Evening star., 1909-07-17
NEW TROLLEY LINE OPENS
UNDEVELOPED TERRITORY
Baltimore and Washington Transit Company Lay
ing Tracks From 18th Street Ex-
tended to Takoma Park.

Rapid progress is being made i'll the
construction of the new Baltimore and
Washington Transit Company's electric
line, which extends from the terminus OF
the 14th street brapch of the Capital
Traction Company at Piney Branch road
to the District line, at Takoma Park.
over two miles distant. The roadbed
from Takoma Park to the viaduct be-
meath the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
! has been completed, the ties placed in
position and the rails laid. The curve
at this point is nearing completion, and
will shortly be connected with the rails
which have been laid for several squares
on Sd street.
\ number of cuts were necessary In
Sd street as far south as Shepherd road.
at which point the grading is now under
way. The ties are all laid up to this
point and within the next few days the
rails will be placed. Forty teams and a
large gang og laborerS are engaged daily
in the work. which is to be completed and
| ready for the operation of cars by Octo-
Der 1. Contractor w. Fl. III. Allen, who
reconstructed the metropolitan branch OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and
built the Great Falls line and several
other electric roads in the vicinity of
this city, is experimenting the work. A
condemnation jury visited the property at
the junction of the trolley line with Shep-
herd road, where 1t makes a turn into
Kennedy street, Brightwood Park, last
Monday, and its report will be ready
within few days
Route of New Line.
The route of the new line from Takoma
Park will be south on Laurel avenue to
Pine avenue. to Sd street, passing under
the tracks of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, thence south on Sd street to
Kennedy street. and west on Kennedy
street to the terminus of the nth street
extension of the Capital Traction Com
pany at Piney Branch road. in front of
the Br1ghtWood race track. At this
point transfers will be issued to the Cap
ital Traction cars. The road will be
equipped with cars of improved type.
Only one fare will be charged within the
District, and this will include the trans
fer to the Capital Traction line.
The officers OF the new company are as
follows: President, Henry W. Williams,
Baltimore, Md: vice president and gem
eral manager, William A. SIellen. Wash
lngton, u. C.: secretary. George j. Scha-
del, Baltimore. Md: treasurer. Norton NJ.
Little, Washington. ID. c.; syndicate man
aser, Charles Selden. jr. The board Of
directors includes Henry w. Williams and
liam \. Melen, W NJ. TERRELL. Howard
Fisk, Norton NJ. Little, Washington, d.
G, and Dr. F. II. Letter, Milersburg
Pa The road is being financed by a
number of Baltimore and Washington
capitlists.
Capitalists Opening Tracts.
Proha bly, only small proportion of
the popalacc of the city is acquainted
with the beautiful section of the District
lying just west of the Metropolitan branch
Of the Baltimore and Ohio road, extend
ing from Shepherd road on the south to
Takoma Park on the north This prop
erty is being rapidly developed by local
capitalists and also by capitalists from
pennsylvania. Nearly half Il million dol
lars has been spent in the last three years
in purchasing this property. subdividing
II and putting in Improvements.
The real estate firm of Terrell & Little
was the pioneer in this section, having
purchased Chilium Castle Manor. which
was formerly owned by the late DIR.
Cockrille, and also part of the Heine es-
tate. amounting I'm ali TO approximately
SeNenty-fiVe acres. 4 large portion of
this has been sold to investors and the re-
mainder will be disposed OF when the
railroad is completed. The Federal Realty
Company. Pennsylvania company. owns