The daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1889-1890, 1889-10-17
THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY.
ITS GREATLY INCREASED FAS
CII.ITIES FOR BUSINESS.

New Passenger Cars Ordered
First Freight Car Built In Asheo
ViIIe-I-ines Extending and to
be Extended, Etc.
The first car ever built in AShevil,e
was put to trial on yesterday afternoon,
and will begin regular service to-day in
transportation of freight from the Wes-
tern North Carolina railroad depot to
the conssignees in all parts of the city.
The company will soon have a depot
established at convenient and central
situation, when arrangements will be
perfected to perform all of the freight
business of the city.
The company will within one week
give an order for three additional pas
senger cars, which will be supplied
within thirty days. An order was placed
one week ago for one passenger car,
which will be in readiness for service by
the time the College street line is COM
pleted. An order for four additional fif-
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the Sprague Electric Company, through
their agent Capt. Barnard, so that no
delay may be caused. These new cars
will enable the company to double its
present service, and run over all it's lines,
including Doubleday and College street,
every fifteen minutes.
Tho boe r,pyoJ ;+c
tion force from Oak to Woodhn street,
in order to perfect an improvement in its
line at the junction of those streets.
DR.. Hargan, of Oak Street Inn, has dis
played commendable public spirit by al
lowing sufficient Of his premises to be
used to greatly improve the curve, and
he only delay required will be for the
city engineer to make the alterations in
his gradients that the change necessi-
tates.
The new freight car is very creditable
piece of work, and was constructed un-
der the supervision of Master Machinist
\ Sheriff., who is to be congratulated on
t the success attending his first effort at
car building. This car is provided with
J. two Sprague motors of fifteen horse.
d power each, and has carrying capacity
of fifteen thousand pounds, which was
fully and pleasantly tested yesterday,
n by a kind lady friend loading it to its
O full capacity with good Wishes and ex.
| .oo II.
,t freshments for the enjoyment of the EN-
ployes and officers of the company
n These hard worked and laborious off
:, cials fully appreciate these good things
- and voted Mrs. Pulliam their heartfelt
m thanks. AS a CITIZEN reporter happened
W to be present, he suggests to other ladie
xe "go and do thou likewise" Indeed w
have heard many verbal compliment
he paid the conductors and motor men 70
er their unvarying politeness and READINGS
h, to assist and accommodate passengers i
every possible manner, and we have IL
vn doubt Mrs. Pulliam's kind example wi
lis be followed by Others whose approx;
Will DS SHoWH Dy dSIlOLS WHlSh SpCd
ef louder than words"
ed While upon this pleasant subject it wi
tlv CRAFTY many to know that a telegral
he was received yesterday announcing tt
M shipment of iron rails and spikes, +
quired to complete the lines at prese1
re- contemplated, both through Chariot
red to Chestnut street, and through Wat
street, the latter being chiefly for freig
purposes. The track laying will be begr
forthwith at theintersection ofCharlot
and Chestnut streets by force who W
work southwark to meet those who a
now pushing rapidly in the opposite
re, rection. We venture the prediction tn
those energetic residents in the mort
d, east section of Asheville will not be W
ay. ing for the line to stop at the termir
od now proposed, but will soon have it
IS tended for the development of their de:
able building sites, which certainly cons
tute one of the most charming sections
> J. this most charming place and will o.
iE need the ready access which the elect
'"s cars will provide, to cause them to
Liz to their actual intrinsic value.
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