The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
Extensive improvements.

The company has already begun extern
sive improvements which might be con-
sidered an overhauling and renovation
Of the system. New rails have been
bought to replace the light rails whlcn
we're laid outside the paving district. Or
ders for FIVE miles of new heavy rails
have been placed. Purchases of heavy
rails will be continued until all light rails
outside that part of the city which mas
been paved have been replaced
Another radical improvement in the
equipment of the company which mas peeh
inaugurated is the rebuilding of the entire
roadbed. This work was begun on tne
Bloemfontaine line and continued through
Highland Park until it has nearly reached
the paving district. New feed wires nave
been put in to assist IN securing hiore Gun
rent for speed purposes
The company has ordered ten new carr
with the latest improved motors and
trucks. The new cars are to be much
larger and better than those now in use
by the company. The bodies of the new
cars are twenty-one feet long. They
have, with the platforms, total length
of thirty-one feet. Each car Will seat
thirty-two persons. They are convertible
cars. That is, they may be made either
open cars for summer use or closed cars
for winter use. They are changed by lift
ing and lowering large glass windows.
The entrances to these cars are nearly
four feet wide. They have cross seats
and are eight feet six inches wide
1t is promised by the new management
that the improvements will be continued
until the system is put in first class con-
dition.
The movement which eliminated in the
organization of the Montgomery Traction
COMPANY was inaugurated by the sue
sf,,I If l..
and his associates for a franchise for the
construction of a street railway system
on the streets of Montgomery. The fran
chise was awarded Colonel Holt in June
of 1901.
Last spring. in company with w. F.
Vandiver a leading citizen of Montgom-
cry, and one who is identified with al
most every successful enterprise in Mont
gomery, Colonel Holt went to New York
to interest capitalists in the new system.
Their trip was eminently successful. The
announcement was made that the famous
construction and contracting firm of j.
G. White & Co. of New York. would
build the lines of the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company 1t was further announced
that ample financial support had been
assured the new enterprise.
The officers of the Montgomery Trac-
ton Company, as 1t is now constituted
Vice-President r. H. Reid Secretary,
r. E. Steiner; G. H. walbridge, Treas
urer.
With the exception Of Major r. f.
Steiner, who is a citizen of Montgomery.
and Mr.. Ragland, who is constructing the
line, the officers are residents of New
York and are connected with the firm of
j. G. White & Co. Mr.. Ragland Is re-
Gently from Little Rock, Ark. He has
~.,;&l Etr Iva nrlr af
street car lines in many of the important
cities of the United States. Mr.. Reid is
Treasurer of ]. G. White & Co, and Mr.
Walbridge is Vice-President of the same
company.
The present organization. it Is said, is
formed for construction purposes. The
organization is only temporary. 1t will
be maintained until the construction work
is we'll under way. Later it is under
stood a new organization will be formed
in which more Montgomery men will
have offices and places on the directory