The Washington herald., 1907-07-21
CREDITED TO WABASH
Old Dominion Line Survey
Said to Be Significant.
TWO LINES BEING LAID OUT
One Runs TO Frederick, Nd, Where
the wabash Could Connect, and
other TO LeesburE, Ya.-Yice Presi-
dent GoIdsborouEh Says Line l.
only AFTER Excursion business

Engineers have begun the survey Of
lines which are 10 De extensions Of the
Great Fails and Old Dominion Electric
Railroad. Richard II. Goldsborough,
vice president Of the company. stated
yesterday that the main line Of the road
would be carried on up the Potomac for
several miles 70 a point where a crossing
could be effected.
From that point a line would be sur
veyed TO Frederick, Nd. and from the
same point. or one nearer TO Washington.
another branch line would be surveyed
10 Leesburg. Va
Mr. GOldsborough stated that il was the
purpose Of the company 10 build these ex-
tensions as excursion roads, and with a
view 10 the development Of the territory
through which they would pass He said
both lines would 90 through a rich c0un-
try. capable of great development and
apparently needed only the establishment
Of a good trolley road 10 multiply country
homes all along the route In any event
Mr. GOldsbor0ugh said. the teTmini Of The
TWO lines were in large towns. which
would OF themselves assure good traffic
between those places and Washington.
Believed To BE Wabash scheme.
Great interest attaches to the new sur
veys. inasmuch as it has always beer
understood that If the Wabash sys.
TEN should ever come TO Washington il
would be over the Great Falls and Old
Dominion line. with the terminus at Ross
lyn. Va Since the construction of Tax
tracks Of the Great Falls road. with lts
heavy rails. equal 10 those used on tbs
most progressive OF the new steam rail
reads, with bridges, culverts, grading, and
space for double tracks. that seemed L
| point 20 heavier traffic and more Of fl
than could ever be hoped for on a com
paratively short line OF trolley road. wiss
ones have been saying that a Iarg,
/ scheme OF railroad building is concealed
/ in the apparently innocent Great Fail.
/ line. which viii be readyat theproper tim,
20 bring the traffic Of the Wabash system
/ TO tide water az Washington on the Viz
glnia side Of the river. in a manner no
! TO interfere with the sacred rights of tn,
! other railroads entering the Capital
The extension Of the Great Falls linz
! 10 Frederick. Nd, there 70 connect witt
/ the main system Of the Wabash. II j
] SNOAi0 Dt OCSitus lCl4US tulDL 10 llll.
alleged plan of the Washington builders
/ OF the trolley line. The Wabash system
/ coming from Pittsburg over the olC
! Western Maryland lines. has been com
| pleted as far as Hagerstown. The exten
/ sion of the line to Frederick and Balt
more is in the lap of the future. plans I,
/ that end having been made two year,
/ ago, and only suspended. it was said. b,
/ the enormous cost involved in gaining az
| entrance into PitJsburg
! In the event that the extension Of tn,
| Wabash system is soon TO be carried OF
/ to Baltimore. the construction Of tn,
| connecting link between Washington ans
/ Frederick would seem to fit into tn,
| general scheme, which has been so Ions
/ talked about in financial and railroad
/ circles.
| Mr.. Goldsborough yesterday would no
admit that his company had any sucl
ambitious schemes as those outlined Il,
/ was willing to say only that the Grea
} Falls line was seeking extensions for tn
| purpose Of increasing the traffic whicl
! naturally belonged 10 the line as an ex
cursion road and a permanent trOlle!
/ line from Washington TO the towns name,
in Virginia and Maryland.