The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-28

tract with local railway company IN me
city OF Richmond This contract was uh-
ique. IL called for the completion IN nine,
" days OF the eqilment Of road at
mined only In part II provided ior d d
complete steam and electric
plant OF a5 horsepower capacity,
the furnishing OF iorty carr
purtenances necessary for their opera
lion, and a complete overhead systsiIii
Thirty Of the cars were 10 De opelattL,
at one time. and grade as high az e Ist,v
OF record. az showing the admaht,itmne,
nerve o these electrical pioneers, 10
at the time OF making the contIa'e a
company had only a blueprint y,
railroad machine and some Experimental
motors. The thousand details "nder.
10 success in pioneers WORK Weie % ale
termined. After anxious monlnas, with
cOuragemcnt and perpetual COM, .esting
new difficulties. the noi MOI! a,rade arrived,
a car up the ten per cent; sia rriYad AZ
In Lieut. guragues words, hiiiNcu ~
Tho foot Of the hill. we stopped 10 hu
ycy the enemy. When eNP -, 49,
of tho ability Of the MACHINES 10 mar
tho as.eDt Hurt said: If you can get
out of such a curve as that we JUST isit
Won can go up the. side OF Hai ,na
knew that even II we suCCetutu ~, titI
rnacbipes would probably be wrecked
80 there was nothing 10 DO but TO Try
A. and So putting on tne curIeh', ", w
steadilv climbed up this hiil then ahother
"a mother. around several curves, nm
IN IN, reschlng the highest point in the
80, Of the city But the machines
,Dere now boiling hot. and suddenly there
vas q peculiar movement then stIdhse'
but afterwards very tamluar' uue 10 a
crossed armature. and ! knew thaI VIC
,cere disabled. Not caring TO confess Sc
rious trouble. ! told Greene In q zone
that was audiable to the crowd I hat
there was some Shght ui9ai SIis ~
bot he =
I mt out the lights and stretcheu V Vl
and ,get his instruments. Mfall"H III
I'm the bottom Of the car ior d 49, ,trno
crowd dispersed and after long tiiiie
Greene returned with ms ms H. moment
four big. powerful mules. az that W. had
The most effective we could get we 10
settled once for all the problem that WIN
ali the weight OF the car used IoI O.
ton. a ten per cent. Craze CVuiu revt
cended but The question when hdu n ~
60 no orarnied with was how 10 hhdhe
snch an ascent without wIecklng iIe
,nechines This inyilved innumeIaple
changes the making Of entirely new .tg}icd
and weeks OF delay. ne IaDyI ,ooaet
I'm the various points Of detalI is SueS'r,
"a ~ tho fact that before the best loI ia
Of trolley was decided on, IRON ~ m, ~
sixty designs were made ana teS'eu, o,har
behavior OF fixed brushes was 80
exasperating source Oh Inoded car
n daily occurrence 10 see lodueu o%a
cIimh = grade with lurid green slaIe
iirhtjnp mn the track but with no posi-
hi tt,'' Of getting at #, although J knew
nlnsy s,3a 66,ortb Of damage would be the
,ntp SiV Of the trip. About this. time 81
Woth brass per day, millea off Gio by ibe
rougb liars o the COmmutdtor, nhed ,ht
track with a glittering path anu, ul 49,
solid sold bars Of brass, set on end were
adopted. The work went on all throuG 63
the winter, and, at last, in the Spite Cd
Ss the triumph Of 5ctenc enS Se ,br Rah
mond electric road was an engineeiiIS
Success 'iUCe 1t was one Of the most notable onf
victories of peace' OF the century ana
electricians are always rg gr9 ib6 richmond IL IGC4
the story OF 9 1PnTi5 Gi aHG Democrat.