Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-09
THE ROAD IS SOLD At last
ANNAPOLIS, WASHINGTON
& BALTIMORE LINE
Termed Over Into Other Hands
And The Electric Road
Will Be Rushed.

A consummation of the deal whereby
the Washington, Baltimore and Annap-
oils railroad stock is to be taken over
by another syndicate of Cleveland
capitalists has at last been accomplish
ed. The sale has been made and the
stock and all tangible assets of the old
company have been taken over by the
new organization.
Lamprecht and Christy, the we'll
known electric railroad builders and
promoters of Cleveland and Akron, who
promoted this road and purchased the
charter have severed all connection
with the road and it will now be un-
der entirely new management. The
new company intends to draw on all
subscriptions of stock and have the
| finances in such state that il will be
enabled to continue with the con-
struction of the road next year. The
rights of way have been worked and
at least go per cent. of the grading
has been done. The culverts on the
| line leading from Washington to Balti-
more have all been placed in position
and after the bridges across the Patux-
ent and Big and Little Patapsco have
been erected, the work of laying rails
will be pushed to completion.
The entire length of the main stem
between the two metropolis will be 81
miles. which will make it possible for
the high powered and geared electric
cars to make the trip from center to
center of either city in 80 minutes.
Either the Brill or Kuhlman cars will
be used, which have given such excel
lent results in western operations.
Lines running out of Cleveland in
which the present owners of the new
road are interested, make better than
mile minute running time, includ-
ing stops. With the graded roadbed,
practically no grades and only four
miles on which there are curves it
will be possible to make good speed.
The cars to be used will be fully as
large as the. steam drawn cars on the
small roads and will be splendidly
equipped. 1t is thought that the con-
templated power plant near the Patux-
ent river will be sufficient to furnish
power for the entire system. As the
newly organized company has also
taken over the Annapolis, Washington
& Baltimore steam road, the chances
are that it will now be operated as an
electric road as soon as the main stem
is completed two years from now.
lN6 NhSIllukbOut DcEWyu hnQ A<1uAOA
line, which has all along been owned
by the stockholders of the new COM
pany, will simplify the matter of max
ing an entrance into Washington over
a good roadbed. There will be no
change in the operation or force of
| the old steam road and it will con-
tinue as heretofore for the present.
The sale of the state charter for the
electric road was made in 1901 by Mr..
| James w. Owens and was presented
to the notice of Lamprecht and Christy
who organized the company, by q. f..
Hickox, f. Il. Gould and q. W. Gould.
There has been several amendments to
the charter, but it as essentially the
same as granted by the legislature in
its original form. The city of Annap-
oils has been rather jealous of the
rights in the matter and has insisted
/ that in the event of the company pen
etrating the city beyond the present
depot on West street that cars shall
| be operated through the center of the
| city and make a loop or belt by means
/ of which persons can board the cars
of the company without the necessity
of going to the depot If it is decided
| to equip the steam road electrically,
cars will be operated hourly and will
| connect with the main stem in such
mannersas to beat any existing sched-
ule from here to Washington or Bal
/ timOre.