New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-21
EXTENSIVE TROLLEY PLAN.
THE PENNSYLVANIA SCHEME FOR hti-
LIEvING ITS TRACKS OF
LOCAL TRAFFIC.

LOCAL TRAFFIC.
r,re n decade has passed passengers will be
able TO board trolley cars at any of the New
1orsov cities and ride 10 the capital of the Ma
ton. A dispatch from Trenton, puoished IN
Tho rr,bure m Friday. announced that the
pannsvlvania Railroad Company had begun
work on a trolley line that was TO run paranei
with its steam line through that city. and would
cross the Delaware River to the pennsylvania
side The map filed showed that 1t would enter
the city from the turnpike leading 10 rrihce-
ton and New Brunswick
Those familiar with the operations OIL 'he
Pennsylvania Railroad Company oeciare 'na'
when the value Of electricity as motive power
for cars was demonstrated few years ago Inc
nrominent capitalists in the company arranseu
MANS for the future. They had been confronted
,,, - ser,ous problern. The passenger and
freight traffic had Increased 10 such an extent
that its carrying capacity, even Win us ioui
tracks was taxed to the utmost They theh oe-
cided that the trolley system would furnish re-
lief for many years. and the capitalists niaue
the test between Jersey City ana Newarh'
The company owned the majority OF the s'ree'
car lines in Jersey City, and supsu'u'eo eieo.ii0-
ity for the jaded horses. the test was '"''''"
tory II obtained control OF the Ne"ah s'iee'
car lines and constructed TWO lines between az"
co.,. C,,. and Newark to relieve the heavy passen-
ger traffic between the two cities a snsn"'
cbaaner rate Of fare was offered on the trolley
routes and the bulk OF the uai'lc was
from the steam route. ,
The capitalists In the enterprise then reaHZeu
that by the trolley lines. which can be operated
- - .oor,,rorativel,, small cost considerable pas
senper traffic could be won from rival INES anu
:. ,,irad title 10 all the lines in Essex County,
q. o,,,aing those running through the Oranges
rorauel with the Delaware Lackawanna ana
woetern Railroad. A few weeks ago the trohey
cor,nanies in Hudson County were ABSORBED
and the lines running parallel with the tracks Oh
tho Erie Railroad 10 Paterson were secured
7, has leaked out that negotiations are penang
NOT only 70 unite all the trolley lines In the
,,or+her, and eastern section Of New-Jersey. put
olso the electric light and gas companies, ana
e,c,ude all opposition. The negotiations II Is
sold have advanced so far that the amalgaiha-
ton of the several companies Is practicaHy
settled.
The original object has not been forgotten as
the dispatch from Trenton showed the hego'ia-
lions include the trolley lines In Union county
and when completed line can be opened from
Jersey CITY 10 Elizabeth and its suburbs as
lance of twenty miles. The line VIII ne CON-
timed 70 Trenton, hfty-six miles distant from
Jersey City, and will pass through New-bruhs-
wick and Princeton. The New-Jersey Iihe' IL 10
said can be so operated by the shre"o e~pe''-
enced men controlling the company's lines as TO
pay handsome profit.
While these plans are being executed III I've"
Jersey the same capitalists and thelr agents
have been busy along the thirty-three iiiiie
stretch in Pennsylvania from Phliadelphia u
South Trenton This section is dotted Win
fourishing cities and towns, whlcn nave le'
ouired the running of local trains at sho''
intervals These towns are only few miles
apart and are united by trolley lines. belo"
Trenton are South Trenton, one mile from IreI-
ton: Morrisville, a mile from South Irent0h,
ruliytown five miles beyond Bristol, four miles
south of TullytOwn, then comes seven Hhe
run 10 Torresdale, four miles to Iacohy' Two
miles to Bridesburg and then oiose ,osttnei o.
several flourishing suburbs OF PhiladeIphla. De
tween these populous and busy towns are
smaller and rapidly growing settlements ana as
soon as the continuous trolley me Is nhlsneu
between Jersey City and Phladeiphia the route
will be patronized by many who now ride on Inc
local trains of the Pennsylvania Railroad COM
panv and that corporation VIII then run FEWER
local or short trains and more through express
trains 10 meet the increasing demands or
through passenger uaf1c.
The plan does not contemplate only the RELIEF
of local messenger traffic but includes the trans
oartation NJ freight for the relief of accommoda-
lion freight trains and 1t is said that immedi-
ately after the through trolley passenger line
is opened freight cars will be rum or that
tracks for freight line will be constructed II
tho Messenger traffic is so large that freight
cars cannot be operated without interfering
with it. or,
An official OF the trolley company SAID: Inc
Pennsylvania road is wisely providing for the
future The use of electricity as motive power
is practically new. and its possibilities are not
known. 1t may be developed until steam ROADS
Of
The company is securing franchises and rights
Of way. and will parallel its route to Washing
ton with a trolley line. and will thus secure an
advantage over rival steam lines by having
...-o., trarlLs for hrnllgh eXnress trains.