The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-03
Also To Extend From Raj
eigh To Durham.
AMPLE MONEY READY
Company Composed Of Raleigh, Dur
ham and Virginia Capitalists Pro-
pose to Invest 100000 to
100000 in a Modern City
Railway with lnter-Urban
Line to Durham.

Raleigh has a proposition for new
city railway before it, this not alone
for the city, but to extend to Dur
ham.
A proposition for a franchise was
made last night to the Board of Alder
men of the city and this body, under
a suspension of the rules. is to act
on it two weeks hence, Friday night.
the 16tn of December.
The consideration Of the proposed
ordinance-franchise is in the hands Of
a committee, consisting of City Attor-
ney Watson, Aldermen Separk, john
son and Boylan. This committee is
to report on the matter at the ad
ourned meeting when action will be
taken.
The proposition for this new city
electric railway, and to construct and
operate it in Raleigh and from Raj
eigh to Durham, was made yesterday
by the Raleigh and Durham Passen-
ger and Power Company. This COM
pany was chartered yesterday in the
office of the Secretary of state the
incorporators being Messrs. W. j.
Nelms. of Newport News, Va, T. B.
Fuller of Durham, b. $. Jerman. of
Raleieh, Jones Fuller of Durham.
Thomas S. Fuller, of Raleigh, and F.
l.. Fuller of Company. The incorpor-
alton is for 60 years, the capital stock
is $125,000, the charter being granted
with $500 paid in by the six sharehold-
erS named.
These shareholders met yesterday
afternoon in the office of Pou & Fuller
and organized the company by elect
ing b. S. Jerman president. w. j.
Nelms vice-presdent. Thomas S. Full
Ter secretary and treasurer the Board
of Directors being Messrs b. ). Jer-
man, Jones Fuller r. S. Fuller, I. y.
Fuller. and F. l.. Fuller.
1t is the purpose of the company 10
build in Raleigh and from Raleigh to
Durham a first class modern railway,
laying 65 pounds rails, with the best
style of Vestibued street railway cars
the expense of the entire plant being
estimated at from 100000 to $780,
900. In Raleigh the road is to ira
verse the main streets, to extend INTO
nearly every section of the city, to
become a line for passenger mail, eX-
press and freight service between Raj
eigh and Durham, with many trips
made each day.
In this city part of the prospect is
for the line to start on oSuth street
near Shaw University, UP this to VIII
mington, out Wilmington to the VIII
hanson Mills, the Pilot Mills, through
Hillsboro to the street leading to the
States Prison, through it to Morgan,
uD Morgan to Salisbury through Sai-
isbury and on to Dix Hill, and then
on to the starting point. On the VIII
mington street line at Peace Street
there is to be a branch going to Oak
wood Avenue, to New Bern Avenue
and then via the Soldiers Home to
the Federal Cemetery, back to Har-
gett Street, down it to Blount. Blount
to Martin and thence to the depot
Another extension is to take in Eden
ton street, Halifax. Fayetteville ana
Hillsboro streets
On the line between Raleigh and
Durham there is to be at some polnT
midway between the towns an amuse-
ment park. The company behind the
project have got all the money need
ed. The charter has been filed in
Wake county and on Monday appl-
cation will be made to the County
Commissioners for right TO use the
country roads. the matter going TO
the authorities in Durham also.
Mr.. Thos. S. Fuller, seen fast night.
said that while he would have pre-
ferred the board acting a once yet
he was satisfied as he knew that the
people would see that in the propo-
sition made there were things OF
great value to the business interests of
the city of Raleigh, the county or
Wake and to Durham also.