Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-24
Citv and Suburban to 60 to New
Owners Next Week.
THE ROAD Is NOW EQUIPPED
Most of the Syndicate on the
Other Roads.
CHANGE OF MANAGEMENT

Under the terms of the sale by which the
CIty and Suburban Street Railway Com
pany was purchased by the washington
Electric and Traction Company, as men
toned in The Star some weeks ago, the
actual control of that property Will De as
sumed by the new owners on Tuesday OF
next week While 1t is stated above that
the road has been purchased by the new
system Of street railroads, this Is not
strictly accurate, as the road was not IN
Guided In the lease list of street railroads
and electric lighting properties which are
covered by the bonds which are issued by
the traction company. 1t has been now
ever, purchased by the same parties who
own and control the traction company anu
Will be operated by them in much the same
fashion as they now operate the Capital
street railway and the Glen Echo. Neither
of these two last named roads are owned
by the holding company, as the tracuoh
Company is termed, but by the individuals
who control the traction company. II Is
expected, however, that before long ihe
financial plan will be carried out by Wnich
the traction company will purchase me
City and Suburban, ana also the otaer
roads not now included
Change of management.
The change of ownership OF the City and
Suburban roads means also a change of
MANAGEMENT. ana MI W NSSiSs SNAiOSP-'
who is one Of the principal owners of the
property. and under whose management
the road has been entirely rebuilt. the city
portion being equipped with the under
ground system and the country sections
with the overhead. will go out 1t is under
stood that he will retire from street ran
road business and will devote his time ana
attention 70 his private affairs. 1t may be
said in passing that in the opinion OF street
railroad men and others who are competent
to form a judgment the CITY ana oupuI pa aI
is the best constructed electric street ran
road in this country. 1t Is now practlcaIly
completed. and during the present week II
is expected that cars will be run from Lake
land which IS five miles from HyattSEllIe'
directly through to the treasury building,
at 18th and q streets. The cars USED on
this line are unusually long and very SUD
stantial, and as the roadbed Is substah-
TALLY ballasted with stone and the rails
are heavy the operation OF the cars IS
smooth and easy.
The Other Lines.
The completion of this transaction VIII
add another important street railroad sys-
tenn To that which is now under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Geo Truesden, the new presi-
dent of the Washington Traction and Elec-
trio Company. As stated. the equipment OF
the road is about complete. great deal
remains still to be done on the other part
of the traction system. especially the SUD-
urban roads and, owing to the difficulty
in getting material, it is expected that II
will be three or four months before the en-
tire system is equipped in a modern tash-
ion
Next week the active street work on the
Anacostia. or Belt railroad will be begun,
as it is stated that a sufficient amount OF
ironwOrk has been received or Is on us way
here to warrant the beginning or Inc uI-
dertaking. 1t is thought that the cars Will
be running by the new motive power on the
Anacostia road within two months.
Mr.. o. T. Crosby, who, as is well known.
has been active in the promotion of this
enterprise and TO whom is probably due the
credit for ills inception, leaves this evening
for New York He expects to have con-
ference with MIR. Chas. a. Lieb, who had
been associated with him in this enterprise,
and MIR. Crosby expects that his affairs VIII
be in such shape that he will be able to
leave for his contemplated trip in the
course of the next ten days or two weeks.
MIR. Crosby intends to make the trip one OF
complete rest. and. after leaving ms Iainny
in Switzerland. he VIII go to Abyssinia,
where he expects to meet an entire change
of scene. There are no electric railroads in
that country or lighting. and the residents
there know very little about stocks and
business ventures, and in this way he hopes
TO get not only physical but mental change.
Great Falls Power.
Before leaving this country, however, Mr..
Crosby hopes to have arrangements in
such shape that the work of preparing for
using The power of the Great Falls in the
production Of electricity can be begun. He
intends 10 go over the plans of the pro-
posed work with Mr.. Lieb. 1t is intended
10 construct a dam at Great Falls this side
o. the government dam. and build siuice-
way 10 convey the water turbines. As has
already been stated in The Star. the prop
erty at Great Falls owned by the Great
Falls Power Company was purchased BY
Mr.. Crosby and his associates. and it is
this company which will develop the prop
erty. Il is expected that it will FAKE year
and a half 10 do the work which will in
VOive quite large expenditure of money.
The aim of the undertaking is to furnish
the electric power which will be needed by
the Washington Traction and Electric
Company in operating the street railroads