Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-08-27
MEETING CALLED
TOMORROW NIGHT
They Propose Stock Company TO
Build Car Line Throughout
tht Highlands and TO
Operate Independ-
emily.

The Highlands will have street
car system in operation by Christmas
Of the present year
This was the statement made today
10y a member Of committee of citi-
zens from the Highlands. who are
promoting the new line and which
they say will positively be built.
\ meeting of citizens of the High
lands interested in the proposition has
been called for tomorrow night in the
office of Lloyd Hunsacker, near Sec
end street and Gold avenue. 1t is un-
derstood that either NJ. p. Stamm or
some other Interested person will call
the meeting to order, after which the
proposition vii be open to one and
all for discussion.
1--WE don't want any knockers
present" said a member of the COM
mittee today, but everyone else Is
welcome. Anyone who is opposed to
building such line might just As
well remain at home. We have walked
UP and down the Highland hills and
dales until we are tired Of it and We
are going to cooperate and Guild a
street car line. We have worked the
matter out. where we believe that
without difficulty we can form stock
company and operate such a line
profitably and We are going to raise
the money and then demand a fran
chise from the city. We expect to
make the Hi ighlands line separate
one from the present traction com
pany and to charge a separate fare
g.. int IN
the line so as To cover the Highlands
as far south as the Santa Fe yards
and into the business section of AL
buuuerque The terminal down town
will likely be at the Elks' opera house,
but that is a matter to be determined
a the meeting tomorrow night or al
q subsequent meeting,
small Amount From Each.
Briefly, the plans of the Highland
ers are to ask every owner of a So
foot lot. over which the line will pass,
to subscribe SIS, for which he will
receive worcestershire stock certifi-
Gates. Each owner of a 50-foot lot
on streets next adjoining the car track
Will also be asked for $25. Those on
the third street back will be asked to
contribute $3.50 each and all VIII
receive stock in proporuonatc
amounts.
The members Of the committee.
vino have DC,n at work on the pro
ject for several weeks. said that sew
eral prospective routes were being
considered, but the final route would
be determined at the meeting tonight
or soon thereafter. and work would
be begun at once soliciting subscrih-
il. linn
100000 can be raised within a short
space Of time and this will place the
line in operation and leave surplus.
1--WE do not promise that the line
will Immediately pay dividends, but
We are confident that II viii. We
will so Law the tracks that We can
carry practically all of the people of
the Highlands who want to come
down town IN the evening to a pic
ture show or for any other purpose,
and We believe that the patronag1
will be more than we have figured
on. in preparing our plans. II is be.
lieved that the entire line can be built
and equipped for about $4,000"
Members of the committee con
suited with the manager of the local
electric light company this morning a.
t. motive power and were assured
that the local company could furnish
all of the power needed. The terms
offered for a number of years was ac-
ceptabIc to the committee, and the
members expressed themselves as
thoroughly satisfied that the project
would prove a great success.
member of the committee said he
believed the project could be put in
a tn "
a franchise within thirty days.