The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-08-03
w. F. & G.. A CERTAINTY.
Directors Announce Intention
to Build as Far as Emmits-
burg. Contracts Will b g
Given Out in a Few Weeks.

tractors TO submit estimates for
building a trolley line from this
city to Emmitsburg, by way of
LewistOwn and Thurmont, by the
Washington, Frederick b Gettys-
burg Railway Company.
This will be most gratifying in.
telligence to those who have had
the welfare of this enterprise at
heart and will add another link
to the chain of modern progress.
size methods that have been in
PRODUCED into this county in re-.
/ cent years.
The growth of rural trolley sys.
TENS throughout the country has
been marV elOuS and it is seldom
that one reads of financial Difficult
ties etfecting any of them. In no
locality is there better prospects
for successful operation offered
than in fertile Frederick county.
and the completion of the road
will open up a most desirable Sec
ton to increased business oppor-
tunities and development.
Already we have heard of many
projects incident to the beginning
of work on the road, one of them
a fine hotel and amusement resort
near LewlStown, and another re-
sort along the mountain side near
Yellow Springs, The possibilities
are numerous and each year the
( increase in summer visitors to this
section of the country gives ample
lnducement to progress along
i these lines.
We have already before us the
success of the Frederick and Mid
dletown Railway as a passenger
and freight road and the mana
gers of the road are preparing to
build a branch line to Jefferson
from Braddock Heights. From
this the line will eventually be ex-
tended to Brunswick. Then with
the line to Baltimore in operation,
it is to be hoped i'll the near future,
our cup of happiness should be
full to overlooking.
The Board OF Directors of the
Washington, Frederick 4 Gettys,
bury Railway at recent meeting
announced that sufficient stock
had been subscribed for to make
certain the building of the road.
Reports from the collectors in the
county and the small amount yet
to be guaranteed by the Business
Mems Association of Frederick
city, shows satisfactory progress,
and it will no doubt be all account
ed for in a few days. Authority
was given to prepare details and
plans for construction and adj
vertise for bids. This will be
done shortly.
The route as projected will be-
| gin at the PennSl lvania Railroad
line, East Fourth street, Frederick,
and run out that street to the
western limit of the city, thence
by a private right of way along
Montevue pike to the land OF
Frank Lakin, from which point
the line will run through the lands
of Frank Lakin, ID. &. Kemp and
others to Yellow Springs, passing
through the MontOnqua Springs
property below White Rock, pass
ing between Bethel church and
Grant Storrs' property, thence in
a direct line to LewistOwn, cross
ing tho pike between Justice
Bakers house and barn.
From LewistOwn the line will
run by the most available route
to ThurmOnt, depending much
upon circumstances and the spirit
of cooperation shown by those
along the proposed line. From
ThurmOnt the line will run to the
east of he Thurmont and Emmits,
burg turnpike, through the Mt.
Saiut Mary's College fam prop
erty, striking Emmitsburg at the
north end OF town. There are yet
some details regarding the route
from LewistOwn to ThurmOnt and
from there on to Emmitsburg, but
the Board of Directors have made
plans to construct the entire line
to Emmitsburg at once, provided
of course that the citizens OF
Emmitsburg comply with reason
able conditions regarding sub
scriptions to capital stock, rights
of way, etc. The disposition to
advance the interests of the road
and to set aside selfish motives,
has been literally displayed all
along the line and the few cases
where legal proceedings will have
to be employed will no doubt be
compromised when it is found that
the road will be built despite any
such obstructive tactics.
The Board of Directors have ac'
copied the franchise amended by
the Board of Aldermen on Monday
night. This provides that the
trolley company must pave their
portion of the right of way along
Fourth street wherever the prop
erty owners petition for smooth