The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1904-11-23

Fargoans heard of the inception Of
an electric street railway system which
was to cover this city and Moorhead.
The first promoters were several gen
tlemen from Scranton, Pa, who were
represented hereby Attorney George H.
Rice, and ty Attorney F. B. Morrill, OF
this city. Upon Mr.. Morrill, has fallen
the brtlrt of the work of conducting
the enterprise to its consummation.
The next gentlemen associated with
Mr.. Rice were promoters only, and
after the advance of preliminaries and
the work Of financing became neces-
sary. Frank B. Larned of Wilkes
barre, Pa, who had really invested in
the road had to take UP the work. Mr..
Larned associated himself with other
capitalists at Wilkesbarre with the de-
termination to fulfill the promises
which had been made to the citizens
OF Fargo and Moorhead, Mr.. Morrill,
being retained as local attorney Aft
er several amendments working fran
chise was finally secured about the end
of last summer.
With Mr.. Larned there were asso-
ciated Fl. c. Stickler, c. Walter and
John Hance, prominent capitalists of
Wilkesbarre, and Mr.. Neuer Of Los
Angeles, all Of whom are at present in
.terested in the road. For the purposes
Of interesting local capital the COM
pany was reorganized last August.
The +. & NJ. S. Railway Co. is Sin-
corporated under the laws of North
Dakota with an authorized capital OF
$500 900, more than two-thirds s of
which is paid in and represented by
the road already completed and ma
terial on hand. -: ..~.t
The present directors are w.
Smith, L. b.. Hanna, W. c. Macfad-
den, R.: E. Heath, F. B. Morrill, and
w. A. Scott The officers are: Presi
dent, L. B. Hanna; vice president, w.
A. Scott; treasurer, ]. w. Smith; sec
retary, R. Z, Heath: attorney, r. B.
Morrill,; general manager, R. E. Heath.
Not very long nemoryis required
to recall the days when the trolley was
"a notable novelty, appearing one after
country 1t rapidly took the piace,3 in
the enterprises OF city transit systems
of the faithful horse and cable lines,
Its mission was by no means ended
when the transformation of street car
systems in the large cities was COM
pleted. Its next field of conquest was
the connecting of outlying towns and
suburban districts and this was but
a STEPPING stone to the t'trolleyfying"
OF extensive circuits Of country trihu-
tary to the cities. 1t is among the pos
sibilities, although the latter phase of
the evolution has not materialized as
yet to any great extent in the north
west, the Fargo and Moorhead lines
may be the beginning Of important ex-
tensions east and west Possibly in a,
comparatively short space of time troll
ley lines will extend to Detroit Lakes,
on the east and Casselton and interveil-,
ing towns on the west. The extension;
sof the enterprise may be realized bet.
ter by observing what is being done
elsewhere. There are numerous iii-
stances where interurban roads t1ave;
added very largely to the population
OF the larger centers for trading plr-5
poses. There are those who predict
that Fargo will, ere many years, have
elapsed, enjoy similar advantages by
the advent Of the trolley on Thanksgiv-s
ing Day. 1904. &.
Under the regular operating. sched-
ules, which Manager Heath will put
into effect as soon as all the machinery
has been well and truly tried and every
thing is in working order, the cars
will be operated from 6 a. m. until
midnight On Sunday the cars will