El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-05-11
TRACTION COMPANY
Will Go Ahead, And the Fact
That No Conflict Ex-
lists Is Recog-
nized

The passage of the ordinance grant
ing the franchise ASKED for by the citi-
zens, committee, it Is announced, will
not affect the old company's plans in
| the least.
Mayor Ma9o6iu was seen this morn
ing by HERALD reporter as to his In
tentions 10 regard to the ordin snce
which he has not yet signed and is
lowed five days to examine before ap-
proving or disapproviuR. The mayor
said, 81 think shall probably sign it
but I want little time to look it over
first and see just exactly what It's pro-
visions really are. No, 1t will
not affect the old company's
plans in the least aud there is no rea-
son for any autagonism between them.
The old company is all ready to begin
work at once. Four miles of new
steel rails have already been ordered
and are now at the T. & Z. depot.
was opposed to granting a twenty-five
foot right of way over SO many streets
but this has now been cut down to nine
feet so that objection is removed. I
don't like the idea either of giving q
franchise over streets that are not yet
not be so ready to give land for streets
hat they know street car line is
going to build on.''
MR.. MAXON- TALKS
J. A. Msxou, of St. Louis, one of
those most interested in the old com.
psny,,wss seen today as the Orpdorff
and when asked il the action of the
council last night would in any way af-
feet their plans he said: ''No, not in
the last. We will 60 right ahead and
build our line regardless of what others
may do. If they build another line all
right. 1t will not conflict with US. On
the contrary, it will rather be to our
advantage and tend to increase the
value OF our property A line from the
smelter would bring many persons to
town who would patronize our lines as
we'll.
"We shall not ask the council for
any franchise or privileges for some
time yet," said Mr.. Msxon. "The first
step will be to relay our lines and put
them in frst-class shape, all ready
for the running of the electric cars,
before we ask for concessions. Then it
is hardly likely that they will refuse
Us. We certainly shall not antaponize
any one else"
When the matter of improvements
was first under consideration, Is was
proposed by ajority OF the stock
holders to compromise by putting on
better cars drawn by horses instead of
mules, but this course was opposed by
The owners OF the old Santa Fe street
inc and others, and the electric oars
we're finally decided upon
Gen. Anson Mills is now president.
out it is expected tha in a short time
,e will retire and will be succeeded by
General Manager Ramsey, of the
Sierra Madre line.
MR.. MAXoN'S CORRECTION.
"In order to avoid any possible mis-
said J. 81. Msxon,
me of the chief owners of the Santa
e street railway that was yesterday
onsolidated with the Ell Paso road, s'I
Vant to qualify one statement In the
ierald's otherwise perfect report of
ne transaction. paragraph of the
rticle says that Maj. Gordon and my
elf have agreed to raise the money
ecessary to electricise the road, on
onds OF the road. It should read that
re have agreed to raise the mouey
ecessary for our proportion of the
'ork, or, In other words, an amount
quail to our pro rata interest.