chester Traction Company expects
TO optn It's through line Of trolley cars
between Wilmington and Philadelphia.
President Clarke, of the company, said
yesterday that he had betn planning TO
open the new line by Christmas Day,
but the snow storm will delay the
work Of completing the road between
Chester and Wilmington probably a
week. This company, which acquired
control Ct the street railway systems
OF Chester and Wilmington a year or
more ago, has reconstructed a portion
OF the lines in both cities, and put the
systems in good physical condition.
The link connecting Chester and Will
mngton Is very near finished.
Handsome new cars have been built
for the through line. They are twenty
six feet long without the platforms
mounted on double trucks, and the
seats are arranged crosswise as in
steam railroad cars. The time between
Fourth and Market streets, this city
and Broad and. Chestnut streets, Phil
adelphia, Will be about two and one
half hours, more than twice as lont
as the time trains on the Pennsylva
MIA and Baltimore and Ohio railroad
require to make the trip between tn
stations in the two cities The FAR
Twill probably be 30 cents for the singh
trip, which includes the fare on III
Uni1h Traction cars from Darby int
adelphla, and cents more II It Il
neceeeary to get an exchange. Thi'
Twill be GO cents for a round trip. Tn
fare en- the steam roads FOR a roun'
"Trip is 81. Communication tickets ar
lower, and books or packages OF tick
cts can be purchased in this city goo
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
for so cents for the round trip. TIL
fare on the Wilmington steamboats,
40 cents for the round trip.
The cars Of the through line VII
start at the Philadelphia, Wilmingto
and Baltimore railroad station, From
and French streets, and the route vii
be out Market street to Shellpot Parl
/ Then the line runs for three miles o
= lprivate right Of way, and at anothe
! point between Wilmington and Ches
ter. the road owns its right OF wa!
= over this part Of the route good spec
p lean be made. The section Of the roa
Z between Chester and Darby has bee
e in operation for some time. The Phi
= delphia terminus Of the line is al u
e the city lire at Darby. Tho passenger
= will be compelled to change cars, tai
8 ing cars Of the Darby line Of the Unio
Traction Company, to get into Phil
# delphia.
3 president Clarke said yssterdi
= that he did not look for mu'
through traffic. and during the WI
ter cars would not be run very fr
If uuent,y. The time occupied in makil
Is the trip is too great to attract any e
cept those to whom time is no objei
81 although the fare is low, 50 the COZ
" pany does not look for many passe
e. gers from the ranks OF business me
a The cars are to be run through as {
n Simplest and most economical meth
he of operation. Considerable travel
II expected Of a local character betwe
ie wilmington and Chesser and betwe
be Chester and Darby.
a During the Summer months the q
" will make frequent trips, and cons
n. cradle excursion travel is looked
n. The ride between Wilmington a
ly Chester especially is through a "
Ie- attractive section, and the DELAYS
in river wiH be in sight through
bt greater part of the distance.
1t Mr.. Clarke expressed the opin
mt that the construction Of trolley J
be connecting Wilmington with Ba
lot more was very far in the future.
on country between Wilmington and p
in timore is not thickly settled, and IN
re- are few small towns. Trolley ro
Ig- cannot expect through traffic, and
Of local travel between Wilmington
be Baltimore would be very small.
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