New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
LOOKS FOR 4 NEW ERA.
Development Of Electric Railroad
ing Rand an United States.

In an article on the New Yo-E Ccntrai's plans In
| Central New-York The S-r-rt Railway Journal
for August prophesies ora for electric rail
roading the United States This it declares. has
been begun by the recent purchases by the Wander
bIlt interests of electric lines in Centra! New-Iork
Several statements made coming from
Horace f. Andrews. OF Cleveland, who is now
actively engaged with the Vanderbilt interests in
furthering these plans. Some time age the An
! drews- Stanley interests formed the Utica and
Mohawk Valley Railway by the consolidation OF
several roads operating about 11s miles i'm Utica
and Rome and between the latter city and Little
Falls 1t also owned the Oneida Street Railway
operating a short line midway between Rome and
Syracuse. BY the purchase of 81 per cent of the
! stock of the Andrews-Stanley properties the Van
derbt interests have secured the key TO the trac-
ton situation in Central NewYork.
The next step is TO electrify these lines The
Journal outlines the plans follows
AS to the present plans for operation the present
line from Little Fails 10 Utica viii be utilized for
the through line and the through electric cars will
Guse and the Auburn branch from Syracuse 10
Rochester The system 10 be used In the e;ectrifi5
upon. and there are many points TO be considered
neeTs Of both the WestiuEhouse and General Eiec-
trio companies are at work on the problem II
will not be equipped with overhead trolley. because
locomotives for freight traffc and it is pointed out
that the troles would endanger the lives OF brake
the sulphuric fumes from the locomotives would
! destroy,
of side contact trolley is being considered. as
also the third rail system. The advantages of the
Alietnating current system 9t motors ana trans rs,
mission are being considered on account OF the
superior economies claimed for It, but IL is feared
that adoption OF this system might render II
difficult enter the centres OF cities. The work
ems scan cam be WORKED out and it is safe to say that
the equipment will be a step in advance OF any
ing yet brought out in this country. Both tracks
OF the West Shore to be equipped. and the
short haul passenger and package express will be
taken care Of on the electric division OF the sls-
tenn leaving the four tracks Of the New York
Central for fast passenger and freight traftc.
The financial end OF the scheme Will provide for
that one or the companles NAV absorb the others
and will utilize the tracks of the West Shore under
company will be has not been determined
Relative To the question OF obtaining power Mr..
Andrews admits maj me syhaiSaIe Is TtefSs'JI N
10 admit that the syndicate Interested IN the
Eiagar1 Tnckport and ontario Power Company.
present plant at Trenton Fails would be utilized
10 operate tho West shore as FAR west as Syracuse
Syracuse to Buffalo would DO obtained from
The Niagara Lockport and Ontario Power Com
pany referred to has recently voted to mortgage
term. low bonds for that a modified
certificate OF incorporation has been hled ~ Al
issuance OF the bonds. and asking for authority
Ia enable II L" transmit electric power 70 the
various cities OF the State as FAR east as Utica
Mr. Andrews denies that any steps are being
taken by the Vanderbilt interests 10 absorb cleo
tric lines along the routes Of their lines through
ports that negotiations were on FOR the purchase
Of the Cleveland. Painesvle and Ashtabula Rail
way. the Cleveland. PaineSvillc and Eastern. Lake
Shore Electric and othe. roads ia this district.
but such statements have also been denied by
tho officials OF these companies. This district IS
thickly settled as is Central New-iork and
the business which these roads have acquired has
been largely business which has been
developed through their own efforts, hence they
have not cut INTO the business OF the steam roads.
as have the Central Ncw-fork lines.