The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-05-25
DAILY w1In1Ne1oN SATURDAY
PEOPLES LINE
TO OPEN

Tho Peoples Railway will be open cd. to
the public on Thursday Of next week. The
Sixth So, cot limo will be placed nj orera.
ton first and cars will run through to
tho Springs.
Work on tho bridge at Sixth street over
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad was prac
tically completed and tracks for tho rail-
way were laid upon it Yesterday afternoon.
Cars were run over Ihe bridge last light
to find II the connections were all right
aud everything worked smoothly.
At the car barns II force OF men are at
work putting the finishing touches to the
electric equipment Of the cars. and oil will
bo in readiness Tor starting ut The time
named.
Tho cars to be used are different from
any Others In this city. The seats arc ar
ranged us In tho day coaches of the steam
railroads.
Tho trial trip over the road will be made
on Tuesday afternoon. Invitations have
been sont out to q number of invited
guests. In speaking Of tho trial trip yes.
terday afternoon General Manager Il. w.
Crooks OF the line said
Some time ago my attention was called
to this letter in local newspaper: ~
would like to suggest to the enter
prisng manager OF the Peoples Railway
company thas he would set apart the
opening day of the new lines for free rides
TO oil the public i5 would at once famil.
iarize the people with the routes aud their
advantages. The fashion of taking u par
ty Of choice spirits and politicians only on
such cca,ions effects nothing of real ad.
vantage to the road. whereas this new dc.
parture would do effective good for the
company. One Of he People.
Whiie appreciate the fact that tho peo-
pie have been with US on this subject, yet
it would be impossible to adopt the sug-
gestion made. 1t has been considered,
and we have come to tho conclusion that
to adopt such plan would mean that we
would be compelled to carry all who de-
sired 10 avail themselves of the offer, and
this would be impossible. Some OF the
people who have boon our closest friends
would be shut out and trouble would re.
suit.
1t has therefore been decided to limit
the number Oh the trial trip to those who
have been invited and who .ars all that
Can be conveniently carried. At the same
time The company appreciates he support
that has been already received from tho
public and will try 10 serve it faithfully
after che new system goes into use on
Thursday.
AS rapidly as possible all of tho lines of
the company will be placed in operation
Men are now being trained to operate the
cars and the rolling stock Is IN this city.
More cars arrived yesterday. Transfers
will be given ON tho lines as follows: East
on Sixth. west on Sixth, east and west on
Second, north on Poplar, north and south
on Jefferson. north and south on Clayton.
AS soon Gs the seventh street line of the
Citizens Railway company is completed,
which line will be part OF the Peoples
system, ears will! be run east on Sixth and
west on seventh street over the line, In
stead of being run both ways on Sixth.
This Is to avoid interfering with vehlcu.
lar traffic more than is necessary. The
other lines Of the Citizens company will
be built as soon us possible, ana change
in tho system Will then be made to take IN
tho new line.