Telegram-herald., 1886-10-03
TnE DUMMY LINe ekTgNslON. +.


Candid fapressioas II Opizion Ulea tns
sabjeet.
A. more thorough inquiry &, made and
more la l.l. eut nt nalo1 oaIa.usd ihs
ieasihi itg of steam moioF power ior ear
street railways mees vlth nore general
punic approval. nio1e especially irla Size
osners of properly irauung on ti.s proposed
route ~ ihe 'Dammy hne pros iea tar l
tle ordinance nos lsndius before the Com
mou Council Ihe unusual interest," mani
Tested bg our citizens since tae very FIRST
thai the subject was uroaehed has been
fruitful 81 good Results and aasi sahsiani-
ally aid the Councl in reaching q correct
conclusion upon ths provisions OF ihe or
cluaaoe
IL is true that innovations upon
old established modes and the aiienrf
TO introduce TIE benefits of LEV ideas
always meet with determined opposition
for those who believe The oiG Wsy = good
enough. had such notions alWass bee. list
eued 10 Ne would have been without even q
horse car today Certainly a great many
say We nov have exceptionally well equip
ped and conducted horse cars and ask y hy
anything better L. needed The unhAmper
81 progressive spirit ~ Grand kapids needs
aud insists upon having valuable practical
improvement adopted for The benefit of
both private and public enterprises ln
this, our city has 4 widespreaS and proud
reputation and il must be maintained
We have taken considerable pains 10
reach the views Of persons representing
various interests IN different parts OF the
city aud toe expression Is positive
~
building of the danny road on
the line al present Indicated as il viii fur
nish good street car facilities 10 the people
living along the line and rapid transit 10
the lake for the whole city.
AT first Il good many locally interested
through more or less misrepre tafion.
were opposed 10 the road. but quite a mum
Der of those after having become more
correctly informed of the success Of the sys-
tenn IN numerous other cities, are now
strongly advocating H.
The benefits 10 be gained are 50 palpzble
and important, snd the local iEconyen-
iencies and injuries. if any, SO very few,
and which will certainly, upon the opening
OF the line, prove entirely imaginary We
are bat expressing the sentiment Of every
one in believing the Council should grant
the permit without hesitation.
Last evening a reporter for the TELEGRAM
II ERALD called on several gentlemen who
are interested in the movement and " ho
own more or less along the proposed line
To each one he asked the question, Are
you in favor of the proposed extension aud
If so. why2' To the first part of the
question the answers were uniform and 10
the last part there was little variety. Geo.
W Allen was first seen and he said, i
have no doubt of the great benefit that will
come out of the new line Ii woGld in
crease the value cf land in the southeast
ern part of the city and would make com
munscaiiOn 10 the resort al the lake easier
The Council must guard against the liability
10 accidents.
VIM. Vinegar said. why YES, of course
il would be good thing. / am decidedly
in favor of il. Ii will open large section
of the country and the labOnng man viii
be benefited by the quick transportation 10
the city. If the ordinance is properly
guarded il cannot be otherwise than a
success The cars should run about six or
eight miles per hour. and should stop at
say every other corner. There Will be less
danger than from horses and there viii not
be 81 much noise or dust
III. NJ GOebel sad. Ii would be
great benefit and If people once
bad IL they wouldn't be without II
mechanics would build out there. because
OF the rapid transportation and the value of
property along the line would increase
There would be- no chance for acc dents
more than on railroads coming into the
city and crossing streets. People objected
Ia double street car tracks a. first but now
see what a good thing they are.
ID L. Campsu ans wered a. follows. al
frst ] signed the petition against The new
plan bat since considering the subject and
talking il over with ci iizeus from Chicago
BroOklA H. Indianapolis and other large
places where dummies are in use
! have concluded that IL would Toe
benefit 10 the city AZ large and 20 the
southern portion Of the city in particular.
II We are going to have a city We must have
Tie improvements that are in use ln cities
Mechanics can live out m that portion IF
the ciJv then and have communication
With The city ss we'll Ex Mayor Guriiss
IN answer to the question replied "l am IN
favor of 10 because ] believe if would noi
only benefit the people living In she
southern portion # the city but II wolld
benefit the people al large ] have heard
all the objections raised against The plan
bur don think they are well founded
The objections are based upon the sup
posed principle that the dummy will he
noisy ana scare horses and that being run
by steam. b. viii endauger people crossing
fue street The fact Is ihst the improved
dummies are uoiseless and smokelees and
a. - their heing dangerous. they ARE nor so
much 80 a. horse csrs beoause they can be-
more quickly stopped than horse cars.
Whenv-r tbev have been used properly
has advanced and the prejudice against
them hes passed away
+ 4. Nehan. formerly 81 Wheeiiag West
y reiuia. said YESTERDAY. In WHeelinE
The dummy lines run into the heart oi the
city. never neard any complaints araius
BE-. but on The contrary. everf body is very
much in favor ol it and they couldu'i get
along Withuuf it
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