Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-04-30
NEGOTIATING FORB.&O. TRACKS.
Plans Of The Maryland Electric Railways c0m-
panY Seeking For Terminal al
Camden station.


A deal is on by the Maryland Elec-
trio Railways Company. formerly the
Annapolis short Line, by which, it
is said. negotiations are being made
with the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road for the use of one OF its tracks
leading into Baltimore and for con-
tinuance of its terminal facilities at
Camden Station after IL has electrified
it's line TO this city.
This road was formerly the Balti-
more and Annapolis Short Line Rail-
road, and was consolidated with the
Maryland Company last summer, at
which time announcement was made
that il would be electrified as soon as
possible. The Short Line owns its
own road from Annapolis 10 a point
near Westport, from here ii now uses
the Baltimore and Ohio tracks. Ii
had been generally expected that the
company would make contract with
the United Railways and Electric
Company for the use of one of its
lines, most probably the Westport
route, after il had been converted into
trolley road hence the news that
IL will continue TO use the Baltimore
aud Ohio tracks comes as a surprise.
IL is said that the Short Line asks for
the use of the only one track of the
Baltimore and Ohio leading into
Camden station. There seems now to
be little probability that an agreement
granting this use will be made, and
1t is the intention TO use overhead
wires on this portion of the Baltimore
and Ohio. IL is generally expected
that the Short Lire will make a con
tract with the Consolidated Gas,
Electric Light and Power Company
for current to operate the road.
Originally the Short Line intended
going into Baltimore over the tracks
of the Baltimore Terminal Company
which is TO furnish the entrance for
the Washington, Baltimore and An
napolis Electric Railway. 1t is said
that those concerned could reach no
agreement as to the terms of rental,
and as result the negotiations were
dropped. The Short Line, when cleo
trifed, Will be equipped with up-to-
date cars. While no announcement
has vet been made i'm regard 20 the
equipment, it is said that the cars Will
be almost ms large as the ordinary
railway coach. The Company recent
ly made n contract with j. q. White
q Co., electrical engineers, 60 super
wise the electriflcation of its line TO
this city.
From Clinords, this county, to
Camden Station the Short Line. uses
the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Negotiations are now pending for
ths use by the former of one of the
tracks OF the latter road with an un-
interrupted service for that distance.
That these negotiations have been Ia
vorably settled is demonstrated by the
eact that the Short Line has force
at work in Strengthening the line from
Clifford to Camden. The distance is
now vbout six miles. ON the compe-
tion of the work under way il will
be reduced to four miles. That will
shorten the distance between Balti-
more and Annapolis from twenty Eight
to twenty-six miles. That is the os-
timated distance, although with the
reduction OF curves already accom-
plished the actual distance may be
even less.
''We cannot state definitely the time
in which the road will be operated
electrically" said Mr.. Alexander
Brown, the leading spirit in the prop
osition. 'sNo time Will be lost in the
work, aud we hope to have il ready.
by the time any other electrical road
reaches Annapolis from Baltimore. /
would not say il will be July 1, but 1
believe we can safely promise that the
change will be made aud in operation
during the coming summer. We have
looked ahead and prepared for every
thing in that connection, and there
will be no necessary delay"
"Whether we will continue to use
Camden Station or not is a matter for
the future TO determine said one of
the Short Line officers. AT present
il Is our most convenient point. We
are on friendly terms with the Bal
timore and ohio, and it affords the
quickest and most desirable point for
terminal traffic at present. If we find
we can do more business by going
to some uptown station we Will con
slider it in the future. At the moment
we feel that our best interests are
more in the direction of a straight and
short run than in making a circuitous
detour through the city streets.
1--WE have now the shortest line be-
tween Baltimore and Annapolis.
should be find 1t necessary to COM
pete with any rival L. the Washington
Terminal Company, for instance our
management thinks il can save time
by starting from Camden than by
local street travel. IN fact, we be
lieve the arrangement as outlined so
desirable that our trains will be nearly
halfway to Annapolis before those on
the other route are outside the city
limits. (.