The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-26
INTERClTY u" ROAD
FRANCHISE DURING THE COM
ING WINTER
TEN CENT FARE EACH WAY
That Is the Promise Given by the
Capitalists Backing the New Com
pany Which Plans to Give the
Twin Cities a Short Line Elevated
Connection as Soon as the Neces-
sary Franchises Are Granted.

The dream Of rapid transit between ST..
Paul and Minneapolis promises To ba
something moro than vision, and If the
/ pubic, and It's servants in the city coun.
CHS in the Twin Cities, can be persuaded
TO look at the matter in the light of pub
lie interest, an elevated road between
the cities will be built
The present inadequate service fur
nished by the street railway company has
been subject of complaint for some
time, and the nearest approach to a solu-
ton or the question has been the PROPOSE
ton by the company for a franchise to
operate line Of fast interurban cars on
University avenue, with an increase of
the fare to 80 cents for the round trip.
If the fast line scheme paid, after a
three years trial, the company promised
then to consider the question of building
an elevated road. The representatives
of Mr.. Lowry, however, informed the
council that the experiment Of a fast
surface line must first be tried for a
term Of years before the question of an
elevated line could be considered
Outside capital, however, has been MAX
ing an investigation of the question and
the result is that the city council of St.
Paul will be asked TO grant franchise
to company which will agree to build
an elevated road between the Twin Cities
as soon as the concessions for the line
have teen granted by the legislative
bodies of st. Paul and Minneapolis.
The project is backed by capitalists of
Cleveland, o., beaded by NJ J. Mandel-
baum & Co., F. D. Pomeroy, D. H. KIM
| berley and others. M. J. Mandlebaum
and other members of the syndicate will
visit st. Paul between Christmas and
New Years and present to the council
for its consideration a franchise granting
the company the right to build and oper-
ate the elevated line. The route to be
selected and other details have not been
decided upon or made public, but the
Ohio capitalists VIII carry out the project
If the franchise can be secured. The
company propose to make the fare be-
tween the cities 10 cents, the same as
now charged by the surface road.
The company which is to build the
road, providing the franchise Is granted
have just secured the control of lines
which will give a continuous trolley line
from Cincinnati to Dayton, a distance of
seventy-two miles. The company will be
capitalized in excess of $4,000, 600, and the
Incorporation will be made in Ohio. Mr..
Jacob Mandlebaum, in speaking of the
new company, said:
''AH that I feel at liberty to say at
this time is that we now have a line
practically completed all the way from
Cincinnati to Dayton. When the re-
organization Is carried out, which 1t will
be very shortly, enough bonds will be
left IN the treasury of the company to
pay for the extension of the line through
to the northward from Dayton the
whole length of the Miami valley to Troy
This will, I believe be the longest troll
ley line in existence.
''The valley Of the Miami is the rich
est territory in the state, and 1 regard
Dayton as the best traction town In
the state. The road when completed
will be about seventy-two miles long,
and will traverse a territory having a
population of about 10000. The portion
of the road already in operation passes
through West Carrolton, Miamisburg,
Middletown, Franklin, Trenton, Ham,
ilton and Mount Healthy, each with a
population Of from 1000 to 10000. and its
termini are in Cincinnati, with popula-
ton of about 100000. and Dayton with
population of about 100000.
1.-THE whole enterprise is in the hands
of Cleveland men. except that small
blocks of the shares are held locally
in the part Of the state where the lines
are. Practically the whole venture is
Cleveland affair"