The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-08-01
MAKES TRIP
OVER Line
Rapid Transit Car
Carries Many
Visitors.
SENT THROUGH
| TO pUNAHOU
Everything Moves With Smooth.
ness During the Journey
Yesterday.

car which has been traversing the line
of the Rapid Transit road between the
icar-house and the end of the line, was
| sent through to Alexander street yes
terday 1t was perfect trial of the
line, the trip being made in good time
and without stop. except when the
uninitiated horse of the country would
not stand for the horseless car.
| The trip was made starting from the
lpower-house at 3 o'clock. The engines
had been speeded to their full load for
several days, so that there was no
hitch in their performance. The cleo
tricity was generated by one of the
dynamos. the other being run for
short time only for the purpose of
smoothing the bearings There was no
necessity for high power, so there was
no test of the engines proper, or of
boilers. What was done however, was
sufficient to show that the work of the
engineer in charge of the mechanical
end of the plant had been done with
| thoroughness and efficiency, and that
whatever the result, there was no fear
Of other than good effects there.
Once the car was out on the road the
character of the outside engineering. as
shown in the quality of the bed of the
line. was in evidence. There was no
jar in the running of the cars and the
curves and the character of the bed
We're fitting tribute to the character of
the work done From the start to the
finish there was nothing of jarring on
the line; the car moved with smooth
ness which charaeterizes the running of
the highest-class trains on the great
there was nothing more to be wished in
this regard.
Once under way the car was run
from the starting point on Alapai
street through to Alexander street.
without making any halt for passen-
gers, though there were two or three
times that unruly horses, ones which
had not been educated up to rapidity
in transit, as Manager Ballentyne put
lit, tried to jump through their harness.
when there was passing something
which moved with greater rapidity
than they could attain. The people
along the roak turned out in force to
see the car and there was a great treat
given to those who wished to see speed,
fo,. on tv-,, ~ tbr-aa ,,ooo sio,,c tho spaad
was made as great as will be accom-
plished when the line is in complete
operation. When this was done the
cars ran as perfectly as when the run
ming was on the slower time, which was
the general rule. the object of the trip
being rather to show the road than to
demonstrate that fast time could be
made.
The visitors who came as the invited
guests of the company to take the trip
included superintendent of Public
Works ]. II. Boyd, Assistant Superin
tendent Marston Campbell, c. S. Desky
and several others, while out of cour
tesy AIR. Ballentyne asked some of the
school teachers who had arrived on the
Thomas to take the trip as the quick
est way to see the city. The delight Of
each was unbounded, as they realized
that the opening of the line made it
possible TO reach what are now outly- |
ing portions of the city in quick time |
In spite of the stops the through run |
TO Alexander street was made in elev
en- minutes. while the return was in q |
little less time. The run from Puma
hou street has been made in eight min |
Gtes. showing what viii be done when |
the line is in perfect operation.
Mr.. Boyd was pleased with the run |
ming of the car. and said that he
thought that the road was all that |
might be desired. His assistant. who !
has lived in cities wneyh there are
many such lines, gave his favorable /
opinion of the construction of the line.
both from the civil and mechanical en-
cheering standpoint. as he has seen
the work done. Others of the company
which made the trip were generally
pleased with the working of the road.
Manager Ballentyne handled the sig
nal cord and ran the car in fine shape
from one end of the line to the other.
ever vigilant as TO the needs of the li1lc
and of the safety of the people and the
car, though he knew that everything
was in shape for the successful opera
ton of the trial car. 1t has been his
special supervision that has made the
line of the high class of construction
that prevails.
Once the trip was concluded there
were found to be waiting at the down
town end of the line several member;
of the Legislature who had missed the
first trip and they were given a ride
over the road. Among those who were
in the party We're Senators Kalauoka-
lani and White. Speaker Akina and Mr.. |
Kekaula and others. and they enjoyed |
the experience as greatly as those who |
n ade the first trip.
Manager Ballentyne told an Adver- |
tieer reporter that he was we'll pleased |
with the road and that as soon as the |
connection at the end of Hotel street |