St. Paul daily globe., 1892-03-30
WHITE BEAR ELECTRIC
From Wabasha Street to
White Bear by LoWryS
Electric Cars.
Contractor to Have 1t in Oper-
alton Within the Next
Two Months.
Harvester Works Said to Be
in This important
Deal,
AS the Site to Be Selected Is
That Near Beaver
Lake.

Within two months from today it will
be possible for citizens to take an cleo
trio car at Wabasba street and, without
change, ride to White Bear. The con-
tract for the work will be signed this
week. There are only five miles of
rail to be laid, as the line is an extern
sion of the North st. Paul road. The
North ST. Paul line, starting at the end
of the East Seventh street cable, was
opened in 1850, and at the time it was
stated that eventually theline would be
extended to White Bear. The line has
been operated by locomotive, and the
trains have been run at long intervals.
Some sort of connection has been
observed with the city railway.
but really the service has not
been of popular character. Ot
course, the somewhat limited patronage
had something TO do with this. but when
the line is extended to White Bear the
patronage will be practically unlimited.
The contractors will be given two
months to complete the extension and
equip the road with electrical ap-
pliances. 1t is said, however, that the
work can be done within that time. and
this summer the Duluth road will have
a very lively competitor fol- lake traffic.
The owners of the North st. Paul road
are the members of the North st. Paul
Improvement company. They. are re-
Bponsible for the extension, and the re-
port goes arrangements have been made
with Col. Lowry TO operate the roads.
AS is well known, the East Seventh
street cable is to be substituted by elec
tricaI motive power. This would have
been done last year but for the inability
to secure the material. The change will
now be made without delay. By this
means it will be possible to run an cleo
trical train from Wabasha street to
White Bear. A train will be run be-
tween the points named every fifteen
minutes. The road Will be practically
under the city railway system, and the
service will accordingly be as reliable
as it is possible to make it. The road
now fringes Hazel Park, runs through
North ST. Paul and taps Silver Lake.
From here the extension will proceed to
Long Lake, a very popular summer re-
sort, thence to Mahtomedi and around
the lake to White Bear.
There have been we'll defined rumors
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site is going to what has been termed
the Beaver lake site. This site will be
tapped by this new electric road, and,
while the individuals interested will not
talk on the subject, 1t is hinted that the
selection Of Beaver lake has much to do
with the extension and the improve
mentS that are to be Immediately put
on the North st. Paul road. The east
ern limits of the city will De immensely
benefited by the location of the har-
vester works in the vicinity, and in this
North st. Paul will also largely partici-
pate. Then again it the Beaver lake
Site was selected. it is apparent that
means be provided for bringing the
work people and their families into
closer communication with the city.
1t will thus be seen that this new
electric line Will not only be the means
of capturing the lake traffic, which OF
itself will we'll repay the interested cap
italiStS, but it will also be the means of
securing the greatest manufacturing
works that 1he city can boast.
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