The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-25
A PARCELS EXPRESS CAR.
STREET RAILWAY MAKES A TIME
LY INNOVATION.

by Way of Thunderbolt-The New
Car Just Turned Ont of the shops
and viii He Put in Service We'd
nesday-Win Handle Freight for
Merchants as Well as Packages
for Suburban Patrons-WiII Bring
in the Fishermen and Their
Freight Each Morning From Isle
of Hope-A Spirit of Enterprise BE-
ing shown by the Company in
other Directions as Well.
The residents at Isle of Hope Thun-
derbolt, Cattle Park and other suburban
points along the line of the Savannah,
Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope Railway
have an unexpected piece of good fortune
in store for them. The railway company
will very shortly put on a parcel car
for the accommodation of the suburban
ties. The service performed by the car
will be in the nature of an express.
Packages of all sizes will be received and
transported at very low rates and the
service will thus be an accommodation
to the merchants of the city as well as
to the suburban residents.
The need of such an accommodation
has been felt for some time Heretofore
the residents at Isle of Hope and other
points along the line have had to lug
their marketing and other purchases
along with them in the cars A fiat
car was occasionally run to Isle of Hope
for the transportation of other freight,
but the service was not satisfactory. Now
all this is to be remedied and a parcels
or express car is TO be operated on
regular schedule, making three round
trips daily for the collection and deliv-
cry of freight.
The parcel cars have been in use for
some time in Nashville, of which city
Vice President j. H. Fall is resident,
and have rendered very satisfactory SER
vice. When Mr.. Fall mentioned this fact
II was seen at once that this was just
what was needed for the suburban ser
vice on the Savannah lines, and General
Manager Lotion was authorized to go
ahead and construct such a car. The
car was turned out of the company'S
shops on Gwinnett street yesterday, COM
plete, sphinx and span and ready for SER
vice. 1t is not one of the old passenger
cars remodeled, but a new car built es.
pecially for the purpose. 1t is not in
tended to be used as a trail car, being
equipped Win large anu powerful ITO
tor, in order that it may carry heavy
loads at a good rate of speed and not
interfere with the schedules by getting
in the way of the passenger cars.
The car being ready to put in service
President George Parsons, Vice President
Fall, Mr.. Harry Parsons and General
Manager Lotion went out to the shops In
the afternoon on visit of inspection. A
Morning News reporter accompanied the
party. The car was run out on the tracks.
Its shape and appearance proclaims its
object at once. 1t looks something like
small freight car equipped with motor and
trolley, having doors at the ends as well
as on the sides. Inside there are shelves
for slowing small packages and desk
for the clerk in charge as well as plenty
of room for heavy freight.
1t was suggested that it would be good
idea to introduce the car to the public at
once by a trip down town. This had not
been intended, but the suggestion was
agreed to- and the entire party made the
trip down to the market in the express
car Being the first appearance of the
parcel express, as the service will be
known, the car attracted much attention,
differing considerably in style and color
from the passenger cars of the line The
approving looks of the crowd made it
evident that the new departure will meet
with favor.
The car will be put in service Wednes-
day and will make three daily round trips
from Isle of Hope, leaving there at 6
o'clock in the morning for the city mar
ket. At certain hours during the day the
car will remain standing on the west
side of the market for the reception of
freight and packages. Notice will be CIV
en- the merchants and the public generally
of the schedule, the hours of receiving
freights and the rates The latter it is
stated, will be very reasonable.
70 IF 10 TS1a
of Hope on the first trip in the morning
Is In order that 1t may bring in the con-
signments of fish for the market from Isle
OF Hope and Thunderbolt. a trailer will
be attached for this trip in order that
the fishermen may &C company their goods
This arrangement will prove a very salts
factory one to the Isle of Hope residents
and will remove a source of complaint
of long standing. 1t is expected that con-
siderable freight will be obtained 10 and
from Thunderbot as well as Isle of Hope.
During the summer the car may be used
in transporting freight to and from the
Tybee depot when not in use on the subulf
ban route.
General Manager Lotion is copfidc N
that the express car will come into fa'AA
very rapidly, and he even apprehends
that 1t will be in such demand that it
may be necessary to build a second one
The service will be great convenience
20 the summer residents at Isle of Hope
and elsewhere along the line, as it will
assure them of prompt supplies of ice as
well as affording an easy means of OBJ
tanning market supplies.
The street railway company has been
showing a very commendable spirit of en-
terprise of late. Considerable improve
ments have been made at Isle of Hope for
the attraction of summer visitors hand
some park has been fitted up for the col
ored people at their request in West Sa-
Yannah and great deal of track improve
ment work has been done. The company
also has one of the best equipped street
railway shops to be found in the South
In connection with it's large car shed at