The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-11-25
why CAN'T THE CITY BUILD NJ

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There is not a progressive citizen
in LeHore County who will not adj
nit that Greenwoo1's growth has
reached such a stage that she badly
needs a street car line. The limits
Of the city have been extended 80
as 10 incorporate all the new addi-
tions that have been promoted, and
these are too far from the heart OF
the city TO be without street car
connection. Try the long walk from
Congress Heights, the Austin
Wright Addition, the additions
near the Furniture Factory or a
ramble from either Of the oil mills
and ball park, and you will agree
with us that Greenwood needs a
street car line.
1t will be many years before a
corporation will be organized to
establish such q line, for they will
not go into the business unless they
can realize exorbitant profits on their
investment, The installation Of the
service would demand q larger out
put Of money than they would care
70 lay out. But if the City Of
Greenwood will take mold Of the
proposition they can easily establish
the plant at a less expenditure than
a corporation can do the same
work.
The Greenwood Light aud Water
Plant at present have dynamof
whose capacity is great enough x
furnish power for a street car sys,
tenn, in addition 10 their lights
With this start they could very
easily float enough bonds to install
Tie other parts Of the system
Three, or three and a half miles
would easily answer all the service
needed in Greenwood.
Some hold that the system woult
not be self-sustaining. Let us take
for instance, our sister town, Yazot
City, whose street railway cost then
$4,000, and who laid five mile'
Of street railway. Bonds werl
hoated by the city authorities 70.
same, and the members of thu
Street Railway Commission Of tina
city prove by their records that thu
system is self-sustaining. Only fy'
cars are used, with a truck car, ant
these easily accommodate all tn
traffic in that city.
In Greenwood we would meet
only three or four miles, whicl
could be installed for about $500
or $4,000, with the same humble
Of cars. The present efficient ligh
plant can reduce the cost of the in
s~tallation, and the present Ligh
and Water Commission, OF a sepa
rate Street Railway Commission
could take UP the administration 0
the system and make 1t more thai
seif-sustaining.
One Of our most prominent cit
zens and largest taxpayers is talk
ing street Car line on every corner
and presents the matter with fact
and figures that will show you tina
we need the system badly, and tina
it could easily pay for itself. Eli
shows how a line could be run from
out by the furniture factory through
the heart Of the town, circling bach
through the bail park, dowr
through the Congress Heights par
and G. P. town, linking back and
through the heart Of the city, be.
fore returning to furniture factory
town and Gritney. He further shows
that five cars could easily handle all
the traffic with a convenient sched-
ule. He sets down the number o.
employees it will require, the cost d
the installation Of every department
and the expense Of the maintenance
OF these.
The matter is one that must re.
ceiye serious consideration. Green.
wood Of to-day is not the burg Of
six or seven years ago, and this
town cannot attain the full develop.
ment possible unless it has an eff,
Gent street railway system.