Evening journal., 1893-02-03
LEGISLATORS TAKE A RIDE.
other Guests of the city Railway Co. go
over It's Lines.

ONtf Ath Lines
Representatives of the Delaware Gen
eral Assembly buzzed through the city
Of Wilmington this afternoon on Della
ware avenue car No. 60. spacious and
stylish new acquisition Of the Whining
ton City Railway Com any. This was
IN response to an invi tation extended to
the Legislature by the companys attor-
ney Willard salisbury. Conductor Elmer
Sands and Motorman Bob Bowman, who
had charge OF the car wore on their best
storm overcoats buttonhole boquets
presented by General Manager Hagar Of
the company
The car arrived at the p, w & B..
station in time TO meet the 1t.15 train
from the Delaware railroad, which was
TO bring the Dover lawmakers to VIII
mington. President Preston Lea, Gen
eral Manager w. T. Hagar aud Attorney
Willard Saulbury were TO greet the
Assemblymen and invited guests.
Those in the car were Senator John
Pyle, Of Wilmington, Senator Records
of Laurel, Representatives Columbus
Watkins OF Middletown, William
Cooch Of peucader hundred
William Salisbury, Of Dover; James II.
S. Gam, Of St. Georges Hezekiah Har
rington: Samuel Armstrong, Of Rising
Sun; John T. Jacobs, of Sussex county
The Wilmington men on board were
Colonel Enoch Moore, William H. Hill
ex Councilman Franklin b. Cotton, vii
liam w. Pusey. Theodore Stuart, Super
intendent w. +. Hagar, J. Il. Jones
AS soon as all the guests were seated
the car dashed out Front street TO tn,
| Ns.s.r ut Hn init
Base Ball Park. Large coloreI
the lines Of street railway, which are nov
all controlled by the Wilmington CIT.
Railway Company, were placed in th
hands Of the Assemblymen and these wer
perused carefully over the entire route
The route which the guests were car
ried over was as follows Out From
street to terminus; thence back {
Market, up TO Eighth. out East Eight
TO the Eleventh Street Bridg
terminus, thence IN Ninth I
Market, out West Eighth TO Union an
Fifth Streets thence back 90 Market an
out the Riyervew line: thence ou
Delaware avenue; Twice the ca
had TO go to the p, W
q b. station to change from on
line TO another and three times IL had {
comeito Market and Eighth streets.
AT the various ends of the lines ti
guests were invited TO get out and talk
a look at the city. The long rows q
new buildings that are going up alon
the railway lines and the various estal
lishments that had been developed or ha
. 20 knock out their walls since the advei
! of trolley road in their vicinity were Q
pointed TO with pride by the city railwl
u men. Four squares Of buildings, th
u are being built or have been erecti
since the trolley road began operatio
a were noticed from one point on the Eigh
% street line II the weather had be
- sufficiently pleasant to permit the use
10 n summer car, the great strides iowa
improvement and development that M
Wilmington has taken in the past 70
IN years could have been seen as the {
IS rolled merrily along, but when any q
It servation was necessary to. day, II W
" necessary 20 leave .he car.
% AT various points along the route {
le current furnishing light for the car "
4. turned on and the passengers h
an opportunity 10 see how I
car was Illuminated while going
a steep hill, on a level, and down grad
Is The lights worked very satisfactor
r and the little group of incandeseeI
< looked almost rs bright as at night.
"a At 10 o'clock the car was stopped
ie allow the guests to take dinner.