The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-08
HOW YOU CAN TRANSFER
ASExPLANATToY0 or THESFsTEM IN
RICHMOND AND MANCHESTER.
Richmond Has Now o Street Car Service
That VIII Compare Favorably With
Those In Much Larger Cities.

No cities the size Of Richmond and
Manchester enjoy better car facilities
than those two cities do at the present
time, and residents of both are given
opportunities this summer for long rides
as recreation that were not dreamed of
ten years ago. Since the Richmond
Railway and Electric Company obtained
entire control Of the car lines
Of the two cities facilities for
the travelling Iublic have increas-
ed gradually, and at the same time
very materially, 50 that at the present
there remains out little 10 be done to
give the 10000 people nereaoouts
a complete and quick car service.
There are about I99 cars on the
main and branch lines, and the company
Is constantly adding new ones. The
pretty car. No. H. on the Main-street
line is san pie Of the new open cars,
and there would have been several on
the line this summer. had the orders OF
the company been filed. There were
unfortunate delays. however, at the car
shops, ore firm being two months be-
hind in their orders and the employees
Of the other firm going out on a strike.
There are such "A large number Of cleo
trio roads being built throughout the
country that ali manufacturers Of cleo
trical supplies, cars. and appliances are
taxed 10 their utmost TO fin orders, and
established roads. like the ones in Rich
mond and Manchester. are forced to wait
while new lines are being furnished.
The Richmond Railway and Electric
Company are constantly purchasing sup
pigs. and have a large order with
Northern manufacturer for winter, or
closed cars. Next winter Mr.. Fisher
says the company win try the expert
mont Of running longer car on Main
street. The cars are now sixteen feet
long. The new ones VIII be from eigh-
teen 50 twenty-five feet iB length.
on all Of the main lines In Richmond
and Manchester there is now five
minute schedule and on all Of the branch
lines n ten-minute schedule, with the
exception of the cars on the Ashland
street branch line
Main Street Line.
There Is now in force a system Of
transfers which give the public very
long rides i'm some instances, and how
transfers can be made on all Of the
lines is given below:
Leaving Fulton on the Main-street line.
which runs through Fulton winter and
summer. the first transfer on that line
when a passenger IS travelling west, is
at Fourteenth street. You. can transfer
there. and take the Decatur-street line,
cross Mayo's bridge. and finally arrive
at the Petersburg depot I'm Manchester
This lire does not go out 10 Forest Hin
Park. You can also transfer an Four
teenth street 10 the Marshall-street cars
and go ont 10 the Exposition grounds
changing from the horse cars AT Adams
street to an electric line which runs
on west Marshall street
The next transfer station is at Ninth
street. where you can transfer south TO
the Hull-street lire, go over the Free
bridge, and on Sundays. holidays and
days Of importance. continue on the
Hull-street cars 10 Forest Hill Park
When the travel justifes it. the Hull
street cars are run 10 and from Forest
Hill Park, though they do SO always on
Sundays and holidays. Otherwise
the car finally stops about a
quarter Of mile above Norris
setts store I'm Chesterfield county, I'm
what Is more commonly known as Swans
boro. At Ninth YOU can also transfer
on the Rroad-street line and continue on
the horse cars via Laurel street 10 Hol-
lywo0d.
The next transfer Of the west-bound
transfer south TO Manchostcr and Forest
Hin Park. crossing the Free bridge on
the Pcrry-street cars. which is the lire
that runs along Seventh. You cannot
transfer north az Seventh. You can only
go south.
when you reach Laurel street you can
transfer south on the horse cars TO Holly
wood. but You cannot do this If you have
already transferred from either the Four
t4 af IN
the Main-streot ear In other words. 30
got 20 Hollywood from Main-street
car you must either use your first and
only transfer ticket at Laurel and Main,
or use another nickel.
Still going towards the reservoir, the
next transfer you reach is at Reservoir
and Beech streets. where YOU take the
Reservoir-street car which now runs
every forty minutes 10 the old and New
reservoirs or YOU can transfer TO the
Union line and 20 along Beech street
north as far as Brood and Harrison
streets.
Coming back from the reservoir at
Beech street you can transfer on the
Union line and continue via Clay street
TO Twcnty-ninth and = streets.
Going east you can also transfer at
Laurel street 10 the horse cars for Holly
wood or for Ninth and Main via Broad
street.
In the winter months the Main street
cars only go as far west as the car-sheds.
The schedule on the Reservoir-street
branch lire Will soon be improved, for In
n few weeks the River View line VIII
be I'm operation, and will thus give resi-
dents along Ashland street twenty
minute schedule The River View line
runs south from Ashland street TO the
rivers edge. and is what IS commonly
known as Mr.. r. B. Chahin's line. II
is now being equipped with electricity.
and. when opened will give Richmond
and Manchester residents an opportunity
of visiting one Of the prettiest natufu
spots about Richmond
Ciay-street Line.
Beginning a journey on the Unioa nne'
or what is commonly called the Gay
street line" the first transfer s'dtion
reached IS al Seventeenth AID Frahkiln
streets. where passengers are tr5bsierieu
10 the Chesapeake and Ohio shops.
The next transfer is at Seventh ana
Franklin. where you can take the ferIy-
street car and continue your journey TO
Manchester and Forest Hill PARK as
lance of nearly seven miles.
The next transfer station Is al SeVentn
and Clay. where you can transfer 10 tue
cars bound northward to chestnut NM
a distance of about four miles.
When YOU reach Fifth and Gay streets
yoI can transfer ard so out 10 BAKER
street and Shockoe Hill cemetery.
At Beech and Main you can make
another transfer 10 the Reservoir~sueet
branch line. and reach the old and new
reservoirs Via Ashland street, or you can
any time after / +. NJ. continue on the
car via Main street TO the new reservoir