The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1910-06-24
TO START WORK ON TROLLEY n
A FEW MONTHS.
It WIN Pass Through Manchester and
Hampstead.

From the Baltimore Sun. June %.
Reports from Westminster say that
the County Commissioners Of Carroll
county recently granted the right Of
way TO the Baltimore and PennsyI-
vania Railway Company for the con
struction Of its tracks along The ReIa-
terstown and Hanover turnpike. :
charter was granted the company At
the last session Of the Legislature Io
build and operate an electric railway
with ReisteTstown as Its southern
terminal 10 a northern terminal IN
Pennsylvania.
At Reisterstown the road vii con-
rect with the United Railways
Emory Grove line. and In pennsy1-
vania Il will connect With the Han-
over and York systems In that State
at Intersection, above Melrose. H
the construction and operation nf this
road Washington, Baltimore, York and
Hanover will be Joined b. chain Of
electric railways.
Mr.. John Pierce Burns, ; we'll
known lawyer of this city, l. the
president Of the company. He said
yesterday that all the preliminary
work on the plans for the road has
about been finished and the actual
construction win begin within the
next few months.
IL ia estimated By Mr. burns that
the road Will cost 5000. 900. and i haz
been capitalized at that amount. Il
is proposed to issue frHt mortgage
30-year 3 per cent bonds 70 raise the
necessary funds.
Tk. rnuNrurF
OF the road has been awarded 10 The
Maryland Construction and Develop
ing Company, of which mr. Howard
Tebba. Of this city. Il yiee-prealdent
and financial agent This company
proposes TO accept the bonds 0f the
railway company In payment
IL Ia expected by the officials of he
road that farm landa along he route
will aOon be selling by the front foot
as building lots. since The altitude i
high and the scenery attractive.
Along the line there are : number Of
villages with churches. schools md
stores.
Among the largest Of Inezs are
Hampstead and Manchester The
former Is an Incorporated toHn -
miles north of RelgtsrHIoHn. IL
chief industries are canning factories.
-four mills and carriage works. i Il
the distributing point for al a0rtz Of
farming needs. Manchester i i
milsE north Of RelHteratoHn. L Il
the seat Of many cigar factories. t
pays more taxes on The commodity. i
IL said. than any town or eIIx IN Ihs
State. with the exception Of TlalIlz
more. This town l. three mile from
. steam railroad and haH heen nanIIz
capped for want Of proper railway
facilities.
with itA push aud energy aid
Hr Burns, and the facilities which
would be afforded By the naN sIsrz
trio road II should grow rapidly when
II II In closer touch With The outer
world"
II iE conAerfallYely estimated that
the population along or contiguous 10
the route In Maryland II between i
900 and 10000. Mr. Burns sid That
with the population Of Baltimore md
York and their connected towns the
road will bring In contact about :
900 900 people.
1y the econstructionof the Baltimore
and Pennsylyenia railroad The mile
age from Baltimore would b IN Ian
over ~ miles. as against : b rail
road nj present York would BE-
reached in 5S miles and Gettysburg
when connections are complete IN =
miles. The distance il Il mlleH n
the present route.