Mystery Developer Promises Electric Rail Connection to Capital
A man named C. T. Morck seeks franchises for an electric railway between Tacoma and Olympia, putting up a $10,000 bond.
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C. T. Morck has asked for franchises over Olympia streets for an electric railway and agrees to put up a $10,000 bond to guarantee that the line will be running between Tacoma and Olympia before January 1, 1910. An outlet to the south is also asked. No one knows who Morck is or whom he represents. It is thought that he represents a new syndicate which will run an electric line from Tacoma to Portland.
“No one knows who Morck is or whom he represents.”
The quest to connect Tacoma and Olympia via reliable transit is a century-old civic dream. Even today, the region struggles with transit connectivity between these two major hubs, reflecting the same ambition for economic integration seen in 1909.
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