The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-01-06

For tho last few daysEtl electric car
service has caused n great deal OF dis.
satisfaction and complaint on the part
OF tho general public. Yesterday a re-
porter for tho ISrELLIGEScER started
out to investigate the cause, and, meet
ing Mr.. Harrington, tho new superin-
tcndent OF the line, asked him ii this
state OF affairs was to continue.
7"So, sir" said Mr.. Harrington rs no
sat in his Office at the street car stables
on the south side, where no was busy
mapping out some big improvements
"You SEQ these new signs hcre3 VOL,
that Will DO ono trouble obviated in u
fow days. We are at present engaged
in turning out new signs-forty arc in
the shop now--to be placed on top. OF
every car on our limo, plainly indicating
the destination OF each one. They will
DO ten feet long and six inches wide,
painted different colors. For instance,
the island line will be in green letters,
tho north end line red and the loop
black letters, SO that everyone can tell
easily in tho daytime where each car is
going Tonight we started most OF the
cars with different colors on the head
lights, which can be plainly seen two or
three squares of. The same colors will
be used as in the signs-island green
center, north end rcd, center and the
main loop plain light, as formerly.
As soon MS the public learn this all for
mer trouble on that score will be OBJ
Waited"
SLOW about those long stops for
meals, Mr.. Harrington; have you rcmo-
died that?'
Eyes, that matter has all been ad-i
Justed by having more men. Whom the
first car strikes the dinner hour Il new
crew takes the car and keeps right on.
You SEQ We have two crews here at the
office eating their lunch. BY the time
the third car comes around the first
crew have finished their meal and are
ready totakG charge; and so it contin-
ucs until all have finished, and the line
is running all the time, and the public
is not DISCONNECTED"
- IMPROVED TROLLEY POLES. u
"Among tho other Improvements VIC
are making is the changingo OF all the
trolley poles, which are now made OF,
hickory and break very easily, to light
steel poles, which are more slightly and
more durable. All will be interchange
able, should any Of them get out OF gear.
Owing to the misunderstanding OF some
OF our men thirty-six poles have been
broken since VIC started them, and had
we continued with them much longer
some OF the cars would have been laid
off on account OF a lack ofrpoles."' Is
How about the limited number OF
cars running on the loop? Are you
going to increase them ?"5sa Id, h
sizes. Just step down in the car
room and Ewill show YOU. We have at
present two towing cars which we are
fitting up with motors for the loop,
and trucks OF the latest improved pat
tern for two more new cars, OF which
We have not received all the parts from
the manufacturing company, and the
consequence is we are held back. /
have been telegraphing and writing to
hurry things up ms fast as possible, and
regret to say that nothing but promises
are forthcoming. AS soon as these cars
are finished and few cars changed
around We will have twelve cars on the
loop, which will be ample: At present
there are only five or six. Y