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A New Line To Detroit

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Parent Issue
Day
15
Month
September
Year
1899
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

 

A NEW LINE TO DETROIT

Another One Has Been Projected.

PIKES PEAK OR BUST

This Line Must Run Through Pikes Peak- It Goes Through Superior.

   Marshal Gerstner returned from Detroit last evening with a finely gotten up prospectus of a proposed new electric line running from Detroit to Ann Arbor, called the Detroit, Pike's Peak & Ann Arbor Railway Company. The prospectus is issued by Thomas Muir & Son., the well-known electrical supply house and contractors for electric plants, of 31 Larned St., Detroit. Pike's Peak is in Wayne county. The route covered is as follows: Starting from the city hall in Detroit, it will run west on Michigan Avenue to Martin Avenue, north to Warren Avenue, west on Warren Avenue to the old Ann Arbor Road to Dearborn Hills, and thence alongside the main branch of the River Rouge to Pike's Peak and Plymouth, and continuing on to Ann Arbor. "From the accompanying map," says the prospectus, "it will be seen that the road will run between two steam roads and two electric roads, there being from one to six miles of well settled country between this central road and the other electric roads located north and south of it. Rights of way privileges and grading tor the track, independent of the public road way, have already been secured and provided for. The track for 34 miles, from Martin avenue to Ann Arbor, will be laid upon a wide boulevard and well ballasted, and thus be free from the dust on the public road-way.

   "This railway, " continues the prospectus, "will pass through a fine farming, gardening and grazing section of country, and is consequently well settled, giving about 25,000 people as patrons outside of Detroit and Ann Arbor, between which two cities there is quite a large traffic and travel. "The company will own valuable property at Pike's Peak, where they will have ample water power and suit able central location for power houses, shops, etc. "It is contemplated to install a compressed air plant and equip the cars with this system, believing this to be less costly as an outfit, more economical for operating and maintaining and quite as efficient for service, thus doing away all objectionable features of pole line and electrical apparatus.

   "The bond issue for the construction and equipment of the 38 miles (34 miles main line and 4 miles of sidings) at $15.000 per mile, would be $750.000 in 20 years, five per cent. First Mortgage Bonds. It is proposed to issue $300,000 of stock (3,000 shares of $100) for purchasing right of way priviliges and organization."

   The estimate of resources and expenses and cost of construction are interesting and will be given tomorrow. The prospectus accompanied by a fine blue line map, showing the proposed line and its relation to other electric and steam lines. The map shows that the line strikes Cherry Hill and Dixboro. There are eight post offices on the line.