The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-25
TO RUN THE LINE TO Dc LAND
AND BUILD CONCRETE BRIDGE


the ocean, and as fast as possible to
towns in this section OF the East
Coast. In fact il IS our insenai0n to
build and operate compete cleo
tric railway system m vohsssa county
as fast as it can be done and the
business warrants.
Il understand also there Isl
criticism because the provisions
for the dine crossing the
Halifax river from Daytoma
to Daytona Beach and Seabreeze
were not more definite, but since
the franchise was passed by the
council We have ascertained from
the secretary of war the exact re-
quEements for a bridge and there
are no obstacles but what we. can
overcome. We have also had as
SuranceS from government Officials
that the required permit vii be-
granted. and now that we have this
assurance of permit, we can as-
sure 0he people Of .Daytona aud
the two peninsula towns. In eQuaAy
strong language, that concrete
bridge VIII be built l might sagI
further, that paaGs for a eoncreteI
bridge are now being prepared for
US by engineers and that We are nog|
getting quotations on cement and
other necessary material l have
already given Mr.. Marshall, The
owner of the Goodaa property, a
bond in the sum of 81 900 condi soned
that this bridge via be built and that
it VIII abut ON a street which he
has opened through the property
Another objection TO the proposed
railway system which hiss reached
me IS that the franchise PROV dts fO-
an overhead tpokey system. would
like 10 say that il not our intention
TO use an overhead trolley, but We
are planning TO use an Edison s or
age battery electric car which re-
quireS no poles and no wires. At
the time the franchise was prepared
and passed We were uncertain about
the feasibility OF using a car OF this
kind here because of the c,imaEic
conditions, but recent tests with
the cars have been made on a rail-
road in which we are Interested on
Long Island, under similar coada-
tons, which proxtA this car to be
a great success. For this reason We
expect 10 use this kind OF cars. This
kind of system is cheaper to buLd
| and cheaper to maintain and wild
give perfect service
Il might add that the rails 10 be
| used in the streets Of Daytona and
elsewhere in the towns villa be fAa
rails and the space between the rails
will be paved so that it VIII in
no way be menace or ineonyen
fence TO traffic OF any kind.
Il realize that number of cleo.
trac railroad franchises have been
granted in Dlytona IN the past and
that the people have become dis
guSted with the promoters who Sc
cured the franchises and then fol
some reason or other let the ma tel
drop l am not a promoter in any
sense OF the word, and can assure
the people that it is my intention to
build and operate this electric system
il the vo>egs see tit TO raaafy the
franchise for which am applying
They can rest assured that and state
ment l have made VII be carried Gu.
IN detail.
4 am making this statement in
order to explain 10 the voters our
/ intentions. We are not asking 80.
I this franchise for the purpose OF
| dFspOsing Of Il, but We expect e
| carry out our plans and VIA invest
/ in the project in the neighborhood
Of $1.000.000. We have already Sc
cured franchises in D2ytona Beach
and Seabreeze as the public is well
/ aware
Myself and associates have
great confidence in the future Of
Volusia county, and We believe that
n few years II viii be one Of the
most thickly populated and prosper,
Gus communities in the South. II
5 on the future prospects We az,
5uadius our plans.
1t has been my observation that
The people in this vbciaE,y are alive
AMI progressive, and there are a
number Of good towns which, il
seems TO Us, would be greatly ben
Gifted by being connected wbh an
electric railway II 5 our plan ia
have Eolusia county eventually con
nected with a network Of eleItric
| lines
Mr.. Schostz has already purchased
Of MesSrs. Dillingham; and Dean a
tract OF Land near the Soha1sSz plan.
which he contemplates using for car
sheds and terminals.