Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-06
ELECTRIC MATTERS
UNION RAILWAY CARS 70 RUIZ IN A
DAY or TWO.
Sale Of the Schuyler Electric-Light Plant
What the Buyers Pro-
pose TO Do.

DC ready 10 DeBin passenger Ou9iHSS' ~
morrow at 8 A. NJ. if not tomorrow,
certainly on Monday. Yesterday seven
cars were out on trial at one time, and
to-day ten will be run to make the test
more perfect. The fare will be five cents
over the whole route-from twenty
ninth and p streets to the New reservoir.
EQUIPMENT.
Each car will be equipped with Two
officiaIs-a driver, or motor man, and
conductor. Both will be uniformed IN
gray suits. The coats will be sack cut,
trimmed with nickel buttons, and -egu-
lar conductors caps will be worn. The
conductor will be captain of the train,
and lady passengers when they wish to
get off need only hold up finger to get
the car stopped.
GoHGs.
Hand.gongs similar to fre.eneine
gones On each car will be struck at all
the cross streets. AZ night the cars will
be lighted by incandescent lights. Only
ten will be run for the first week or ten
days after which time ten more will be
put on.
SCHEDULE.
No schedule has yet been arranged,
but as it takes about an hour to go from
one end of the line to the other, each
car. with ten on the entire double route,
will be ten or twelve minutes apart. In
tire beginning the strength OF the system
will be most severely tried, for nearly
everybody in Richmond will want 10
ride as soon as the line starts, if only "to
see how it feels.
UNOFFICIAL.
IT has been rumored that for the beDe-
ft mainly of the working classes the fare
between 6 and 7 in tue morning and eve
ming would be less than during the day,
but nothing can be officially learned OF
any such contemplated action. Neither
can il be as.ertained if the cars will run
all night
RECAPITULATORY.
The Union Passenger-Railway Com
pany began building its road on the 2Gth
of last scarcely six months ago.
The officers OF the company are: J.
Thompson Brown, president John +.
Barry. secretary and treasurer; and
George A. Burt. general superintendent,
Lieutenant s. ID. Green, chief superin-
tendent of the Sprague Electric Motor
Company, has charge OF the electrical
equipment Of the road.
HURRAH FOR RICHMOND
Richmond now stands on the eve Of
the consummation of one of the great
est enterprises Of the day. With twelve
miles of electric railway in successful
operation land who that has seen the
trial cars glide over the streets can
doubt?) the city will have the longest
road in the world and if the com
panv can accomplish all they contem-
plate. it will be tue finest hne. With
convenient schedule, beautiful cars,
capable drivers, polite conductors. in
candescent lights, (and DR.. Burton,s
electric heater, which the company speak
of adopting,) what more can the people
want?
lie Schuyler Company Sells TO the
virginia Electric.
The Virginia Electric-Light and Power
Company has recently purchased the
SCHUYLER electric-light plant of this city,
and Mr.. Heidel, the manager OF the
plant has received instructions from
New York to turn the same over to the
new company, OF which Henry Steers,
of New York, is president and William
NJ. Motley, Of Richmond, Is secretary
and treasurer The Board OF Directors
are John T. Barry. Andrew Pjzzini, Jr..
W. S. Dashiell, John $. Wise, and j. w.
/ Hates. Ibis company proposes to erect
a plant at the power-house corner OF
Seventh and Canal streets, and will fur
nish not only arc but lncantescent lights
and motive power.
MOTIVE POWER.
This new move will give the people in
creased electrical convenience. For In
stance, if motive power is wanted to run
/ an elevator, large sewlng-machine, a
printing-press stationary engine, or a
coffee or spice-mill, one can get it in the
shape of electricity at ones very door,
/ and that, too, it is claimed, cheaper than
steam. And If incandescent lights are
desired for stores, residences, or facto-
ries, they can be supplied for about the
same price as the cost of gas.
WE ADVANCE.
The company is now fitting up incan-
descent lights in the Union Passenger
Railway Company's Office on Bank
street.
The Schuyler wires will be used to
supply the power as far as possible, but
a fine electric plant will soon be put up.
The works will be in the hands Of ex-
perienced electricians.