Evening journal., 1915-06-01

build a connection between the
two systems on Washington
street, between Twenty-second
and Twenty-third, after which al
ternating cars on the Washington
street line will be operated out
and back on the Boulevard be-
tween Concord avenue and the
p, B. e. w. Station and out and
back on Washington street be-
tween Thirtieth street and the
p, B. g. w. Station, thus eliminat-
ing the long detour of the present
Eastlake route and affording a
direct depot service to the district
along Washington street and be-
yOnd Twenty-second street.
Another change which should
result in better service and rapid
transit is the combination of our
Eighth street line with their
Seventh street and Rising Sun
lines. II is planned to operate
the cars on this new line west
bound over Eighth. street and
east-bound over Seventh street,
thus making It a double track
and eliminating the delays At the
switches. The Eighth street line,
instead OF terminating at Ninth
and Union streets, as at present,
Will be extended over Ninth
street TO Woodlawn avenue, at
which point track connections
will be made with the Peoples
line and alternate cars return by
ways of Woodlawn avenue and
Seventh street or continue to Ris-
ing Sun. This will give frequent
and direct service to Wawaset
Park and afford the people in the
Rising Sun district direct depot
service.
In the same manner our Front
street line and their Second street
line will be combined, cars oper-
ating west-bOund on Front street
and east-bound on Second street,
north-bound on Clayton and
south-bound on DUPONT, thus
making practically double
track operation. The termini will
be at the b. & o. station at one
end and at Thirteenth and Lom-
bard and Eleventh and Spruce
streets at the other end.
The Brandywine Springs line
will be operated the same as at
present; namely in Seventh and
out Sixth, except that boat ex-
cursions will run directly from
the steamboat wharf at the foot
of Fourth street out Fourth street
to the Springs, This will neces-
state building a new track ex-
tension on Fourth street between
Union street and Woodlawn
avenue.
other changes are in contem-
plation and the details of the
same are being worked out.
The trainmen of the Peoples
Railway will also be materially
benefited by the consolidation OF
the two systems. as effective this
day the Wilmington and Phila-
delphia Traction schedule of
trainmen's wages will be in force
on both systems. This will mean
an increase Of from three to four
cents per- hour for the Peoples
trainmen.
The general Offices of the COM
pany will be transferred from
Sixth and Hawley streets to the
Offices of the Wilmington and
Philadelphia Traction Company
at 603 Market street, and here
after the official business OF the
Peoples Railway will be trans
acted at that Office.
One report was that the capt.
stock was taken over by the T-actiS
Company on basis of $50 a shar
but the bonds against the Peopl
line will continue to be held by q
Dobson interests. The Peoples RAJ
way has 81 100000 bonds and 81
5o0,000 capital sock outstanding.
Mr.. Crook and T. F. Barry he
100000 of the bonds, which, II is u
derstood. they retain. The rest we
held by the Dobson interests.
Negotiations for the sale of the P'
Piles Railway have been in progress
some time, but all the terms could =
be agreed upon until this morning. Asi
from the retirement of Mr.. Crook,
changes in the Peoples Railway staff "
announced today. nor was any change
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