Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-07

X Departure is Regretted by Ali Who
Know Him.
Joseph O. Lugar, who ielinquished
the position of general manager OF the
Wilmington City Railway Co., Will
mington & Chester Traction Co., aud
Chester Traction TO-, on Thur day 10
accept the general management OF tho
Camden Interstate Raiiway Co., with
headquarters at Huntington, W. Va,
a leaves hoet OF friends when be departs
\ for his new post tomorrow, and all WISH !
him success in his new venture. No
raj way man was ever more popular in
Wilmington than Mr.. Lugar, and the
public and men Of whom he has been
10 charge regret his departure.
Mr.. Lugar, though yet young man,
! has had remarkable railway career,
having advanced from an humble posi-
ton to that OF general manager of an
important system. He was born Ia
Philadelphia in 1850, and Is yeats ago
began his railway life as conductor
on the Fourth and Eighth streets line
of the Peoples Railway Co. of Phila-
delphia. At that time the men were
working Is hours day. Subsequently
he resigned to accept the position of
shipping clerk in the who's sale grocery
house Of Cline, Hawk Il Raroh, on
Third street between Race and Vine,
The firm dissolved partnership two
years later and he returned to- the rail
way, becoming driver, but when tho
omnibus line was started on Broad
street by the same company he was sent
N there and drove bus for about u
e month, whom President Thomas @.
z Barr appointed him street Inspector,
WV md ba apruad Ia, fbat nm M o;f f,r tbraa
y years, when he was sent by the COM
pany to Germantown to open the
Chelton avenue liue and become It's
superintendent. He began his work
thele as superintendent on July 18th,
1892, and on the first of October OF the
same year was also placed in charge
Of the Germantown division OF the
same company. The following May be
became general superintendent of the
entire system OF the Peoples Railway
Co., with an office at Eighth and
4 Dauphin Streets subsequently the
controlling interest In the Peoples
3 Railway Go. was sold to the Peoples
Traction Co., and shortly after the
q charge Of ownership, on November LIST,
B 1894, Mr.. Lugar resigned his position
X to accept that OF superintendent of the
n Marlborough, Chestnut Hill & Norris.
f.. loWh SOss Wibh ol1Ib ~
N He remained In that position until
N he came to Wilmington on August LIST,
"A 1899. as general manager of the Will
N mington and Chester system. succeed.
n ing Robert +. Fox, deceased.
N Numerous Improvements have been
# made in the local system since Mr..
Lugar took charge. and during that
N time the company expended over
also, 600 in the work. That portion of
n the West Eighth street line between
a Clayton and Union streets has been
u relaid and made solid, the West Fourth
a street limo has been double tracked,
A new special work put down at Fourth
and Market and Front and French
y streets, the du Pont street line has
been built and put in operation, the
Fifth and Walnut streets line has been
n built and is soon to be operated, and
arrangements have been made for re-
a building the Spruce street line and
operating it by electricity and also for
81 building line across Washington
M street bridge and out the Boulevard,
and also to Rockford Park, all OF which
AZ work is to be done as soon as the
weather will permit. ARRANGEMENTS
have also been made for doubling the
b. capacity of the powerhouse aud moving
it to tidewater. Twenty four new
q summer and IA winter cars have beer
built and put In use on the Wilmington
@ and Darby road; the 12-hour system
R has been inaugurated for the con
ductors and motormen on the entire
AN system and their wages have been RAISED
voluntarily from 81. so to 81 per day.
% After being in Wilmington two
I'D months Mr.. Lugar liked the city ant
moved his family here, taking up theil
III - 60. 80
which has been their home ever since
Mr.. Lugar and the members of hi
family have formed large circle o
warm friends who regret their depar
ture. In speaking OF the change, Mr.
Lugar said: ~ would like the publ,
to know that appreciate their huspi
tality and the kindness which has beef
shown me on every hand. This alsl
applies to the employs of the Whining
ton and Chester roads, for whom
have the warmest friendship, as the,
nave all approved faithful and goo
friends of mine. My relations with tb
public and railway men have Away
3 been the most friendly, and there ha
"a not been the slightest friction.''
The Camden Interstate Railway Co.
of which MIR. Lugar becomes genera
manager, has Its headauarters a
VI We Az 10 oWuouk u
a ex-senator j. M. Camden, yer
wealthy citizen of West Virginia, VIII
Il recently secured control of the loca
plants in lronton, O., Ashland, Ky.
and Huntington, and decided to con
meet the cities and have one grea
system. His son, j. M. Camden, Jr.
is president. Both ex-senator Candle
and his son are extremely popular an
as they are business people and hay
M the cooperation of the community
there is every reason to believe th
venture will be grand success. l
addition to operating the railways i
t the cities and those which connet
& them, electric light and power will h
furnished for all Of the cities and
IN number of other towns in that yicinit,
In all there will be about 35 mill
of railway. Each city has its loci
System, and an lS-mile line ia no
being built connecting Huntington wit
Ashland. There is already line col
Meeting Ashland and Ironton, whic
are on opposite sides of the Ohio Riy,
and are about three miles apart
large plant is being built at Ashlau
to furnish power and Light for tt
entire system. The railway lines wi
cover a territory which has popul
ton of about $4,000. The city
lW Huntington has is, 600; Ironton, Is, OO
and Ashland $4,000. Between Hunting
ton and Ashland there are sever
smaller towns having populations ran,