The Green Forest tribune., 1892-04-07

enger traffic, mail and high class
express. The through cars will not
stop anywhere between tho two
terminal cities between which they
run. Spurs or branches will be run
connecting the large cities along the
line Of the road with the main
through tracks, and from these cit
les individual through cars will run
10 and from the cities OF ST. Louis
and Gu icago without stop. Ultim-
ately street will be run along the
sides OF these tracks aolng which
stores and dwellings, houses are
built. On both sides of these @ven-
ues the land will, itimateiy, be laid
out in building lots 100 feet front
/ by 20 0 feet deep, giving an area OF
half an acre to each lot. These lots
will be bought by people from town
seeking tho healthy air of the coun
try and pleasant homes within
quick and cleanl y access OF the city
Back OF them they will, have the
open farm lands, and in front OF
them the boulevard with the electric
| nailway, telephone and electric
light; practically uniting Washing
ton avenue, ST. Lous, with Michigan
avenue, Chicago by one grand elcc-
,ric highway or boulevard.
Either OF the three routes which
this road proposes to take between
st. Louis and Chicago will be at
least thirty-thrdc miles shorter than
the shortest. Of the existing steam
routes. The standard schedule time
OF al through car, will be 100 miles
per hour The trip from st. Louis to
Chicago can. therefore be made in
from two aud half t. three hours
1t will, of course, be ta the highest
interest Of this company to build
the road and get it in operation in
| time tor the Worlds Fur so as to
SoCutt LHG I'LL nHtGISG ttsttIlc lHCI1Gu
! thereto.
1T will have Il practical!y level
country over which to bulldlts road,
which Wi be crossed ut Intervals by
steam roads which eau be. utilized
for the transportation ot.i its mater
ials. An interesting tact may be
stated IN this connection that con.
tracts can be made for the delivery
ofrails for the entire road within 81 X
weeks from the day OF giving the or
der.
Thc electric car or carriage that
viii be run.upon this proposed eltc-
trc road is. a long, low, compact,
light but strong car, havitg two
pairs If driving wheels, each of
which are diven by Il seperate and
distinct electric motor. The whole
weight Of the car with It's passen.
gers, and of the two electric motors,
comes upon these Two driving
wheels, and is, therefore, available
for tiaction or adhesion between
the rails and the wheels. throug gh
the agency of the car is propelled.
The top OF the car stands only nine
feet from the rail, which is three
lower than the ordinary street car.
This brings the center Of gravity
very low and near to the track :,
which decreases immensely the dam
ger of jumping the track. 1t has a
wedge-shaped nose on front t. r cut
ting the air, which has the effect of
decreasing the air resistance and
of helping to keep the eur down
upon the track. The motor man
stands Immediately back Of this
wed ge-shaped front, and between
his department and the rear wheels
is the compartment for the accom-
modation of passengers. In the
rear of this is u separate compurt-
ment for mail and high class ex-
press. The driving wheels are six
teet in diameter, and arc capable ct
making 500 revolutions in one min
utes. The welght+ot.the entire car
with its motors is but ten tons. 1t
! may be interesting in is connec-
ton to state that y steam locomotive
to make the same speed, if it were
practicable would have to weigh in
the nelghborhool of one hundred
tons, and the prescn; locomotive
weighs from sixty TO ninety lons.
These electric carriages or cars will
be Illuminated and heated by olcc-
tricity,.' Aid will contain all the