Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-23
.AVEAGREATPLAN
- Street Car Company VIII
Double Its Motors.
IMMENSE AMOUNT Of CAPITAL
- o3.ooo,noo Invested IN the Grand
uncids susss Rsllway Sysssm-Iu
Owners Ass wen Pleased.

y. ?. odell, c. r Cumming. j. =.
1.6nheook, v. shaw Kennedy, J. n
n1nr, eli Of Chicago: q. l. Bradbury
q Indianapolis and John H. Barker OF
11hohienn City arrived ~ the Morton
Jcn1osday afternoon from Chicago
Ikey enjoyed xn elaborate thres-hoer
6innsr a the Norton last evening and
=. II o'clock left for Chicago Mr..
01eti. prss.denWof the Consoiidated
111oos Railroad company said 10 re-
uogocI for The HERALDs Our party
: oomposed Of the Chicago stocknold-
q q the Consolidated street Railway
Ompany Of Grand Rapids. and We
hnvo run up on . tour OF inspection.
Hog further particulars let me refer
yon - my secretary Mr.. bradbury OF
Jn6isnapoils-
III. Bradbury aid: 'sYes. We are we'll
D10nGed with the condition OF the ROAD
Snd more than pleased With the growth
q Grand Rapids, aud the patronage
vhsch its catxens have extended 10 US
The growth Of tnls city - something re-
taxable and We intend TO make the
Uouth of our hnes keep pace with ~.
Ne leave eli questious ~ 10 the man.
oGoueut of the lines 70 our superin-
0GDdent. Mr. ChAplnSu, and are per-
loctiy satisfied with everything ne mas
dono- Mr.. Cummings, who IS with US,
y paxticulariy interested In the inspee-
tion We have been making today, rs !.
= about to put large amount
nonstal into electric lines IN Chicago
and has gained mucn profitable In
formation by examining the GRAND
Rapids Inca Mr.. Bradbury stated the
capital invested IN the Consohdateu
otSeet Railroad company WAS very
Doarly t3,000, 900.
Doubled the Capacity.
Mr.. Hagar said: 1--WE are perfectly
stunned with the present condition OF
cur lines, but We don't think Grand
Jnpids people have done the fair thing
~ N in the way of weather. We arc
doIighted with the operation OF the
xoad and the reception the public has
0von 10. We had . great plan on foot
which We intended 70 carry out today,
but the unpleasant weather spoiled IT.
Ne had intended to show the people
oDmothing great IN the way OF taking
ohom 70 and from tho resorts BY put
Gnng on thirty-iv new motor cars,
VUIo0 W0Ol0 u8vo xtvco 10 UosCusy
onRo in ell. enough to handle the SUM-
hay trafhc without hindrance either
. ourselves or the public.
5 no growth of our line 10 something No
oso rather proud Of. January Of this
4onr We had thirty-five cars running.
- Len than i've months We have been
oo1iGod 70 double the carrying service
g The hne. The new cars viii b put
n next Sunday. Seventy motor cars
have the carrying capacity Of lao cable
q horse carr. Az this time last year
~ were running sixty-four cable and
hosss cars, % that you can zee that We
hnvo more than doubled out facilities
ma year. The line on East street to
- lake u about ready for traflic, bat
= does not just suit IN in some places.
% the entire line will b reballasted
80 leveled this week"
J. r. Essabrook, also Of the party,
vil1 remain in the city until the middle
- The week. He will today begin
uoking very thorough tests OF the
VARIOUS kinds of motors and geArings
nth : view 20 deciding which 10 the
uoos desirable for Grand Rapids