. Electric railway review . n of New Jersey. In 1897 he and his associates,Messrs. Chandler and Riker, organized the Westfield & Eliza-beth Street Railroad Company, incorporated to build an elec-tric line between Elizabeth and Plainfield, N. J., and openedfor traffic in 1899. This property, with the Plainfield StreetRailway, the Elizabeth Street Railway and the Rahway Elec-tric Street companies afterward was merged under the nameof the Elizabeth Plainfield & Central Jersey Railway Com-pany, of which Colonel Hine was treasurer and managingdirector until its absorption by the Public Service Corp
. Electric railway review . n of New Jersey. In 1897 he and his associates,Messrs. Chandler and Riker, organized the Westfield & Eliza-beth Street Railroad Company, incorporated to build an elec-tric line between Elizabeth and Plainfield, N. J., and openedfor traffic in 1899. This property, with the Plainfield StreetRailway, the Elizabeth Street Railway and the Rahway Elec-tric Street companies afterward was merged under the nameof the Elizabeth Plainfield & Central Jersey Railway Com-pany, of which Colonel Hine was treasurer and managingdirector until its absorption by the Public Service Corpora-tion. In January, 1904, he was appointed assistant to thepresident of this company with supervision of the street rail-way department, since which time his energies have beensuccessfully devoted to the harmonizing of the various depart-ments of the company; and it is to his personal popularitythat the change in public sentiment from its former antagonis-tic spirit to the present favorable attitude is 28 ELECTRIC RAILWAY REVIEW Vol. XIX, No 1. Financial News Blue Ridge Light & Power Company, Staunton, Va.—Thiscompany has given a trust deed to J. M. Perry as trustee tosecure an issue of $100,000 of 10-year 6 per cent bonds. Boston Suburban Electric Companies.—Announcement ismade that the trustees have voted to defer the declaration ofthe dividend usually paid in January on the preferred stock. Buffalo & Lake Erie Traction Company, Buffalo, N. Y.—This company has issued $250,000 additional first refundingmortagage bonds making a total outstanding of $4,755,000. Charleston & Summerville Electric Railway, Charleston,S. C.—A syndicate has acquired the holdings of A. J. Warnerand Ogden Edwards, the president, and the following newofficers have been elected: President, Julius G. Hoeke; secre-tary and treasurer, George Tupper: general counsel, JulienGrimke. The foregoing and F. S. Wright and W. O. Sprigghave been elected directors. Massachusetts Electric Compani
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