Smyrna times., 1907-06-05
RUSHING TROLLEY PROJECT
WITH RENEWED ENTHUSIASM
PRIVATE RIGHT OF WAY BEING ACQUIRED
THROUGH NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
Two Miles Already Negotiated For From Duck
Greek Li1e-Survey and Construction
Work to be Pushed Without Deiay


for by Mr.. J. W. Endean, Chief En-
gineer of the Smyrna, Kent County
and Delaware Bay Traction Co.. that
gentleman is not in the least daunted.
and after communicating with Mr..
Macmillan Kahn, the New York rem
resentative of the British capitalists
who will construct and equip the en-
tire system, it has been decided, in or
der to obviate any possible delay with
construction, to acquire private right
Of way through New Castle County.
and start has been made in this di.
rection. The first two miles from
Duck Creek has already been acquired
aud it is the intention of Mr.. Endean
to actively take up the work of acduir-
ing the remaining distance to Delaware
City without delay. so that there may
be no obstacle in the way of an early
commencement on construction work.
Word has been received from the con
struction engineer that their work on
the lines under construction at 'Min-
eral Wells, Texas, will be completed
IN the very near future and it is de-
sired to move the entire construction
outfit to Delaware to commence opera
tions on the Though state line. The
The New York Office is negotiating
with the receivers of the Wilmington,
New Castle and Southern Railway for
the early acquisition of that line which
runs from Wilmington to Delaware
City, and it is hoped by the time these
negotiations are closed the right of
way will be in such shape as to imme-
diately commence the extension of the
line through the State to Milford.
Later the route from Milford through
Georgetown to Rehoboth will in all
probability be taken up.
Negotiating for Branch Lines and Shop Sites.
Mr.. Endean has opened negotiations
for the acquiring of the rights and
charter of the Middletown and Cecil
ton Railway and will go to Cecilton,
Nd, on Thursday with view to clos
ing these negotiations, so that the con
struction of the line from Middletown
to Fredericton, Md, may be taken in
hand simultaneously with the through
State liIe after it is constructed south
to Odessa During the trip to Odessa
Mr.. Endean will endeavor to locate a
site for the shops and depot for this
Division. Alternative sites for the
Southern Division shops and depot
have been acquired at Milford and
Frederica, and another site is being
looked for at Camden. Mr.. Edean has
been unable as yet to fix upon a site at
Smyrna but he has hopes in this direc-
ton for the near future. 1t has been
decided that Mr.. F. A. Price of Will
mington will be the official surveyor
Tor the entire system and he is making
all preparations for an early start in
the field. There is a very fine park
proposition which presents itself at
Milford, where in the event of the com
pany locating their shops and depot
there they will endeavor to acquire it
Tor an amusement resort for its South
ern Division.
Engineer Endean Showing Untlrlng Energy.
Mr.. Endean is showing untiring en-
ergy in bringing all matters connec-
ted with this great enterprise to a TO
Gus, and as he states that while the
work entailed is nothing new to him,
he having engineered and constructed
trolley lines of large mileage in Cali
tornia, Washington and Europe for
the same syndicate of capitalists, his
work would be much easier if be did
not have to contend with a community
Of skeptics, made so by the "Hot Ain
Trolley Magnates" that previously in.
Vaded Delaware who never had the
least intention Of constructing a sys
TEN which would benefit the commu
nifty in the least degree, and it is this
skepticism that has caused great dei
Of the delay in many quarters. Mr.
Endean is gratified, however, to see il
2 great measure this skeptic wave be
ing dispelled and the community a
iastrealizing that their long looked
ior trolley system through the State
Is no longer nightmare, but a solit
iaet' and with the help Of the commu
Miles there appears no reason why thi
glorious Fourth Of July 1908, shouldn'
90 down in Delaware history as tn
opening day Of the Through Stat
nlne Of Electric Railway. that being
'ne end Mr.. Endean's company is nov
working for.