The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-19
WORKING FOR FARES.
III James Street Cable Line in
Practical Operation.
fDus GRIP CARS KEPT BUSY.
!. q, rsuipments in First Glass Condition
-rransSsr Of Yesler's wharf
sxe Railroad Notes.

I - lanes street cable line, Of the Union
I6Irnk hne system, was put in operation yester-
~ md the open grip cars ran regularly ali
@1sr There were q good many passengers, some
Y SSi5ne the round trip through curiosity, and
s11rIy III spoke in praise Of the service.
apcupd was broken for the line August l9.
z,6ng md IN the seven months, lacking one day.
that time tracks have been laid on James
Z S1S1le from Pioneer place to Broadway. and
- on Broadway and South Fourteenth
Il % % the South school, the power-house has
huilt and the powerful machinery required
piaccd in position.
- poWef-h0use ID . large structure Of brick.
ding ct the northwest corner OF james street
Roadway, and contains in its basement the
aqS, engines and dynamos, and on the ground
4 - he ofices OF the company and fioor-room
r. housing the grip ana electric cars. The
nufement Of machinery II complete and Of
3 1eAx31w construction. Three large boilers
I'D side BY side in the boiler-room, two of
1lden ~ sufficient 70 furnish Ill the steam re-
] susfed md the third viii be held In readiness
~ emeHencies There are two Lane 4 Bailey
! Coils mgincs, of go horsepower each, and
s1fey WuRR = silently as new sewing machines,
E1be eoblo % run by power carried by trans.
nf16fon rope from q big drum between the
! 10 huse hy-whecls OF the engines, and the
6ynamos viii be run in the same way, the trans
nied0n ropes passing around the rims of the
1yUhselG The dynamos are OF 200 horse power
4 -, and the two will furnish all the power re-
6 11led ID tbs electric line
~ plan of tlis company is to operate only
- Jono street line BY cable, the cars aiming
I'm - south from the intersection of that
esuGf Nh Broadway TO be moved by electricity
d 1<D6HY system. Electric wires are strung
oloue james street tracks, however, to furn-
~ ~ the cars and TO assist the heavily
49, - mp the steep grades.
nol 6cnrs are open and short, with seats
On both sides, and will carry twenty
~ without crowding. The electric cars
md anew pattern here, with closed COM
fI(feut HI the middle to hold sixteen passeu-
~, md room for rs many more on the open
e1ts 4 each end of the car. There are four OF
HE eloctfic ears ready for service, all hand
pmely finished, and each bearing distintive
dae on the side panels. The names chosen are
sWAstc0m, Spokane" olympia and "ra-
e1ma The legend on the front and rear, In
Mgs letters. is sfBeacon HILL" the name of q
height In the southern part OF the city, which
~ line will reach in the near future.
+. Wittle1 is president OF the Union Trunk
Line Company, ana ]. ID. Lowman, general man
ger. J. +. McCay is superintendent of construc.
ton, and also of the car service, and has been
1ctlvely engaged in the work of building and
sqnipping the line from the first
The conductors and gripmen on the line are
experienced men, and make q good appearances
r their handsome new uniforms.
Though only small portion of the line is in
epeTation now, it is q great convenience to resi-
enfs OF the sectioa between the Madison street
nd Yealer avenue lines, and a. it is extended it
VII grow in worth and popularity. Within two
weeks 1t Is expected to have cars moving south
p the South school, The electric cars will be
etfached to the grip cars for the James street
poetion of the run and will be disconnected and
svitched off at Broadway on the run out.