Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-08-27
Trolley Company Chartered.
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pany is chartered for the purpose of
building trolley lines from Charles
Town TO Berryville and Winchester.
from Charles Town to Halltown
Hsrpers Ferry and Martinsburg, from
Charles Town to Shepherdstown aud
hagerstown. The total distances TO
DE covered will be Between ia aud
l2O miles, which will be finally de.
termined by the engineers after the
route rs surveyed aud located.
Representative citizens and bust.
ness men of Charles Town. BerryviIle.
Winchester, Msrtinsburg, Hagers-
town and Hslltown are and will De
stockholders and directors. The eom.
1any desires the active aid and hearty
cooperation of all the people of the
counties through which its lines will
run, as first class accommodations
for passengers and freight, with low
rates, will be offered the public.
This company's lines will really be
feeders to the steam railroads. There
is absolutely nothing in the way
of transportation for the public that
does so rapidly aid in building NJ
villages. towns, boroughs, aud cities
as the construction of interurban and
suburban trolley lines. II is mis-.
taken policy to assume that the larger
towns Increase at the expense of the
smaller towns, because the building
OF these railways in Pennsylvania.
Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. New York.
New jersey. Delaware. Michigan.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, all New Eng.
LAND States. ana Southern States. such
as Georgia and Alabama, where these
trolleys have been in operation for
some time, has proven that this
theory Is false: and also proven that
property ln towns aud farm lands
along these lines have increased from
10 TO 20, and ia MANY cases, 80 Der
cent IN value, simply because of
quick, clean, healthy, and con, rnient
means Of transportation With low
rates at hand for the public. Some
of the steam railroads of this country
have recognized this fact and nave
built their own trolley lines. Among
them may be mentioned the New
York, New Haven aud Hartford
Railroad, the Boston aud Maine Rail
road, the Illinois Central Railroad.
the Seaboard Air Line, aud others.
There were about l25. 1000 electric
cars IN operation IN this country m
1901, and all Of the car building
plants this year are back with their
orders for I9O2-O3. The estimated
mileage exceeds anything ever expect.
ed by the most progressive trollv ad-
vocates. During the years OF imam
cial depression, there were 80 steam
railways in the hands of receivers
and 40 per cent were paying no divi.
dends on their stock, and 80 per cent
detaulted on their bonds: whereas
there were only 10 small electric
lnterurban aud suburban roads in
receivers hands, caused by failure To
meet the interest Ola their bonds. The
estimated money in these lines. elimi.
mating cities of the first, second. and
Ia some cases cities of the third class
Is about S24O,OO0, 900. The returns
to stockholders have been larger. aud
were only exceeded by the returns
from Legitimate mining companies.
which were ahead of any other class
of investments
Land owners and farmers along
these lines must not lose sighs of the
fact that they will be able to oct
power that can be used to thresb
their grain at less rate than can be
otherwise obtained from any source.
The matter of buildings being more
liable to lightning, caused by wires
being near them, is also another
theory that has no bottom, as it is a
conceded fact that lightning always
seeks the best conductor. " hicb ia a
large, solid, copper wire.
We can state with authority that
Mr.. Patrick Russ, of Harrisburg. is
not at present interested in this com
pany; also did not suggest to it's
lncorporators the advisability of
building such lines. He Is only
known to one of them personally. and
the papers for the Incorporation were
prepared and signed before the
appearance of the articles in the
Winchester Star.
The present incorporators are
George ). Eyster, Col. r. u. Chew. |
w. o. Norris, Charles Town, w. Va:
r. S. Harrison, Halltown. w. Va,
and S. NJ. Patterson, New York.
The active organization will be
completed this week. The main
office is in Charles Town, w. Va.
Chas. NJ. Broun, Esq. of Berryville, is
the counsel for Virginia.
The power to operate these lines
Will be furnished by a water power
plant. Arrangements will be made
with local existing lighting plants to
secure additional power, if required.
The question OF distance for trans
mission of power aud its loss is TODAY
an obstacle that is easily overcome. AS
power Is today transmitted success.