Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-08-22
SACRAMENTO OFFICIALS.
THEY INSPECT MR.. HENRY's ELECTRIC
RAILWAY IN SAN JOSE,
Accompanied by the Board of Trade
Committee-They Are Favorably
Impressed With 1t.

The San Jose Mercury of yesterday is at
hand with full account of the official in
spection, made on the preceding day, of
the electric railway system of that city by
the members of the Board of City Trustees
and committee representing the Board OF
Trade. That paper says:
81. H Henry. the proprietor of the cleo
trio road, had as his guests yesterday after
noon Mayor W. D. Comstock, MsJor VIM.
Mclaughlin, n. C. Wolf, comprising the
powers that be of Sacramento, and j. w.
Wilson, A. Andrews and ]. Lindley, a
committee from the Sacramento Board of
Trade, and B. q. Steinman, President of
the Gas and Electric Light Company.
"The gentlemen, with the exception of
Major Mclaughlin, who is delegate to
the Convention, came down for the express
purpose of inspecting the electric road, its
workings, mode of operation and general
utility.
"At previous meeting of the Trustees
of Sacramento, Mr.. Henry put in an appli-
cation for change in the franchise of the
Central Street Railway now operated at
Sacramento. The franchise as originally
secured calls for the propelling of the cars
by the storage system. This system was
put in and given test, but failed to meet
the requirements on account of the imper-
feet condition in which that system now is.
Accordingly, after the failure became pro-
nounced beyond any peradventure, horses
were put on, and the road has been oper-
ated with that propelling power for some
months.
"Mr. Henry last week consummated a
purchase of the road with view to put
ting in the overhead system which has had
such an unqualified success here. The
Town Trustees, composed of Mayor Com
stock and Trustees Mclaughlin and Wolf
have had the subject under consideration
and at the earnest solicitation of Mr.
Henry came down to view the San Jose
road, which is one of the best running and
most successful the company has put in.
Yesterday afternoon the gentlemen,
with the committee from the Sacramento
Board of Trade, boarded one of the motor
cars. Will Henry manipulated the pro-
polling power, while ]. H. Henry explained
the workings of the machinery and drew
attention to the absence of disagreeable
noise and the smoothness with which the
cars ran. The entire length of the road was
traversed and the gentlemen, while guarded
in their expressions of commentator,
stated that they were pleased with their
trip and much more in favor of the system
on seeing it in operation than from hearing
verbal descriptions and reading articles on
the subject.
major Mclaughlin did not remain dur
ing the entire trip, being compelled to at
tend the Convention. He was seen by
Mercury representative last night and ex-
pressed himself as much impressed with
the successful working of the road.
1.-The Sacramento road runs from the
depot out J street to Twenty eighth street
and Oak Park he said. AT present it
is operated by horses, but the line is run
very well in this way. l was much i'm
pressed with the overhead system as ex-
plified in your road here, and l am much
more in favor of il than before l took the
trip. can see no possible objection to it.
1t seems to work smoothly and sdtisfac-
torily. However, I called was to attend
the Convention yesterday before the trip
was finished and l did not see all of it
desire. Tomorrow will take another trip
and make closer inspection of the work.
ings of the system.
"'What the action of the Trustees will be
in regard to Mr.. Henry's application for
change in the original franchise am IN
&C 10 state as no particular opinion on
ID subject was expressed, although all
seemed tayorably imppessedi u