Evening journal., 1911-06-09
TO LOSE The
TROLLEY ROAD
Delaware City Line Owners
Order Southern Company
to Discontinue Oper-
alton
INTERESTS COULD NOT
AGREE ON SALE PRICE

ne new AdhilE dnu AJtAd0oA wv
Traction Company. which operates
the trolley road between New Castle
and Delaware City. is to be dis
mantled. The company sent word to
the Wilmington and Southern Trac-
tion Company today to discontinue
operation of the road.
The break between the two trolley
companies is the outcome of the Will
mington and Southern Traction Com
panys refusal to take over the Della
ware City end of the road at what its
owners regard as a fair price. The
road has been operated by the South
err Company since the sale of the line
recently. At the time the Delaware
City end of the road was not sold, and
It has since been operated by the
Southern Company without financial
return to the owning company, ac-
cording to a statement made public
by them today.
The New Castle and Delaware City
Company interests this afternoon
made the following explanation:
"The New Castle and Delaware City
Traction Company desires to state
that it has notified the Wilmington
and Southern Traction Company 20
discontinue the operation of the rail-
way extending from New Castle to
Delaware City. This action is pur-
suant to a determination by the first
mentioned company to dismantle the
said railway The New Castle and
Delaware City Traction Company is
willing, and has always been willing,
to sell their railway to the Whining
ton and Southern Traction Company
al the price which was offered by the
president of that company for the
bonds of the old New Castle and Del
aware City Railway Company, prior
to the foreclosure of the mortgage Sc
curing said bonds and the sale of the
property and the acquisition OF the
same by the present owner
"The Wilmington and Southeri
Traction Company, however, appar
emily believe themselves to be the oni.
possible purchaser for the railway be
tween New Castle and Delaware ClC
who would desire or be able to operat
the same. They do not deny that the
are attempting to take advantage o
that fact by trying to buy, and insist
ing upon buying, the said railway a
its 'scrap' value and at a SCRAP
price. though for the real purpose Q
onerating the road. The owners OF IN
said railway will not permit the WI
mington and Southern Traction Com
pany or anybody else, to buy thei
railway at a scrap price for the pui
\ nose of operation. If they are compeil
"a to accent the dismantling value 10
the property. they will only accept
upon condition that the property o.
actually dismantled, and they belieV
that they can dismantle It more adNal
tageously to themselves tnan
sellinq IL as il stands [
son,e one else to dismanue. Tn
owners of the properly WI
hs, very sorry indeed if the dismant
ling of the road should prove 10 d.
an. inconvenience TO the people wn
have been accustomed to use It, bu
they do not propose to permit IN
Wilmington and Southern lrac1lol
Company. or anybody else, 10 use IN
wish. or the convenience, OF the peo
nle who have been accustomed 10 us
the road. or the general sentimen
ofisuch people. as club to force Tn
ovners of this property to sell it TO
operating purposes at a dismantlln
price. ,-,,
"tn case the president Of the Wi
mington and Southern Traction Con
many should again attempt to pei
suade the patrons Of the road frol
New Castle to Delaware City to Gil
culste petitions against the discor
tinuance of the operation of the roa'
or TO call upon the owners there'
to4 protest against such discontinl
ance. the statement is now made thi
a continuance of the operation of N
road has become impossible. Sine
the sale Of the road il has been opel
ated by the Wilmington and Soutl
ern Traction Company without cost
thai company. The latter compan
has paid no rent or other compensi
tion of any character whatsoever
the owner of the road for its use.
fact, the Wilmington and SoutheI
Traction Company has refused to pa
any such rent or compensation or
enter into any lease or agreement Il
the use of the road.
"The owner of the road has pc
mitted this condition to exist beyor
what il believes TO he a reasouab
time, in the hope that somethir
might be accomplished which wOu
result in a continuance of the ros
as common carrier and public CO.
venience This, however. has be-
proven to be impossible to briI
about"