The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-02-13
And BE fhe Most Modern
City in the World in
Ftlis Respect.

coming thetmost up-to-date city in
the country. probabty in the world,
and that too At no distant date, with
a trackless trolley system. the first
ever installed in the United States.
Won't that be going some? No
rails to make an obstruction on the
streets. and only trolley wire
stretched wherever 1t is desired to
run the cars.
The Tackles Trolley Company Of
Maryland and West Virginia,
through the company's attorney. H.
III. Emerg Of this city, has, applied
to the secretary of state fot a char
ter: The Office of the company will
be in Harper's Ferry, but the chic;
works of the organization will be in
Nlartinsburg.
The incorporators are Col. Il. n.
Downs, of New York, who is inter-
ested in several trolley propositions
in this section; A. ID. Bowers, Of
Hagerstown; H. H. Bmmert and l..
W. Montague, of Martinsburg; and
H. L. Kirby, of Harpeps Ferry. The
charter is expected in a few days,
when the incorporators will meet
and form an organization.
The promoters of the company
have simple electric device which
will enable them to transmit the
electricity from an overhead troll
ley to the motor in the car, which
propels the carriage over the street
OR road without the use of tracks.
The cars to he used are said to be
nothing more than large electric
automobiles, or trucks, such as are
used in the larger cities. but in this
instance they will he operated from
the overhead trolley instead of from
the batteries used in the sightseeing
cars.
The cars, which can be made up.
in most any design, have solid rub
her tires, and require no tracks on
which to run. The cars will have a
leeway Of seven feet of either SIDE
Of the trolley wire, allowing ample
room for passage on the streets,
where other trolleys require two
tracks or turnout switches.
The device is said to he very sim
pie and it is said that the cost of OPP
Grating the cars over the streets or
roads will be small in comparison
to the old method of operating troll
ley cars.
The cars will not only be operated
for carrying passengers, but viii be
utilized for the hauling of freight,
as we'll. All thattwill be necessary
will be to hook the loaded wagons
to the trolley cars and pull them
to their destination.
AS soon as the charter is received
and the company gets properly or
ganized an application will be made
to the city council of Martinsburg
for franchise, for it IS the purpose
of the company to begin operations
in this city. The company antici-
Dates no opposition to the granting
of a franchise in this city, as there
will be no necessity OF tearing up
the streets for the purpose of put
ting down tracks, and all that will
be required will he the planting Of
poles and the stringing of the troll
ley and feed wires. The company
will also apply later to the county
court for the privilege Of operating
It's cars over the county roads.
The advantage of the new trolley
is again apparent as there will be no
necessity for grading on the county
roads, as the cars can run wherever
an automobile can go. and the mex
pensive operation and construction
should soon place one of these troll
'ey cars within the reach OF every
resident of Berkeley county.
The company does, not contem-
plate the erection of power plant
in the near future as at the present
time there are five power plants
rom wAi,n " g-c current
= -. seat on, an; -, WA.ll
is said to be less than tie company
could expect to make it for It's own
use.
It is the intention of the company,
after the line in this city is in sue
oessful operation, to extend the line
through this county to Jefferson
county, takin0 in Shepherdstown,
Shenandoah Junction, Harper's
Ferry and Charles Town. and later
crossing the river at Harper's Ferry
and continuing the line into Mary
land.