Arizona republican., 1911-12-06
ELECTION
TOMORROW
Phoenix Will Vote on E|eC-
tric R'y Franchise
INTERURBAN White LINE
It's Proposed Equipment
Will Be Storage Battery
System, Identical With
That of Another Proposed
Line.

Tomorrow, December :. at Il spe-
riN viii pass upon the application Of
the Salt River Valley Railway COM
pany. known as the White Line" for
an electric railway franchise. This
enterprise is chiefly designed as an
interurban line. its plans involving a
system that shall eventually cover
the valley. but which in the beginning
Will be built from the fair grounds
through Phoenix and on 10 Scottsdale.
Z built at all. The company's request
is for right-of-way through the cor
Ioration line. entering on the west
along Van Buren, street or the Yuma
road. ON reaching Sixth avenue ii
desires L. build south one block 70
Monroe. thence east on Monroe To
Seventh street passing various of the
city churches and the postofficc. north
on Seventh TO Van Buren, or the
Tempe road. each for several blocks.
thence north To- the Mcdowell road.
Also the company desires the right To
go from Monroe street south on First
avcruc. and again on seventh street
rorth from Monroe t. the Mcdowell
road. To- reach Evergreen addition.
This rout" described indicates that
what the company wants Is terminal
facilities for an intCrurban line rath-
or than catering to travel within the
city. Without desiring to pass on
the merits Of the application for the
franchise. leaving that for the best
Judgment Of every voter personally.
there are some facts i'm connection
with the case not generally under
stood. that the voters are entitled 10
know
There are now before the people of
the city two railway franchise appli-
cations the other being in the interest
OF r. Allyn Lewis. and action on
which is to be taken At another cleo
ton December l.. Mr. Lewis also an
rounces his desire To build an inter
urban system. In his application he
LAYS great stress on the fact that he
proposes L. use the Beach Edison
storage battery equipment. which does
away entirely with the trolley pores.
wires and other dangerous and un-
slightly features Of electric railway OPP
Grafton. Mr.. Lewis conterdcd that he
had the exclusive right To use that
equipment in this county.
Now comes the promoters 81 the
White line saving that il is their
purpose and has been all the time. to
use the Beach Edison cars. They say
it is true that Mr. Lewis had a con-
tract made with one director Of the
company alone. personal friend OF
Mr.. Lewis. to sell cars here for
period Of six months, but that il could
pot invalidate another and particular
contract previously made by the COM
pany with julius Beeman Of Ocean
Park. its Pacific coast agent: that be-
fore Mr.. Lewis asked for franchise
the White lire promoters were already
regulating with Mr.. Bcemsn. and
that since Mr.. Lewis applied for
franchise they the White promoters.
lave been in mail and telegraph cor
r,sp"ndcnce with Mr. Beach Of the
Beach Edison company, who assures
them that they can buy all the equip
mcnt They can pay for AMI that no.
body on earth is given exclusive
rights I" use their patents. Finally
the White line promoters say that Mr..
Lewis contract with the Beach Edi-
son company viii expire before they
can possibly need any cars Of any
kind
Therefore. without prejudice either
Tor or against either franchise. It may
be stated with confidence that if eth
or or both lines ar" built. they will
j" equipped with tho storage battery
system.
Concerning tho White line ar Of
1iccr Of III" company stated last night
that its project is alread= practically
iiranced ana its certified check for
5000 in cash is in the bank as a for