The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-14
THE LONGEST TROLLEY ROAD.
1T nuns THROUGH BOSTON AND
OVER 124 MILES OF COUNTRY
sIacners to BE Added-sO Convenient
and Clean That They VIII soon
HIVE All the Comforts of Home
Rouud the world On n Trolley.

na cIeon That They Will soon
Nov. All the Comforts of Home
Round the World On n Trolley
Roston Nov. 12.-You will soon be able
70 go around e world on trolley
This is not an extravagant assertion
The financial success of the trolley ROAD
;s erch that capitalists are constantly eN-
.o,,a,n. IL and every year sees important
additions to the service
Innovations are made beyond those %
improvements in the electric supply AHe
same old broom-stick trolley Is IN FAVOR
and will continue to be used ana the I'M
r,no,,ar,ents are in the evenness of tEe
roadbed and the constancy and infalh-
bility of the running.
The longest trolley road in the worm
non, &c 12A miles in distance. 1t is over
s,,stem beginning in Fairhaven, Conn,
md terminating In Nashua, n. H. FROM
Fairhaven the route runs directly east -
New Bedford. and then zigzag to al the
;nnortant places, proceeding north on us
vav It touches at Fall River, Iauntoh'
Rr,deewater, Brockton, Braintree quincy
Roston. Maiden, to Melrose, and thence
an to Wakefield, Reading, Wilmington
I,i,lorica Lowell. Dracut and Nashua. Il
goes through three states-Conectlcut,
massachusetts and New Hampshire-ano
its route LAYS along some of the most oeau-
tiful scenery in New England.
Persons wishing to travel from FAR
I haven to N9shau, N. H. could get on d,
- tho former place and sit still until
orrivine at the latter The journey would
taCo abont twenty hours. Under ordinary
circumstances there need be no change
of cars. and the distance could propapiy
be made in a little less time.
put of course. no one cares to STU
,n,entv hours in a trolley even in the IN
terest of money saving, and the person
taking the journey would probably make
etons AT New Bedford and Baintree'
and then proceed along to Lowell ana
Wilmington.
put If is proposed to so arrange trol'
lev cars that persons wishing to traVel
in them can be accommodated just as
though they would be In the ORDINARY
steam cars. Plans are now being con-
sfdered by the directors of the trolley hnes
TO introduce dining cars and the question
of the trolley sleeper is also being Wen
! considered and a very nice arrangement
for them has been presented to the troll
| ley directors.
This arrangement is for the providlns
of berths along each side OF the troliey
car. BY day these can be lifted up ana
seats enjoyed by the window. The sldes
! can be also lowered and the person tray
| cling can be in an open car. AT night Inc
1-i1,5ouJs can be lifted and the berths let
! down. This would give every facility for
| seeming without deprivirE the Traveller
/ of the pleasure of riding in the open car.
The cost of trip on trolley under
| these circumstances would pc something
more than the regulation cents ana less
! than the regular sleeping car rare. A
compromise would probable be made De-
! tween the two making the trolley sleeper
nrice about 80 cents. The cost of running
! the trolley is so small that the projectors
could afford to give all the comforts OF
| home without charging the regular hlSh
rates for them.
once fitted out with the electric plant
| the trolley road costs little to keep in OPP
Grafton If the batteries are kept sup
| rIied the cars 90 as soon as the current
| Is established. This is done by the motor
man with a turn of the wrist. The ques-
| lion of mechanism Is such simple one
| that If can be mastered by even unskilled
workmen. and to guide the trolley through
! country requires nothing beyond little
| mechanical instruction. The question OF
| accident is almost TO be put out of the
| wav because in case of runaway the
brakes will check the cars. The only prac-
| teal difficulty is that of plockades or
! stoppages when, for some reason the elec-
! ,ric current is interrupted. But 1.-The troll
| lev roads have their wagons always NOV
ing back and forth between the trolley re-
| nair shops and no great delay Is neces-
sary.
| II ia said that the directors of the differ
ent trolleys are combining upon plan for
! day riding Something like fve cents for
six hours is their agreement A person
taking car at Fairhaven at o'clock in
the morning could ride until for cents.
| The fare would then be collected and the
| passenger could ride until 8. He could
| then, did he not care to ride six hours
| longer. leave the car and take sleeping
| accommodations in a hotel and resume his
| tourney next day. But this would cost
| him more than to take berth in the
sleeping car, and he would probably COM
promise with himself by doing the latter
were 1t provided on the trolley.
There are advantages and disadvantages
| in trolley car ridingsn The disadvantages
| are the delays that are necessarily greater
than by steam traffic. This is owing to
the fact that trolleys 90 through cities
where the speed Is limited to very few
miles an hour. 1t is also because the troll
| ley can be stopped at every few blocks,
| and at every cross roads there are people
to take It, These are serious objections
to the man of business. For people OF
| leisure, however, the new way Of riding
suggests many possibilities. Free from
| dust and without noise, they can go from
| one side of the continent TO another. Troll
| ley parties around the world will be the
next fad. Grant Eldridge.