The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-13
WILL USE SPRING-SWITCHES.
GENERAL MANAGER LOTION WILL
PUT THEM on THUNDER
BOLT LINE.

He Finds the Location OF sWitches
Must BE Changed to Get Cars From
Bolton street Junction 10 Thun-
derbOIt in Is Minutes-Employe
Being Impressed with Importance
of Hustling Their Cars Along.
work to Start on Removal of
Shops to Gwinnett street station
in About u Month.
Thunderbolt was the objective point yes
terday for what was considered by street
car officials to be the largest crowd that
has visited that resort for some time. For
a time il looked like the crowds could not
be kept moving, but as people collected at
the Bolton street junction, additional cars
were brought out, If those on the line were
not doing the work.
1t was General Manager Lotions first
experience with a Sunday crowd, and he
intended to see that il was properly hand-
led. Mr.. Lotion has an impetus behind
him in the shape of an invitation to the
public to "cuss' him if the wheels do not
roll regularly. Not desiring to merit
other than favorable criticism, he gave his
personal attention to the Thunderbolt
travel. and felt assured last night that 1SOO
people had Travelled on the cars during the
day. The general manager said he was
looking for 'kckers.' but didn't ana any
While the new management is taking
things by degrees, and not by jumps 1t
was found that there were some defects
on the suburban line yesterday that re-
ouire immediate attention, if the service
is to be improved. Mr. Lotion OBJECT
Is to run cars from Bolton street TO mum
derbolt in eighteen minutes, but changes
which will have to be made before TINS
Gan he done. These include changing OF
the switches. which are found TO be in
the wrong location to improve the time OF
cars. as they frequently stand several mo-
ments waiting for others TO pass 1t IS
the intention to so arrange the switches
that cars will be on the move all the
while. and that one will not have to"stand
while another is moving
General Manager Lotion says patent
spring switches will be USED at every SD
inc. and that they will be put in at once.
nv the spring switch cars are thrown to
the right at all sidings, and by this ad-
vantage conductors are not put to the ne
cessity of getting off, and while the car
stands. run ahead to throw the switch.
This is the present method, but 1t was
found from yesterdays travel that no
Roadway can be gained on the Thunder
bolt line so long as the present arrange
ment continues.
"The spring switch is in general use, 3
said Mr.. Lotion. ''The number of cars
DELAYED on their trips both ways was
enough to convince me that an improve
rnent is needed, and that 1t should be
made AT the earliest practicable moment.
With the slight changes In the location
of switches. and the improvement to be
made at sidngs, 1 cannot see why the
schedule to Thunderbot cannot be I'M
proved" ,.e,o,,
and Superintendent Benagh Work IN per
I feet harmony and find themselves adnH-
ablv shifted TO pull together for the bet
tarrnent of the car system. The scheduIe
-, INC whitaker and Abercorn street Delt
VS. kent up fairly well during the uay,
bnt ON some of the lines the cars were OH
their time. or at least, it was a long tlihe
between drinks. ~ l.,
1be Intention of the new management ID
IN inpress on employees the Importance
Of making time. 1t is reallzeo uihe Can
ln made nv the actions of the motofmeh
"a conductors while the cars are stand
mo az well as when they are an MOTION.
II is most TOO soon for results, it is stat
ed. but the little points are being Cd
served, and the faults of the men RENE
died. An example of losing time was no
ticed on the Barnard street line yester-
day. when a car stopped to take on pas
sengers near the middle of the block. AIT
or assisting the passenger, the conductor
did not get the signal to the motorman
promptly, having taken scramble OK
several seconds over the rear platform IN
search of the bell cord. BY the time ne
cot it and had started, the time lost
would have carried the car at least one
block. If a block more than necessary As
lost at every few stops, cars are soon
thrown off schedules, which causes loss
of time to all the others on that belt.
General Manager Lotion was asked
about the removal of the company's shops
IN the Gwinnett street power house. He
said this work will begin in about a
month. and will then be rapidly pushed
10 completion. The removal of the shops
will be big Job, and there are many
nreparations to make before 1t can be
commenced.
LOCAL PEERS ONAL.