Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-20
OVER THE BRIDGE.
The Success Of the Electric Car
Proposition.
A POPULAR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.

Tue Road ia. be Equlppoa with tire Most
Modern ana Censertasae Car. ~ Soon
~ the Details are sil Settled -ro he In
Operatso~ ~ sooa - Possthse.
As sson as all the preliminaries au-
thorizing the Davenport & Rock ISL
land railway company to substitute
electric for horse cars on the bridge
line of its tri-city system are COM
pleted. the company will take such
steps as will make this branch the
banner division of the road. When
the company purchased its electric
equipment, the seven green cars
now running on the Elm street line
here in summer. and the Northwest
Davenport road. were designed for
the bridge division, the company not
at that time having any idea that there
would be any opposition to the plac-
ing of rapid transit on all parts of its
system. 1t was soon found that the
willy captain. who controls the ferry
interests. and all who agree with
them. had ..pull'' at the seat of
government such as he had enjoyed
here and in Davenport in past years.
and the company was delayed in get
ting its necessary franchises until an
administration came into power rep
resenting the people. and it remain
ed for Secretary of War Lamont. to
respond to the wishes of the masses
and give the community the best
means of transit possible. even though
it meant opposition to the long eN-
listing. ferry monopoly.
Work for the Improvement.
In the meantime representative
citizens here and IN Davenport have
labored industriously to bring about
the Improvement. Petitions were
arranged and signed and forwarded
to Washington. setting forth the
wish of the masses that the war de-
partment countenance the change.
, and representatives went to the cap
! ital in behalf of the enterprise. Fin
, ally the entire matter was placed in
the hands of Hon. Ben T. Cable. who
, took the matter up and laid the pro-
a position before the department on
, its merits in such a manner, that that
: which the people have sought has
,, been granted them-and rapid tran.
, sit between the cities of Rock Island
/, and Davenport is now merely ques
ton of q short time. thanks to on,
= energitic ex-congressman. whose eye
q has always been on the best interest:
l of tho n,nnifv
Ell To be Well Equipped.
e Since purchasing its original equip
2 ment the company has found that thu
5 ears designed for the bridge servic,
n cannot be used there. rs they are to,
= high and too broad. Accordingl,
d they have been assigned to othe
n lines. and as soon as the company i.
n officially notified of the action of tn
d department, it will place an orde
d with the Pullman company for al
= equipment especially intended for tn,
e bridge line. President Louderbacl
IS informed THE ARGUS on a recent visi
N here. that if granted the rights Sc
e cured, he would have the best equip
3 ment that could be made, ordered 70
l. this line. The cars will be built b,
y Pullman. and provided with all tn,
= latest attachments contributing t,
= ease and comfort. They will h
y equipped with the most modern in
ventions in the way of Thomson
Houston motors. In fact nothin,
will be spared to make the equipmen
: equal to the best in the country.
II 1t is to be hoped that electricit,
will take the place of mule power b,