The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-14

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plane II continuation with szorsi electric
: sffzrxy Operating Through snsins< Of mar
veioa. power End l.4sAtnazA Within @
Fears aerial navigation sill A<ive the mrs
tsry q the north pole and the fruze1 s.xAn
The Hsa~s Important improvement in
ssisa1s ~ tragsl. TIE cite which vail work
greatest guseI to mankind. wtll &c in metro
fnl.tan rapid transA; This IL the greatest
hsld today for the sns-sneer and inventor
Solution q the prsshIe-,. in my opinion
. viii 5re found mast in underground rallwAy~.
which sEs never is+s.iy to became Esoi,ular in
! America, bat IN elevated electric RAILWAYS
+. tHclosssd with glass Take that greatest Of 1
American tl4oroas hfaF,=s broadway. for in /
stance IL runs from ane end To the oiher 4
OF the greatest metropolitan residence dis I
tFlct ca tbs oDatluvGlt- \ hGIsdrtSi years /
F Leuce IL uiit lze IA scientific -trrst over
each sidewalk u "a .,tei with ;le Il rSt story
OF the buildings will H. an iucltrst4i NAY If
glass security CLOSED ia winter partly open
In suTsimeT- Through this will run two
lines oi es,Fs In tie same direction. One line
viii move al II speed of u or 20 miles All
hour aud never stop except in case Of encr>
gency- 10 and from these through trains
passengers will be shifted b. using movable
platforms, also operated by electricity
A brief explanation will make the idea
clear. At Twenty third street station many
passengers are waiting To proceed down
town Several cars cosnc 10 ret by the sta
uon platform 1he passenger. step aboard
Ia one minute thes are moving southwark
AT IA rhte OF ~ miles AN hour, gates are
thrown open. ami they step from the plat |
form CAR tn the ears Of 4 train moving on |
1t ttfttilrt track at the same speed. AT the
siil4te time tine passengers who wish to leave
the through train at the next station pass
from the train to the platform cars and 1
pass out at the station when these come to {
rest there few moments later AT this
station the platform cars serve as at Tween q
ty-third street. aud SO on down the line :
During the moment of transfer to and from {
the movable platforms the two trains are r
interiocked and moving at the same speed
stepping from one to the other, therefore L
Is as easy as stepping from a stationary /
platform to a train at rest. s
by this method every passenger uses what Z
is to him athrough train without any DELAY
whatever in passing from the way or local II
train to the fastest train on the through O
line. Automatic speed governing devices C
VIII make collisions impossible and permit II
trains on the through line to be run one Il
minute apart Each train will have a ca \
pacIty OF $40 or 900 passengers This will e
give q carrying capacity of from 30,OOO to d
oo,OoO passengers per hour in each direction u
over one line Iftratfic warrants the through b
trans may he made continuous, and the re- Il
suit would De virtually q stream OF people 81
moving on either side of the thorou9hfare Ct
at great speed and in perfect comfort The b
stations would he inclosed within the glass
and in winter or storm there W
would be no discomfort from the clements st
n opening doors or passing to and fro j
Inc transparent structure would not pl
larken the street or the adjacent build ii
ngs. 1T could be made ornamental and pl
artistic. Instead of disiguring the thor B
'ughfare, it would improve it Rsthetically -
md practically, for pedestrians underneath 7 ot
you'd find roof over their heads keeping in
III rain and snow and making it possible W
or the crossings to be kept clear of mud
nd detritus- Better still, the space be- pc
ween the structures and the buildinos P,
Guild be converted into an elevated side as
yak, and the second stories of shops, open Lit
lR upon this arcade. would be rs attract ha
We as the lower ones and the convenience M
nd capacity of the buildings would be in he
retised at the same time that the street be, biz
wv was relieved of its congestion. m,
In my opinion, the elevated and fnclosed set
ectric metropolitan railway, with roof for IN,
resent sidewalks and arcade for second
DRY entrances, with continuously moving
ans served by movable platforms will
i've the rapid transit problem in New Co
OK, Chicago. Boston and other chief
Ties In the republic long before the new J
,ntury shall have waned. Co
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