Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-05
AN IMPORTANT EVENT.
The Opening Yesterday of the K-street
Railway Extension.

The most important event, TO the city, OF
yesterdays observances was the announced
completion and formal opening to travel
of the K-street City Railway, from Tenth
to Twentieth street. The rapid extension
and building of the city in that direction
made this new line strongly desirable for
public convenience, and Mr.. Carey, propri
etor of the other operating street railway
lines, has promptly responded by con-
structing the road, and with the full knowl-
edge that it would be of great benefit to
the public, but afford no present profit
whatever upon the large amount expended
in its building.
The line has been most substantially
built in every particular, and finished with
wide protection plank on the outside of the
rails the entire length of the road, and bal
lasted and graveled in the most complete
manner between the rails.
AT the hour appointed for the formal
opening of the road, their new, finely
| finished and beautifully painted cars were
run upon the new portion of the line at
Tenth and K streets. The cars, in their
bright green and white colors, orna-
mented with jet and gold stripping and
| letters, presented very attractive
| appearance, but when added to this
the national colors were festooned
| along the sides and flags hoated
from the ends, attractiveness and the en-
blems of patriotism, like the occasion and
the day, were happily blended, and were
repeatedly greeted with appreciative and
enthusiastic cheers by the multitude assem-
bled to witness the first running of cars
over the new track
AT P. NJ. the Pioneer Association, of
which Mr.. Carey is a recently elected hon
orary member, marched up from their hall,
and with few other invited guests and
representatives OF the press, closely filed
| the three cars. Elch was drawn by fine
| and spirited span OF horses, the first being
driven by Neil Macarthur, Superintendent
of the City Railway tracks, and the others
by John Cleve and A. L. Renwick These
| three, together with V. J. Chamberlain, Su-
perlntendent of the company. and George
Singerton, blacksmith of the company, who
were present, were uniformed with light
colored tall hats, with which Mr. Carey had
presented them, they having been, as he
stated, over five years each in continuous
service of the company without days abb
! sence.
As an addition 10 the party and its enjoy
ment the Scotch bag piper, Royal Renwick,
was stationed on the rear platform of the
car and dispersed highland airs and
other music during the trip. As
the excursion passed over the new line it
was greeted by continued cheers and wav-
ing of flags and handkerchiefs by groups of
people along the walks, and from balconies
and windows. Arriving at the intersection
OF the railway on Twentieth street, the ex-
cursicn party was invited into the COM
pany Office and headquarters, ard shown a
| new electric plant with which the head
| quarters and stables have Just been fur
nished, and are splendidly lighted.
Half an hour was here spent in partaking
OF light refreshments and speech making
appropriate to the completion of the road
and its opening. r. S. Carey, proprietor of
the establishment, extended heaity greet
| ing and cheer to the guests and was
| pleased to have an occasion which was of
| interest TO all, thus meet them.
7. 5. Lawson, President of the Pioneer
Association, in return extended greetings
and thanks of the Society for the courtesies
| of the day. and said the members felt
highly honored with the opportunity 10
enjoy the first ride over the new K-street
road between Tenth and Twentieth, and
that the best wishes of the Association and
the city were due and shared for the success
| OF the enterprise.
Mr.. Carey said in response that his well
| come to the party was as hearty as he could
! make it; that he should have been a '49er
himself but that he took another route
across the plains and did not reach Califor-
MA until the next year. Referring TO the
building OF the new road, he said ne had
extended the k-street line to Twentieth
street because the building up of the city III
that section made it desirable to the resi-.
dents of that portion of the city that street
car facilities be provided; that which he
would not build are non-paying lines
beyond the limits. Where public convent
ence made them desirable or necessary. he
would extend all of his lines-on II, X and
. streets-as fast as the city extended in
that direction, whether the roads made
any returns upon the money expended or
not. He said this was his home that he
had an abiding interest and faith in the CITY.
and that he intended to do his part in en-
couraging and helping its development.
Loud and long continued applause
q. w. Chesley made some very apple.
pirate and feeling remarks. He said the
people of Sacramento were greatly indebted
to the energy and enterprise of Mr.. Carey
for the work just completed, as it was done
more In the interests OF the city than for
any profits that were to be made out of the
road, as it is q well-known fact to every
body that owning and running street car
lines in Sacramento have never been re-
munerative, and paid nothing but Irish
dividends" He said it was easy and
cheap To find fault with
our street railroad owners in various
ways. but that such expressions were |
disgrace TO whoever uttered them, rs street
railways were the best promoters OF public |
business, property and municipal growth |
of any and all agencies in cities, and when
Is added to this fact the further one that our |
present street ways had been operated BY |
the present proprietor more as q public |
benefit to the city of his home than for the |
" Irish dividends " it yielded the nnstin;ed |
thanks OF the entire community wes due
to our public-spirited and big hearted city
railway owner and builder.
At the conclusion of his remarks three
cheers and very lsrge tiger" were given |
for the completion and opening of the X |
street line to Twentieth, and for its enter |
prisins and successful builder"
At the close of speech making and par
taking OF refreshments the cars were again |
taken and the party returned by way of |
Twentieth and III streets and going as far |
as Second returned to Seventh and X |
where final three cheers were heartily |
given and the Pioneers proceeded to their |
hall to partake of their annual Independ- |
ence banquet.