New-York tribune., 1902-12-21
AT CoNNECTICUTs CAPITAL.

Hartford. Dec. % (SpeciaD.-The advent of an en-
tirely electric road. connecting this city with
MiddIetown and New-Haven. is the one interesting
topic in the city and the lines of the proposed
route. Two companies were organized in the office
of Perkins & Perkins. well known railroad lawyers
of this city. this week. of which will build an
electric line between this city and Middletown 90.
ing through the towns of Wethersfield. Rocky Hill
and Cromwell Middletown. and the other COM
pany will build from Middletown to New-Haven
through Durham. the wallingford villages North
Haven. Montowese. to the City Of EIms. The i'm
portant thing to be considered in connection with
this project for 1t is all one. the two companies be-
ing composed of the same promoters and
before the General Assembly for
charter but the companies Will o4lid under
law, which merely requires the courts to pronounce
the proposed routes convenience and a necessity
The proposed routes parallel the lines of the Con-
sondated road the entire length although at some
distance from the tracks. a greater part OF the
way. That there win be opposition may be taken
building of steam roads. but the General Assembly
change its motive power TO electricity il it chooses
The point at issue will be whether the general law
such steam roads already exist and may desire
to change their motive power; The only road built
famous loop line around the Montague farm in East
sa amount nTo Of CUISINES Ii has not yet been e %
termined whether the proposed new lines will be
electricity The capital stock of each of the cor
porationS interested is S0O0,He.
Two other railroad companies to operate their
proposed lines by steam. were organized in the
same office Tuesday. One is known as the Wind
sor Locks Railroad Company, which proposes to
run from Windsor Locks 10 a point in East CRANKY
and the other. to be known the Shore Line
Railroad Company. will build line to tap the Cen
trail England not far from the loop line above
freight business OF Windsor Locks, town which
is largely engaged IN manufacturing paper and
soI;dated and the movement is directly against that
road 1t is believed all of these companies
the Consolidated to buy out The General Assembly
viii have the general d, Tar0af % 9% 1 oeos I0r %
volved in these proposed new lines are nnaIly set
tied.
The fuel problem this city is still serious one.
so far as the coal supply is concerned. although
corporations having large contracts have been able
to secure what they absolutely need and there
appears to be no danger Of the closing up Of in
dustries The hard thing about the supply is its
total insuiciency keep the domestic fires going
The rich and the poor alike are besieging coal
offices. and get very little comfort out of them.
Water Board. has designed and put into operation
plan which provides relief for all cases OF actual
suffering The charity board is cutting the wood
from the reservoir water sheds or such parts OF It
as are marked by the Water Boards employees,
night and it is here sawed up into stove lengths.
oeonIe of moderate means il is sold at a rate as
near the cost Of the labor as possible, the idea
being to provide supply and not TO make money.
The plan has worked very well thus far and the
relief has been great. particularly among the very
coal the city not having any that it could use to
relieve their suffering Tns coal GonIng INTO @ Jne
ing through the Sound with shipments for this city
.df1 sbi3ped 6er up the VALLEY road There is much
larger supply coming by all rail lines througn the
b I6 road coming across the Hud-
at the Poughkeepsie Bridge.