Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-25
ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
Sure Go at Las Vegas Accident to
Freight Train-Marriage.
LOCAL
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Las Vegas, N. NJ, July 24.--The cleo
trio trolley street railway system is
a sure go this time. there seems not
the slightest doubt of 1t. Everything
has been bought for the entire system
to the hct springs, paid for, and is
now awaiting shipment. DR.. Epperson
and b other. Llewellyn Eppsrson, are
here with the plans, specifications and
money back of them to pusn the sys-
tenn as fast as it Ear be done. DR.. Ep-
person desires to sub-let the construc-
ton part, If he can get bids on it. If
not, he will superintend it himself.
Dirt will begin to be thrown just as
soon as the working crew can be got
together. The work will begin near
the Castaneda hotel and the loop at the
depot. The rails are in transit here
now. They a:e forty-ive foot rails
of the Johnson girder pattern, such as
are used in St. Louis, only lighter. The
wires will be strung between two poles
around the city, while on the springs
branch single poles will be used to
string the trolley on an arm.
The power house will be located on
the site donated by w. G. Reid and
will be of brick and frame. the engine
room being brick and the boiler room
frame. The house is to be 50x75 feet,
with large separate car sheds which
will have two tracks 100 feet long. The
engines are of the finest pattern that
can be bought. being tandem-com-
pound 4S0 horse power engines, cost
ing $4,000 more than the fine Corliss
engines, DR.. Epperson says. There
will be DON for three generators. of
the Sprague pattern, built in New Jer-
sey, but only two will be installed at
present, n for power and one for
generating light for the building and
the cars. which will carry electric
headlights. The generators ars to be
direct connection, the modern way;
obviating the use of belts. The cars
are built. ready for the lettering and
shipment. There are six of them, thir-
ty feet long. five feet platforms on
each end, of what is known as combi-
nation pattern; being either winter or
summer cars. They are especially
fine, too, ii Is claimed. The cars will
contain eight cross seats on each side,
capable of seating thirty-two and with
a total carrying capacity of fifty. The
cushions will be the sanitary cane.
Cars electric lighted and strictly up to
date. Each car will employ a motor
nan and conductor. --ere will be four
cars for the regular daily traffic, giving
a fifteen minute service clear through
to the springs. The line viii tap the
present railroad to the springs at the
bridge, but otherwise the exact route
of the line has not been decided furth-
er than that it will go down Sixth from
Douglas and return back to Douglas in
a loop. making a center point of Sixth
and Douglas avenue.
The estimated cost of the system as
purchased now, to the springs, is $780,
900. The company is capitalized in
New Mexico for $3.50 900, with $3.50, 900
available for the present system as
planned, and the balance to be avail
able when the Ell Porvenir and other
extensions are ready for construction
as planned. The company has until
the first of November to complete the
line rs originally planned, though DR..
Epperson stated that he hoped to have
the first cars running before that m
He is hoping for October l, but will not
promise the completion By that time.
There is a new feature connected with
the company as organized now that 1t
is new and will surprise and please
our citizens. Las Vegas is only the
starter for an inter-urban system of
electric railways that will gradually
branch out and make this city a trad
ing center for the country WITHIN a
radius of 100 miles. Electric railways
are easier constructed than steam lines
and cheaper to operate. The long felt
want of our city for competition in
railways will thus be solved. Letters
are on file in this city, it is claimed,
from some of the largest financial men
In Chicago and New York, who are In
terested in making this inter-urban
system a fact, and 1t is proposed TO tap
every railroad that comes within their
radius and thus establish freight as
well as passenger connection with va
rious roads and make all a feeder to
this city. The scheme seems one of too
great magnitude, almost, to be true,
but we are assured it is so. The plan
is in operation in many states Of the
east, and we believe will solve the
transportation for this territory, and
open up and rush It's development.
The first section of No. 33, a freight,
had a little accident last night just af-
ter leaving the Ration tunnel. There
had been a new switch just put in and
evidently was not right. AS the engine
came out, it suddenly stopped and
started again, derailing itself, three
oil and two box cars. The mix up was
not cleared up until about $3.50 this
morning. No one was hurt.
Simon Bacharach and Mr.. White, the
wool man, went up to Watrous today
to see about a big purchase OF the
heecy material.
II. A. Jones and wife, who nave been
visiting o. L.. Houghton and family
here, departed today for Houston, Tex
as.
Miss Maree Hablitzel and mother