The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-07-19

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the most important of which is the
double tracking of Front. Princess
and Red Cross streets and the exten-
sion of the city line from Front and
Castle streets 70 the southern boundary
OF the city. OF course the streets had
TO be torn ny. business on these streets
interrupted and the passenger trafic
on the car line incommoded while this
work was going on; but we do not
think that any one can deny that these
inconvenience have been reduced TO
the minimum by the car line men In
charge of the work and the officials
of the company, end that the work
has been done with all the expedition
possible.
AS was in Greensboro, so there has
been in this city-many knocks against
existing conditions. Some people OBJ
jected to the granting of the privilege
Of laying the double track, but their
objection did not, We are thankful to
say, prevail against the work Of prog
ress and development.
Some find fault because the stree S
had to be torn up and business inter-
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they expect the city to progress and
new enterprises be developed if some
body is not for a while incommoded?
If the streets are never disturbed for
laying additional gas, sewer or water
pipes or for increasing the street car
service the city would be at a stand
still and Wilmington would soon
be so far behind her sister
cities that there would be no
hope of her ever catching up with them
in the rapid march of improvement
along all business lines that is going on
all over this country.
The basis on which urban communi-
ties are founded is the surrender of
absolute freedom and liberty OF action
by each individual member for the
benefit of the community in general.
Some of the liberties which the man
on the farm enjoys and is entitled to
must be surrendered hen he
changes his residence to the city. The
good of society demands it and he must
expect to comply with the demand for
the preservation of law and order, and
of the health of the other members of
the city, as we'll as for the advance
M. MT of the industrial and commercial
interests of all. Each one who sur
renders some privilege also is the gain
err in his comforts and business pur-
suits by similar curtailment Of the
privileges of all others. In other
words, the members Of any urban com
munity must expect to give and take
for the general good of all.
After reading the article in the
Greensboro paper and being cognizant
Of the fact that there were people in
this city who were knocking" the
Consolidated Company and also the
city authorities for granting the double
tracking privileges on three of oul
streets we thought it we'll to lay before
our leaders what has been one fol
our city by that company and wha'
an up-to-date city and suburban ser
vice it is giving our people.
For the purpose OF giving the pub.
lie information. and without requesr
or even intimation that i would like
us to do SO. We publish the following
facts about the urban ard suburban
railway lines CT this city:
1t has 24.39 miles Of single t.aci
and $50. miles of double track, lait
with rails Of 60 to rs pounds pei
yard, with all switches, frogs anC
curves of the highest grade materia
furnished by the Pennsylvania Stee
Company. It's rolling stock consist
of fifteen single truck cars; two Is
power motors; II 50-foot double-trucl
cars equipped with either two 75-pow'
er or four 50-power motors, automati'
airbrakes and Westinghouse multiple
train control, which latter features en-
able the company to operate 1OO-tel
trains of four cars each at a speed o