Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-06-09
TRACTION COMPANY MAY TAKE
OVER PROPOSED new CAR LINE
Understood That Col. D. K. B. Sellers Has Made a
Proposition to Col. JaStTO With Above
Object in View.

found 20 Doe imppoucabic for car
IRE.
COL SELLERS interviewed.
When asked why this move was
made, and Why the promoters uf tho
new limo did not continue with th0lr
pruiooi ua ai irat planned. Cot Sellers
replied
There has been ao much talk. and
30 much exploitation in the rowapa-
pors, concerning the proposition aa 90
whether two ear lines would moan
two nVe-cont fares. provided .hcy we're
operated independently. and nn the
Traction company aid not soom inclin-
81 90 uccepi our proposition uf an In
torchnngo of transfers ON q i-1 cent
basis. that We arrived no the t1nclu-
sion that @ would be- bom Co have
che ear lines operated under one ayH-
ten. u possible, $50 that nll chance
of having to pay two faroa would DO
forever done away with. and following
out that line OF thought We made the
Traction company a proposition. noi.
however. until our representatives had
interviewed the subsidy subscribers.
that 81 tho majority of the larger sub
scriher who could be- seen yesterday
and learned that they favored the new
move. and were willing to turn their
stock subscriptions into donation
bonus ON that basis We made tho
Traction company proposition but
the terms of % ] do not care iO discuss
for publication until the Traction
company has given us ita answer"
Line VIII Be Built
"And On case the Traction company
refuses your proposition. what them
was asked ~ Col. Sellers.
Then" omphatlcally returned the
colonel I've win proceed with the
construction OF the line ourselves. na
originally intended just ae soon ns the
city council secs nt 10 grant ua tho
franchise asked"
Think II Traction Prolsct
Some there are who seem 90 think
that the proposition of tho promoters
of tho now line "a the Traction CON.
pany. Offering them enc $4,000 SUBJ
aldy raised. hH a bonus. on condition
that thny huild and unsfufn Che fine.
Do proof suflclont Of their claims thai
the Traction company was back OF
tho move from the start az was claim
GA hy many at the time the project ~
car line into the Highlands was hrHt
promulgated but there ia NO further
evidence now that such ia tho case.
than thOre was at tho beginning Of
the raising nf the subsidy for the new
line
Hghlandsrs Want Line.
Hut whether the allegations ic true
or noe the fHct remains thet tho reai-
dents of tho Highlands want airoet
car service aud that they aro willing
90 1Halst ln any project that Will lead
60 "a elimination of their desires. and
that thoy are as willing taking the
sentiments of the larger auhscribou
10 the subsidy as criterion. 20 do
nate their subscriptions TO the Trac-
iion company. as honua. aa thoy
were to take stock tO fhc same amount
in the proposed now company pro-
yidCd the Traction company VIII build
the line and operate il
Extension Work Progressing.
la the meantime The Traction COM
pany ia E0lng ahead wlth its now OK
tension t0 the lumber mliia sec0Ht
street from Railroad avenue i1 Roma
avenue. ha6 been pinWed up ana tieH
and rails laid thereon. aud i1e work
0f preparing thu Etrcet un tu New
ofk avenue. thence tn Twelfth street
aud un to the mills. Wlil hC pushed
forward aH rapidly na possible
Engineer Sent For.
An engineer has been sent iur aad
Wll arrive soon to lay out enc cnryca
and niHe iho rrados end hn work oi
connecting iho extension with Che
Railroad avenue line UIli bo completed
as soon DH practicable a. lH ini0nlp|
tO have tbo llne in operation hy iht
nrgt of July n possible