The Wilmington daily Republican., 1902-01-14
EXTENDING
THE TROLLEY.

! The Nandegrift Construction COM
pany has recently purchased the char
ter, franchises and rights of way of
the West Chester, Kennel and Will
mington Electric Railway company
from the original incOrporitOrS and
are now placing contracts for labor
and material for the construction of
| the line from ~Brandywine Springs,
! Delaware, 10 Kennel Square. from
which point an extension will be made
| to Cnionvlle under the charter of
this Company. The property was
taken over by the VandegrifU COM
pany after they had secured a traffic
arrangements with the Peoples Rail
way company of Wilmington for the
operation of their high speed interur-
ban cars direct from kennett to Front
and King streets, Wilmington, and
connection with the steam boat COM
panies plying on the Delaware and the
f., W. Il b. Railroad. Surveys are
now in progress on this portion of the
work and plans are being prepared for
power station and Car barn to be To-
Gated at Kennett Square.
Last week the Nandegrift Company
arranged for the purchase of the char
ter and franchises of the kennett ard
and Oxford Electric Railway from the
local parties interested who have Sc
cured franchises in Kenneth for the
extension to Oxford and are now maxi
application for franchises and rights
OF way in Avondale, West Grove and
Oxford.
1t is the intention of the Vande-
gflft company to operate the entire |
line from Brandywine Springs to Ok.
ford as one system giving through |
service without change of cars from
Oxford and intermediate points to
and within the City Of Wilmington
with free transfers to all parts of the
Peoples Railway system in Whining
ton.
The cars which the company will
operate are Of the most modern type
adapted for high speed service and
upon the completion Of the double
tracking of the Peoples Railway in
April next from Wilmington to Bran
dywine Springs will make the run
from kennctt to Front and King
stree in 80 minutes and from Oxford
to the same point in anhour and thir-
ty minutes
The advantage to the cntile popu-
la,ion between Wilmington, Kennett
and Oxford in being served by Il sin
gle Company operating through cars
,ver the tracks Of the three systems.
l,mely:
The Peoples Railway Company,
.he West Chester, Kennel and Will
Company and the Kennel
IND Oxford Company without change
'f cars in one hour and thirty minutes
AN be readily appreciated. 1t will
lllord an opportunity forthe residents
llong the entire line tovisit Winning
ON quickly and cheaply at an hour;
o tlnd a market for her products: to
'onncct conveniently with the steam
rs plying on the Delaware between
Wilmington, Cape May, Philadelphia
Trenton and intervening points: to
axe advantage ol the through service
# the Pennsylvania Railroad from
Wilmington both north and south
nd to avail themsclyer ofvisitiug the
most attractive amusement park and
pleasure resort in this section Of the
ountry at Brandywine Springs; be
ldcs giving the most convenient and
hcapeSt means of frequent inter. l
curse between the local towns and I
illagcs along the lines, t
The fare from Oxford to Kcnnctt
is said will not exceed twenty-five
pnts aud the fare from Ken nett to {
D Wilmington with free transfers !
yer the city will be about the same
'lth, or course. an arrangement fer I
considerable reduction to regular
travel over the entire !
stem. I