The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-03-25

| t4SES(1 S(1HeIl1T5 superintendent of the
N1kS< East Harrisburg Elec'
trio Railway. Mr.. Musser is pleasant
gentleman, cool and delibt rate in converse
ton, and seems perfectly at home when
discussing electric affairs. Having an
opportunity to throw aside his labors at
Harrisburg for day and having heard
considerable mention of the Mahanoy
| City, Shenandoah, Girardville and Ashland
Street Railway Company's road. Mr.
Musser concluded he would pay Shenan-
doah visit and inspect the line.
"How are you impressed with the elec.
tric railway here the reporter asked.
Very favorably. Very favorably, in
deed. think you have the mskings of
one of the best electric railway lines
know Of"
How do you think this road will COM
pare with the East Harrisburg, as an in
vestment
"It ought to pay better than our road
1t will be an inducement for people to
travel from one town to another and you
have so many towns in line in this valley
the traffic ought to be very brisk and the
income large. went over the line to-day
and must confess that the territory is a far
better one than l expected to find. When
travelling on railroad through Ithe valley
one is led to believe that the population
would hardly warrant the building of an
electric road, but drive over the route
changes this impression"
"What kind of rail have you got on
your lineT
"The fat rail-"
| Would you sooner have our rail ?"
| Yes, indeed because it is "T'' rail-
That kind of rail is .better than the one
we have in many respects. 1t is more
easily kept up and cleaned and it does not
induce wagon traffic, Sometimes it is
almost impossible for us to keep our tracks
clear of wagons ard trucks. This is a
source of considerable annoyance and
delay to both the travelling public and the
company"
What is your opinion of the plant at
Rsppahannock ?"
st is second to none / don't know
that have ever seen one equal to il in
general appearance and equipment. am
very favorsby impressed with your cars.
They are very fine and far superior in
general appearance and workmanship to
any have seen. was surprised to fud
such cars provided for line that is to have
go much traffi by miners. The cara are OF
much 6ner finish than those we have. AS
to the power house, l am very much
pleased. II is laid out well and the equip
ment is first class. The car house is very
nicely arranged and equal to any know
Of l have be0n in the electric railway
business for several years and have seen all
the roads in the country. In making a
comparison l am free TO say that this one is
first class. The road bed is very good. It
is constructed on first class principles and
1 can see that money has been spent to
make it first class.
What do you think Of the grade on the
dirt bank on the outskirts of this town-do
you think any difficulty will result from it
in connection with the curves 2n
mo, sir. We have curves of "a feet
with a pitch Of per cent. ! notice that
you have but per cent pitch on 45-foot
curves P'
ibid you pay any attention to the tres
ties at this point2p
"Yes, sir; and believe the spans are
perfectly safe. have seen trestles built
like those for main railroad line travel. In
fact, believe that half the timber you
have in the trestles would answer the pur-
pose. The spans are very close together
and l can see that money has been spent to
make it what it appears to me-a first class
job"
"Do you return to Harrisburg to-mor-
row W
mo have accepted an invitation from
Mr. Sadler, the vice president Of the line,
to witness the running of cars between
Lost Creek and the power house. l am
pleased that have an opportunity to wit
ness the operation Of such a plant, as will
remain here tomorrow"