St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-14

and the electric route is in favor of the
latter. For instance. the passenger on
a short line train desiring to reach a
given point must alight at one of the
stations designated by the company as
stopping place, and must proceed the
remaining distance either by street car
or on foot. The electric trains stop at
the will of the passenger. The only
thing necessary is to notify the con-
ductor, and the train comes to stand
still. The trip made a few days ago for
the purpose of exhibiting the intercity
line to Henry Willard was made in for
ty-fve minutes with one of the small
motors. As the train pulled up to the
NIcoltet house, Willard took out his
watch, and, turning to Mr.. Lowry, who
had accompanied him, said:
"Forty-flve minutes. Tom, there isn't
another electric system like this in the
WOrl0''
The non-arrival of the powerful
motors intended for use on the Uni
verSity avenue and Smith park line
has made itSo far impossible to correctly
gauge the speed that will be attained
when the line is properly equipped.
The fact that these specially constructed
motors are to be of exactly double the
some idea of the intention. Trains are
run at present every ten minutes, and
each one IS crowded to the rails. This
has been the case, too, ever since the
first car was run over the line. YeSter-
day the streets of st. Paul presented a
spectacle such as has never been wit
messed here except LII carnival time, or
on the occasion OF some celebration. OF
course the near approach of Christmas
mad brought out more than usually
large crowd of people, but the majority
of those who packed Wabasha street,
and Third and Sevent streets,
Were From minneapolis.
The electric line set down 5000 Min
neapo,itans in st. Paul before o'clock
yesterday afternoon. This, too, is
conservative estimate. Whether these
visitors came here on purchasing tours,
or simply for the novelty of the trip, is
unexplained, but the fact remains that
they were here and from Minneapolis.
Supt. Clarence w. Chase, of the com
pany, stated yesterday in an interview,
that everything would be in readiness
for the operation of the entire system
when the cars necessary to a complete
equipment arrived. Much speculation
has been INDUCED in as to the arrange
ment of the loop line by which the COM
pany proposes to make its system con-
tinuous and avoid the loss of time re-
quired for switching. The explanation
is that all cars will traverse Wabasha to
Fifth street. then Fifth street to Robert,
up Robert to Eighth, and thence again
to Wabasha. The Concord street cars
will, on the cut trip, go down Fifth
street, but Oh returning will obviate
the necessity for climbing the hill Oh
CIR pAE
and up Eighth to Wabasha. One, or
perhaps two, of the lines will continue
to make Smith park, and will use the
switch at that point as at present, the
reason for this being that the company
desires to accommodate those arriving
at the union depot, and Smith park is
the nearest available point. The other
West st. Paul line across the Wabasha
street bridge will be in operation be-
fore any OF the other remaining lines.
The cars on this line will run on the re-
turn trip round the loop, reaching Wa
basha by way of Eighth. Announce
ment will be made by the company on
the
Opening of the Loop
line as to the lines to run ON it, which
at present has not been definitely de-
clded. MI. Chase stated, i'll reply to
question as to what measures would be
taken TO prevent overcrowding on the
University and Minneapolis line, that a
sufficient number of ears had been Or
dered to run one each way every five
minutes, and this would be done when
the cars arrived. This will apply only
as far as Dale street, the idea being to
prevent the crowding out of local by
through passengers. At present he re-
GREETED to say that the number of cars
was insufficient to accommodate even
the latter, and residents on the
line from Dale street edwards
found each car arriving so packed as to
afford them no chance to ride Through
EARS would be run every ten minutes,
as at present, and local trains, as far as
Dale street, every three minutes. This
be thought would prove a solution of
the present difficulty. In explanation
Of the fact that since Friday certain
trains on the Fourth street cable line
have only ran as far as Dale street. Mr..
Chase said that the intention was the
same, namely, to accommodate local
traffic. HencefortA, 60 A---- ~-Ala