Evening star., 1908-01-29

the property purchased Is in the central
part o. the park. About twenty-five acres
blocks and and one-half OF block
:; in the District of Columbia. On the
Maryland side ii takes in portions OF
blocks &. :. y. and 10. The tract Is IS
what is known as the Thornton tract. II
is bounded on the south by the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. extending northeast
along Willow and Laurel avenues TO 1aI-
roll avenue and along Carroll avenue 70
the Holt tract.
The Seventh Day Adventists now own
one-half of block ). which Is bounced oy
Willow, Laurel and Carroll avenues ana
have improved their property by the erec-
ton of number of handsome pulioIhss'
costing several hundred thousand oonars.
The Adventists have also erec.eo isas se,,
number of attractive residences on potn
sides of Willow avenue, north OF NarToii
avenue. adjoining the property recently
purchased.
Electric Road Projected.
One of the most important features In
connection with the purchase of this
property is the proposed construction OF
an electric road which will run directly
through the property. as soon as the
various tracts have been subdivided ac-
cording to the street-extension plan. At
Stott's station it is contemplated to erect
a handsome waiting station this spring
tor the accommodation OF residents VINO
travel over the Baltimore and OHIO rail-
road, which also runs through the prop
erty. In addition. waitingNstations will be
erected along the line of the electric road.
Lots are being sold in the different tracts,
and already. it is declared, more than hal1
of Manor Park has been sold to out-of-
town purchasers.
At the last session of Congress Dill
was introduced authorizing the Baltimore
and Washington Transit Company to en-
ter the District of Columbia. The Dill
passed the Senate, but tailed on the House
side in the closing days Of Congress. This
bill has been reintrOduced at the present
session, and its passage is expected. Ihe
bill provides for the extension or It's line
over the following route: Beginning where
I'D street northwest. as it Is designated on
the map of the highway extension plan OF
the District. intersects the present line
of the railway of the transit company, at
Aspen street. Takoma Park: south on ID
street to Madison street; west on MadlSon
street to Colorado avenue. and thence
along Colorado avenue southWesterly TO
the intersection of 18th street northwest,
and connecting with the Capital Traction
company's line at it's present terminus.
More Direct Route.
This extension will make a shorter and
more direct route from Takoma Park to
the center of the city, 1t Is claimed, and
will tend to develop the section OF the city
above referred to, this section now being
without any transportation facilities. and
will encourage the building Of homes In
that section.
The Baltimore and Washington Transit
Company was incorporated by legislative
act of the Maryland Legislature. and has
authority under its charter to extend IFS
line through Maryland to Baltimore.
Among the associations which have peti-
toned Congress in favor of the road are
the Brightwood Citizens Association,
Brightwood Park Citizens Association.
rakoma Park Citizens Association.
WOODBURY. Citizens Association, the gen
eral conference committee of the Seventh
Day Adventists and the board of man
ayers of the Eastern Star Home. The
road will run on its own property through
a portion of Takoma Park, included In the
twenty-five acres recently purchased.
The presidents of the several realty COM
panies connected with the deals just con-
cluded and all indirectly connected with
the Southern Securities and Development
Company, are as follows: John II. Fisher
of Washington, u. c., president OF the
Southern Securities Company and the
Manor Park Realty Company; DR.. f. IL.
I4eff1er of Millersburg, Pa; the Federal
Realty Company; X. M. Berkley OF
Meyersdaie, Pa: The Stotts Park Realty
Company, and the Chillum Castle Realty
Company and DIR. II. e. Smith of Fred
erck, Md, the Blue Ridge Realty Com
pany.