The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-10-17
PLAN FOR ROAD OUTLINED
Mr.. Farnham Submits a PROPOSE
tion TO Waxahachie Citizens.

Last night about thirty or forty
representative business men of the
city met at the courthouse to confer
with Mr.. f. H. Farnham, represent
ing the Union Traction Company,
of Cleveland, Ohio, relative to a
proposed plan of constructing a
freight and passenger electric rail
way line from Denison to Waco by
way of Dallas and Waxahachie.
The meeting was called to order
by Mayor H. +. Pickett. who was
subsequently elected chairman. Mr..
l.. G. Todd was selected secretary.
After Mr.. Pickett had stated the
object of the meeting Mr.. Farnham
made a short address in which he
explained the plan by which the
road is to be constructed. No def
mite proposition was submitted at
this meeting, but Mr.. Farnham said
that the property holders along the
right Of way ars desired and would
be expected to take stock in the en-
terprise to the amount of 5000 per
mile. This, however, is not re-
quired Of any one. In his remarks
Mr.. Farnham said that the company
he represents can build about three
hundred miles a year and they were
looking for an opening for large
mileage. He said he did not know
Of a field anywhere where the future
promised so much as the black land
belt Of Texas. He said ii was the
purpose Of his company Ito construct
and air line from Denison to Waco,
building a single track at first and
later on 10 lay double track. The
Union Traction people now have on
hand about Is 900 tons OF steel rails,
sixty feet long and weighing seven
ty-flve pounds TO the foot, which
they propose using In the construc-
tion Of the road. Mr.. Farnham
said that the foundries of the East
were behind with orders and that
steel could not now be bought and
delivered within twelve months. A
right Of way one hundred feet wide,
he said, was desired. He said that
as rule little trouble was expert
enced in obtaining a right Of way
when the land holders were made 10
see the many benefits 10 be derived
from the road. Mr.. Farnham eX-
planned that the land along inter
urban roads In the North could not
be bought for less than 800 per
acre. He said that for the benefit
and accommodation of farmers
spurs would be put in every
half mile which would hold from
two To six cars. Cars can be
set in on these spurs any hour In
the day on few hours notice. The
rolling stock Of the road will con
sist, of freight, express, mail and
passenger cars. There will be two
kinds of passenger cars. One an eX~
press ear which will make trip
every two hours, stopping only at
the larger towns. This car will
make one mile minute. The sec
,ond kind will be local cars which
will make stops at every half mile
station. Electric lines cannot be
compared to steam railroads. The
coaches are not divided into compart-
ments for white and cotored passen-
gers, but one car is used exclusive
ly for smokers and colored. An
other advantage is that passengers
will not be bothered with dust,
smoke and einders. The cars are
sixty feet long and will weigh more
than coaches used on steam roads.
The cars are built like Pullman
sleepers and each costs $4,000, in
cluding a $4,000 motor. Mr.. Farm
ham said that three preliminary