Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-24
THE ELECTRIC CARS.
THEY WILL RUN ON THE CRY RAILWAY
Lrgrs ny ocToBER lsT.
xr. Flynn TO Be sers This Week and Opera.
tions TO Begia az
Gree.

Mr.. william 4. Trigg, the newly-elecled
rresidcnt Of the Richmond Union Passenger
Railway Company, and who Is interested
with Mr.. Flynn. OF New York. and Others
in acquiring the control OF the City railway
property, Is also president OF the Richmond
I.ocomosiye. and Machine " orks. he Is q
wide.agege and energetic businessman, OF
great executive abby and sound judgment,
aud the connection Of his name vita any
enterrrisc % once indicates thai business
Il meant. This gentleman has shown him
self an excellent bead for the large estaD,
lishment now under his management, ana
there is no doubt that he VIII prove as sue
cessfnl IN bis new Geld a. In the old one.
FLYNN ExrEcTnD.
Mr.. Tr,cy wss seen al his ofli1c. near the
Chesapeake andOhio shops, yesterday morn.
ing by Dispatch reporter and asked what
would be the next move In the way OF put
ting electric cara on Main and Broad streets,
Acting. Mayor Bass having signed the ordi-
nance graNung them this right
81 only learned q, 10 O'Clock last night,
he ssid, .stbst the ordinance had been APP
proyed. at once communicated the Tact 70
Mr.. FIsnn and he telegraphed me that be
will be down here early m tbe week, and we
will tnen arrange 10 have opers!Ioos begin al
once. ] nm expecting Lieutenant Green,
representing the Sprarue Electric Motor
Compauy. this afternoon, and VIII have
conference with bun Immediately upon bis
arrived. with the view OF having the electrical
appliances ready as soon az possible"
TnE srRAGUE SYSTEM
"You win employ the Sprasuo system,
then Z"
upon"
"Win the power be applied az it now Is
on the Union Passenger Line, with similar
overhead wires "
"Yes. we will use exactly the same me-
thods now employed and which are working
VIEW Satisfactorily. There will be no delay
about this work. | am associated with II,
and an OF the other gentlemen interested,
IKE myself, mean business. NY aJmnistra-
tion of the affairs OF the concern that i aul
now az The head OK. and w1lch employs over
mo operatives. i, I think, sufficient guaran-
tee that am co;sg TO do oil IN nv power 10
makc the enterprise 2 success and TO furnish
The citizens q frst-ClaSS electric streei-car
service such a. has never been known any
where else In the world"
PolEs N TIE STREET.
GLOW about putting poles IN the middle
o. the street," qucfisd the scribe.
"Wcll.0 said Mr.. Trieg, "Ibat matter
rests WITH Colonel Cuishaw, the CITY Engi-
n,er. We are Song 10 DO Just what be de-
cides best about that. In fact, we are gong
20 give The people just what they wSnt-lhat
is, ANYTHING reasonable. and there viii DE no
trouble between Us and She cry Engineer,
who has TIE city's interest at heart, and
who will DO right by both her and US"
ruL EXPOSITION.
"Wflvou have the ears on the City rail-
way lines running by electricity in time for
the EXpoiticn:"
..Oh. vo,; thrrs Is no doubt about that.
We will have a large force Of expert opera
tors ensaoedin the work and will yield 10 no
delay. We are determined 10 have the line
thoroughly equipped and in successful ope'
ration by Tue ist VI october, and II shall be
done.
I'VE had borcd," continued Mr.. Trigg,
"to baye our towers Tor lighting The city
reidy by the Exposition, but fear we shail
hardly be able now TO accomplish that, rs
tue present Council IN its last DAYS wlll
hardly pass that ordinance. Should the
new Council pass It by tie 1st
OF AUGUST. which ] think is hardly
probable, we would work very hard to have
The towers up by that time. As 1t i, how
ever. we will have two railway lines In
operation and the city lighted by electricity
As al pre,euf. New Orleans, Atlanta, aud
other places have bad great and successful
expes.ilons, but none OF them have been
equal 10 what we viii have with electricity
applied rs light. power, aud heat. Why, SIR,
lie Introduction Of electricity here has been
the greatest thing that has cyer, happened FOX
ElcnmOGd.'
TIE CARS.
"win the cars to be used on the Sc lines be
built berel"
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