Salt Lake Telegram | 1913-11-22 | Page 1 | Franchise Secured for Tunnel under the Delaware River

I i Franchise Secured for foT Tunnel l Under th the Delaware River Underground Pa Passage age a Mile LO Long Longto to Connect Cities of Qt Philadelphia and N N. J J. to Carry an Ele Electric Railroad I PHILADELPHIA Nov NOT 22 Char 22 Char I Ite te ter rights for the co construction of ot i a tunnel tOMeI under the tho Delaware Uro river from 1 this city eity to Camden N. N J J J. issued I yesterday at Harrisburg to the th Phila delphia elphia Tunnel Railroad company anc and i if the expectations of ot the officers of Oi the company are re realized electric trains will be be in operation beneath th the thi i river within within- two years Tho The prom promoters ter o 0 of the project are the tin gamo athe men men who attempted t the e b building of ot such a tunnel years ago The Tin charter is practically the renewal o of f r th their old franchise the franchiser the fulfillment o of ot t. t which prevented by failure re to obtain ob ob tain terminal facilities oU on t tie tie-i- O J Jersey y 81 side The rhe length of the the f he tube tube with ith its lis ap approaches is to h bo b less C S than than o one mile