Smyrna times., 1902-03-05
TROLLEY LINE FOR SMYRNA
SEEMS ALMOST ASSURED
CORPS OF ENGINEERS VISIT TOWN AND
WERE DRIVEN OVER THE ROUTE.
Addcks in Control of the Delaware General
Electric COmpanys Lines Gives ASSN
rance of Its Early Completion.

NOmpdUy LluSS ONSS ASSu-
rance of Its Early Completion.
The Milford Woodland Beach Trol-
ley line received fresh impetus last
week when it was learned that j. Ed
ward Addicks has made genuine deal
in purchasing the rights and franchise
of the Delaware General Electric Com
pany. Last Thursday a corps of engi-
neers composed of w. 2. Williams and
J. F. Hayward, of New York, and j.
H. Hull, of Baltimore, came to Smyr-
ma and registered at the Delaware
House. While here they had a confer
ence with DIR. L. G. Moore. Early
the next morning, about half past five
o'clock, they started after an early
breakfast to view the route. They
were driven from here to Leipsic and
thence to Dover by Mr.. H. B. Grieves.
Owing to the miserable condition of
the roads, they did did not attempt to
go to Woodland Beach. They, how
ever, attempted to cover as pear as pos
sible the thirty mile route between the
Beach and Milford. 1t was an
all-day drive, and in one of the
worst rain storms that has visited this
section this winter. The reads were in
an awful condition, and in some places
they were driven through mud up tC
the axles.
Made a Short Stop at LeipsiC.
They stopped at Leipsic but a shOr
while and then were driven over thu
course to Dover. At the latter plac'
Mr.. Grieves returned to Smyrna anC
left the men in charge of Mr.. j. Franl
Alice to be driven over the route t.
Milford, the terminus of the Ken
County trolley. With the inspection
of the route above named, comes assuI
ances that the line will be built with
out delay, aud in the near future tn
citizens of Kent county Will have
well equipped trolley line, extendin
! to the New Castle line at Delawar
City with merger into Sussex county
The electric line will run almost pal
! allel with the Delaware Railroad, an
: through connections will be made b
trolley to Philadelphia.
Woodland Beach May Be Revived.
!; The project will also revive WOOD
land Beach, and not only make it a
+ attractive bayside resort, but will col
meet with line of freight and passei
. ger steamers. One of the engineers
reported to have said that: ''Mr. A.
dicks would never have taken hold
it nor would he have been allowed /
!. his Delaware friends to accept IL
propositions to build the road, if |
. had not intended to do the work.
6 was further stated that $500, 900 hf
. been raised by New York bankers, al
/, that the contract had been given o.
NJ end all necessary arrangements mao
II for the speedy completion of the roa
l. Hope to Complete Road July the First.
l. ''The road will be completed n
e later than July 1st, after which bran'
IS roads will be extended to the other i
d land towns of Kent county near to t
'e bay shore, SO that it will connect wi
: line of steamers. AS soon as t
le frost is out of the ground work will
le commenced. The route followed W
'e be the one the Delaware General Ele
le trio railway contemplated.
of "a prominent person interested
q the new movement stated that there
le no question that when the road is col
s. pleted in Kent county merger will
D. made with the New Castle line and
70 extension made through Suss
o. county"