Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-07-24
NAY GET COUNTRY TROLLEYS
Rapid Transit Magnates Have
Agents Approaching the
Suburban Line Owners.
ARE PLANNING A TROLLEY TRUST
Want Roads in Southeastern
Pennsylvania.
Tho Heads of the syndieates That Control
the Trolley Linesin Delaware, Chester,
Montgomery and Bucks Counties Have
Been Approached by the Agents.


PhilsdeiphlE Times. Yesterday.
The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Co., hav-
ing acquired the absolute monopoly Of all
the street rnilway traffic Of this city, - said
20 be planning to extend It's field and TO
combine all city ind suburban trolley iinea
into one gigantic trolley trust.
The former Union Traction Co. paanatee,
who are now in charge of all the Phiiadel-
phia franchises, are said TO have become
alnrmed at the rHpid growth and prosperity
Of suburban lines and 10 have determined 10
add them to their system 30 as 10 be nhsv-
iutely impregnable In their position where
new franchises are needed.
1t is known the heads of syndicntes that
control lines in Delaware. Chester. Mont
gomefy and Backs counties have been ap-
preached by men claiming TO be the Fhile-
deIphia Rapid Transit Co.'S agents and that
plans for the lease or purchase OF the lines
have already been submitted.
Nearly all the trolley lines In the counties
lying near the city or which have franchifee
TO build new lines are owned By these COM
1anies or syndicafes. The United Traction
Co. of Reading, with headqnarfers in VII
mington and Reading. the Sweigard Ayndi-
cate, which holds many franchises for
counties north OF the city; the johnson SYM
dictate, whose lines reach from Alieufowu TO
near the city. limits the Kelley syndicafes
which is headed BY George Quintard Hpr-
witt, which Is building lines In Buekss
Chester and Montgomery counties. and tho
Tennis Construction Co., which Il building
lines In Chester and Delaware counties.
strong independent line Is that Of Tho
Philadelphia and West Chester Street Rail-
way Co., which Is now splendidy- paying
property and ID increasing its mileage rap
idly. The Philadelphia street railway may
mites are said to have Gust longing eyes upon
ali these properties and TO have submitted,
through AGENT, proportions looking towards
consolidation or absorption.
Should their plans be successful the PhiIe7
delphians would be absoluta inasters o.
trolley traffic not only IN this city, bot In
all the southeastern part of tho Stair
The Doylestown a. Willow Grove Railroad
Co., which has been owned by officers o.
the Union Traction Co. since March 1ifh+
1900, viii be ahsorbed BY the Phiindeirhia
Rapid Transit Co. on August LIST. The rfcs<
emit owners, who obtained the properly pndex
foreclosure sale arc George y. Wiener,
william H. Silelmerdine and Jofm 3. FAR
sons. The line was part Of the old Bucke
County Railway Go.
This is the first purchase By the Rapid
Transit Co, since it's acquisition Of the
Union Trnction Co, "a slrsiefn- Row. as told
above, the Pniladelphia Inagnatea have De-
terInined to extend their system far beyond
the city's lines and to hass great com
bined city and suburban system.
President Parsons Of ths Rapid Transit
Co. denies that his company IL planning 10
shorten the distance to Willow Grove ffofu
this city by building now line from Ger
mantown TO Willow Grove. He said yeztaf-
day that the plan has been under couaidera-
ton for four or five years but nothing had
yet been determined upon.