The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-08

Loet NbS0t the IrauSter OF tne Wicntt@
Street. Railway Was Made In the Com
pany's Once. Whereby rho Institution
the New Company The Transaction
Was Made With the Coalition That the
City Grant New Franch Iss-Wiil Put
New Tracks, Cam, ETC.. At Once.
Last night the transfer Of the Street
Railway company was made in tie office
of the company under the Kansas Ma
,ional bank The institution passing
from the hands OF the old TO those of the
new company. The transfer was made
LAST night al twenty minutes past eight
O'Clock. Mr.. Fred Sweet, manager OF the
Old company, formally turned over all Of
the property TO Mr.. W. F. Ellis Of Boston
Mass 1t was made with the condition
On the part Of the buyer that the city
council would grant new franchises. II
the franchises are not granted by the
city. the contract becomes void. M. e.
lis, the present owner. proposes TO build
up the system Immediately with the lat
rebuilt the road there will be none super
ior in point OF quality nthe world.
The present system is old, diiapidated.
autiqualed and completely run down. The
rosdhed Is so rough that a passenger is
J0stled into the Mysteries in the summer
cars witch twisted and shook Ike
sely joinled vessel in a gale. In win
Ter the cracks were SO large that the
doris would not have 10 be opened 70 get
out and the cold weather would freeze
person 10 death before rea ching his des-
tinaticn. All that kept one alive was the
everlasting hoppity skip-jump that shook
the passenger into such a frenzied mood
that he would be TOD mad 10 die from
the blasts Of winter. After a person had
once ridden on the line he was from then
on an enemy 10 the company and would
ever after have pessimistic fits when ne
heard the cars go jumping by with their
uproariOus noise.
Under the new system al will be
changed and the paramount issue will be
the comfort Of the passengers. A gentle
man in the city has Mr.. Ellis power Of
attorney and he is in possession OF most
OF Mr.. Ellis plans. The very first thing
that will be done in the change will be
the substitution Of a new track in place
Of the one now in use on the same road
bed. II is very probable that new lines
will be created. The one that Mr.. Ellis
is thinking Of most seriously is the join
ing Of the Paramount and College Hill
lines, thus giving the citizens Of the city
and any visitors an opportunity TO encir-
Gle Wichita.
New trolley wires will be put in though
out; in fact, a new road will be virtually
built with an entirely new road-bed. Mr..
Ellis desires TO replace the Cd rails with
d T rail instead OF the tram rail. The
trolley wires Will be the very latest pat
tern known TO the electrician and will be
OF great durability and strength. All the
broken poles will be replaced and the
others which are in repair viii be re-
newed with paint and put in the best
possible trim The ground wires will be
incased and laid so as 10 be without dan |
ger TO man or beast. At present the !
ground wires are dilapidated, which has
caused some severe accidents TO horses |
after storms.
The track once secured, ii is proposed |
to keep il in repair by careful and sys- I
supervision day in and day out |
A large number of cars will be put on |
the tracks. They will be the best pro- I
duct that human skill can make and vii; |
come out Of the best factories in the 4
country. The cars for use in the winter /
will be tightly fitted affairs. vestibuled |
beautifully embellished with scrool work
art can do will be seen on the outside. /
They will be heated by electricity and |
will be warm and cOmforta BILE. The up
hosiery will be both beautiful and dur
able and OF the most improved design /
and Workmanship. The cars will be
mounted upon the very latest pattern OF
power motives. thus assuring quick, cor
-ect and unfaiIing transit combined with
ease and comfort, and Il will be pleas
Ire b ride The summer cars will be
sufficient 20 equip the Inc and viii be
equal in quality 20 the closed cars Mr..
Ellis Is believer in paint and these cars
viii al be renovated with painsaking
'egularity. Every night each car will be
TO thorough overhauling- A
tightening o; screws and bolts and a
OF arnatures and wheels.
On the property where now stands the
,ower house. big store house will be
,uilt in wh!c, 70 pace the new rolling
took every night A number o. pits will
,e constructed in manner OF those used
" the larger railroads for the purpose
Z cleaning and repairing the cars night
T. M Ellis idea Is 20 care for his track
nd equipment with the same detail CT
ieanliness and repair tina; cfarzctsrizss
he large sleeping car companies. which
1akes their rolling stock travelling pal
css
Special attention VIII be given to ex-
q schedules All the cars viii move
roulp;ly from the same place az the
an,e minute day BY day. Nc iireIection
,om these rules on the part II the mot
-nen or variation from The time card
{ any time viii be permitted. All this
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