Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09


T yet but in the meantime the trolley mas
IiNsloped other novelties and ODDITIES
tc,agh to fll 2 big volume. Probably tno
A 1.a noteworthy OF these is It's use IN tiie
&sstspcrtatlon Of mail and freight IL M
|Ifeslcled that IN many places the tlollyg
|1f k destined to revolutionize the express
ldyery by making 1t much cheaper anu
zle frequent. .
H 10 fewer than slxty-two street railways
Ne carrying Uncle Sans letters to-day
. Nd fity-eight are under Government CON
1e In 81. Louis and Brooklyn, Whelo'
Il Ia some other places. special cars are
ned between the center OF the city and the
| Msarbs. a gain OF more than an hour is
q, result. In Ottawa the trolley Is useu
b urry the mails IN bulk from the gen
titl p0stotiice to the railway. An lncuenl.
Al advantage Is that the cars are thus pul
lrdef Official protection, besldes earhlns
b lome Instances as much as 81 600 year
Tie freight and express business Is, nov
t'tf, much more important at present ~
may as ffty-five trolley freight services
y. In use to-day and thirty-hVe sApreias,
saila another score OF both are on the point
9belrg started 1t is true that popular
Ia prevails that street cars are frelgnt
.-it anyhow, and many an attempt Is lha9e
MY by Italians, washerwomen ana GU
10 men 10 load them up. but the COM
panies are now avowedly doing that olAss
q business for revenue only. There Nouin
Y nora engaged In It were they not mn
ssfed by State law or by the wording "
.ar local franchises. But the popularlp
what is already being done argues LOT
lsNd extension OF such methods. Tue rale
..lfgtd on express matter is usually oi
y cents per package. and the freight rate
'ffies from 4 to 10 cents per 100 pounds.
Between Albany and Troy some trim new
81 have lust been put on for this kind
business, plying regularly. and each car
~ carry ten tons II necessary IN
Neas many inland cities u is now a COM
w Thing for a housckeeper to order hei
s-,ket supplies over the telephone and ash
y naye them sent home 10 her by trolley
ss,rpiess and the superintendent OF the
nliord street railway. to even up mat
va. has proposed to pu, telephones In his
~ 70 that people can talk to home or
ccaee While riding. The cars used on the
eseautu road In this State show what
may be coming TO. They are 30 icet
slH With notoman's compartment IN
..ui, tnsn a baggage room, then smok-
y room and finally a woman's compart-
~ ~ WITH nice four-ioot rear vesioule.
te vehicles are immensely popular ana
~ se peen found Just the thing for inter-
ga tFahlc. Al New Haven, the CITY
ss1lei has authorised special trolley
/, s'slt cars 70 run from the Consllldatel
- 80 eid Through the streets 10 manuiactuf-
,.,s a apilshmeilts, so as 10 handle raw ma
~ and finished product eXpcdluoualy
~soea ail this large number q mines
49, iac.ariea have trolley cars runuinE
4 NJ. ne works. The electric light plant
s'sl e,.Anis, Ca. has quaint ittle trolley
TX 'e which logs out to the steam traeh
n 'snea The coal for daily consumpuon
h',sSpp kane 10 a trolley freight car thal
.Hs grain In bulk
1, t4a Il heavy work FOR the trolley, bu
s,, eaAsn a. a matter az cou-se and don
p5,s even harder Jobs are given II. A
~. y inld year a new bridge and roa'
~ psng made near Aspinwan. cnm
n, k.aNel car was ftted up Nlth a uel
- I'.ef and then. loaded With clay an
y Haa run into the Ills and uppea
r,ss S1niract1rs said that In this way "a
~ s.qS thnn about half the usual tifna
4 - mon hs ago. it was necessary 20 NOV
49, actess one OF the trolley tracks
llseS.sa' Nuinlng easier. A motor cA va
tr. . the Aouce and II was pulled acres
~ . 's before you could Aay Jack Roh'n
a.. -Ash ;ne wires were RESTORED 70 thel
.rn,, mace and passenger traine wa
t-ai} faauIned
10y eitel trolley watering carts nav