The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-06-08
WORK ON NEW
STREET LINE
Tracks to Pickett Springs
Nearing Completion.
TIES GO DOWN THIS WEEK
Possibilities This Road Will
Create are Many.
Where Cotton Now Waves Suburban
Cottages viii Soon Spring Up.
Overhead Trestles for Rail-
road Crossings.

/ Work on the Pickett Springs street car
line Of the Montgomery Traction Com.
pany is well advanced. The grade is
nearly completed from the city limits to
the springs and the ties will be dis
tributed this week preparatory to track
laying.
The grade and roadbed have been made
/ with regard to speed and safety and
| there Is scarcely curve the entire dis
lance after leaving the city. While
three railroads are crossed only one. the
l Western of Alabama. is on a grade
| The Central of Georgia and the Seaboard
Air Line tracks are to be crossed by
overhead trestles, the former being so
feet In length.
The route followed is parallel with the
lower Wetumpka road for practically all
| the distance and the Pickett Springs
terminus will be Mt point near the old
| pavilion. The distance from Court
Square to the springs is four and one
half miles and 1t Is proposed that the
time for the trip shall be within twenty
minutes
The route passes through suburban
| district that affords ample opportunity
| for building improvements With the
rapid transportation facilities there Is
| no doubt that the territory between the
city and Pickett Springs will undergo
1 a cHdftSe III pppuidtiOu ana prop
| erty valuations. A district adapted to
suburban residences will be made avail
able and 1t is not unlikely that many at
| tractive cottage homes will occupy lands
now utilized as cotton fields.
| Being built more particularly to meet
| the wants of suburban travel. 1t Is
promised that everything possible will be
| done to make this street railroad popular
| both as to equipment and service. With
a nearly straight track. graveled read
! he'd. heavy steel rails. modern cars and
| ample power for quick time. it would
seem the objects desired will be fully
accomplished.
| To Aid Suburban Travel.
The feature of this enterprise which
mere especially interests the people of
Montgomery is the establishment of a
| high class suburban resort.
| Such will be the park at Pickett
! Springs. Here 300 acres have been set
aside for this purpose and elaborate
plans for beautiful and attractive place
OF amusement and recreation are being
put into practical effect. Natural condi-
| tfons every way favor this undertaking.
The tract selected for park has all of
the advantages required in making an ac-
| ceptable pleasure resort. 1t is covered
by beautiful forest trees, which afford a
!. magnificent shade; living springs of pure
I water which furnish a water supply
without limit: natural basin fed with
water from these springs forms a lake,
i where boating may be INDUCED freely and
| yet without danger.
| All of these advantages are to be uti-
lized to the utmost. A Typographical sur
vey of the entire park Is being made
and every natural feature that can be
made to increase its beauty or convent
ence will be used. That portion lying
east of the pavilion and sloping toward
| the springs will be terraced and beauti-
| fled with shrubs and flowers.
All of the underground is being cleared
away preparatory to the grading of
drives and paths over the whole park.
The area of the lake will be enlarged to
100 acres and the water so regulated as
to preserve a uniform level at all times.
The old pavilion is to be rebuilt and en-
larged, the lower part being devoted to
theatre and dancing hall. while the
upper story will contain dining rooms,
cafe. reception, lounging and smoking
rooms.
On the level ground west of the pavilion
there will be a race track and baseball
grounds with every facility for first class
sport. On the east side of the lake golf
lings are to be laid out for the benefit
of those enjoying this popular game. In
tHe center OF the lake Is a small wooded
island which it is proposed to raise sew
eral feet above the water level make a
gravel beach and build thereon a neat lit
tie club house where the distracted busi-
ness man can steal away from the wor-
ries of life for an hour and seek relief
in quiet smoke and the conversation of
boon companion.
driveway is to be bufit around the
lake for carriages and bicycles.
Springs an Incorporated Town.
These are some of the improvements