The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-01-18

road. A few months ago the
trolley companies in Hudson
County were absorbed, and the
lines running parallel with the
tracks of the Erie Railroad to Pat
erson were secured.
Ere a decade has passed pas
sengers will be able to board troll
ley cars at any Of the New Jersey
cities and ride to the capital of
the Nation. A dispatch from
Trenton, a few days ago, announc-
cd that the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company had begun work
on trolley line that was to run
parallel with it's steam line
through that city, and would
cross the Delaware river to the
Pennsylvania side. The map fill
ed showed that it would enter the
city from the turnpike leading to
Princeton and New Brunswick.
While these plans are being eI-
ecuted in New Jersey the same
capitalists and their agents have
been busy along the thirty-three
mile stretch in Pennsylvania
from Philadelphia to South Tren-
ton. This section is dotted with
flourishing cities and towns,
which have required the running
of local trains at short intervals.
These towns are only a few miles
apart, and are united by trolley
lines. Below Trenton are South
Trenton, one mile from Trenton;
MOri'isville, mile from South
Trenton; Tullytown, five miles be-
yond; Bristol, four miles south
Of Tullytown, then comes seven
mile run to Torresdale, four miles
to Tacony, two miles to Brides
burg, and then close together are
several flourishing suburbs of
Philadelphia. Between these
populous and busy towns are
smaller and rapidly growing set
Elements, and as soon as the CON
tinuous trolley line is finished be-
tween Jersey City and Philadel-
phia the route will be patronized
by many who ride on the local
trains Of the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company, and that corpora
ton will then run fewer local
or short trains to meet the in
creasing demands of through
passenger traffic.
The plan does not contemplate
only the relief of local passenger
traffic, but includes the transpor-
tation of freight for the relief of
accommodation freight trains,
and it is said that Immediately
after the through trolley passen-
ger line is opened freight cars
will be run, or that tracks for a
freight line will be constructed
if the passenger traffic is so Urge
that freight cars cannot be oper-
ated without Interfering with it..
An official of the trolley com
pany said: "The Pennsylvania
road is wisely providing for the
future. The use of electricity
us motive power is practically
new, and it's possibilities are not
known. 1t may not be developed
until steam roads are a thing of
the past, relic of antiquity.
The company is securing fran
chises and rights Of way, and will
parallel its route to Washington
with a trolley line, and will thus
secure an advantage over rival
steam lines by having open tracks
for through express trains. -
These plans of the "Pennsy'
are pregnant with suggestions in
regard to our own projects A
trolley road from Chambersbure
to Bedford, with branches into
Path, Tuscarora and other valleys
and coves, could be utilized foi
carrying freight as well as pas
sengers This is done on the
line between Columbia and Ian
caster, every car having an ex
press and freight department
Our westward road could not fai
to do d very large transportation
business, because it would pene
trate a vast and productive region
that has now no outlet to marke