Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-10-09

expected that this additional length of road
viii soon be ready for the running Of cars,
as the undertaking is not large one.
1t Is supposed to be the ultimate intention
to continue this road farther along to
Vienna, but there is nothing definitely
known as to that.
The patrons of this line are naturally in
terested In the strengthening OF the Aaue-
quot bridge and the changing of the upper
por'ion' winch is soon to be begun for then
tracks can be laid on the bridge. The law
which gave the Old Dominion electric road
the right to lay tracks on the bridge when
that structure is in readiness for It also
allows any other electric road running To
the bridge to make traffic ARRANGEMENTS So
that the use of that structure is permitted
10 an hnes Instead. therefore. of landing
bridge. as is now the case they win be
Drought to the Georgetown side.
There is some talk of the Fails Church
tIiie Ultimately being built as far as Fairfax
court House. although that IS not from ON
eiai sources. right OF way which was
secured some time ago on behalf of another
tb pnpaaS Is supposed to be available and
.neie Is no doubt large number of the
lesiuents In that locality favor the building
o, such line. What will be done by the
rails Church road is not known.
,ri NE seems TO be no doubt that an cleo
uic ROAD between this city and Fairfax
court House is likely to be built In the near
Iuture. IL the Falls Church people are CON
SsiueIihg the matter at all seriously they ara
tha, =, 10 ma competitor in the field. for
s!ia' Is the destination of a line that is to
run over the tracks of the Washington and
. Ainhston road as far Brickhaven. and
ti sn 10 strike across the country. passing
through Vienna and ending az E-,Jrfns
Court House Portions Of the nronosed 800,
VI ti's road have been secured by condem
na,on. and the parties Interested are con-
nuent that the road will be built I'm the
near future. . A'A LILO
BUSINESS continued to be rather meaSer
at the stock exchange today There was
80 niue demand, and brokers did not
seem 10 be burdened with orders to sell or
70 puy The situation seems to he that
securities will be taken to a r,oderata ay-
aent II they are offered at low prices. An
snit1 j., 10 market any large quantity re-
A bid OF 11s1e was made for 81. 900 In gas
cer,i i, and $500 was offered at 1iDl.
rive shares Of the stock were offered NJ
~ " ana twenty-five at 591a. For fifty shares
oor2 was bid sale of a few shares was
made at 594. VIZ
Only bids for fractional lots were made
Lor capital Traction stock: ISL; was hid
ior ~ shares and 119 for 10 shares wbiJa
10 were offered at 119A "''
One hundred shares of WASHINGTON S.r.>.
r.aiiWay preferred were offered at 40 but
as 50 was the highest bid, no trading was
uone. Inc same thing happened with Real
11s.ate lite stock. twenty shares being Of
iered at 30. The highest bid was 81 for
ten. wa" on ior
o.ocks or the Washington ard Norfolk
Steamboat Company seldom comes ~, IN,
market Today three shares were offered
ana the highest bid was BOG, while the
price asked was Do '"o
While the bid price for leo sbara. nj,
Lanst0n was 632. it was offered at 3. Sly
teen shares were sold at 4.