Evening journal., 1901-10-31
AMERICAN TROLLEY SYSTEM
AFFECTS THAT OF OLD ENGi


woods and yellow pine timber. has re-
turned from a trip through England.
Scotland and France. accompanied by
his wife. Mr. and Mrs. Anger left New
York on May II last on the steamship
Campania, and after spending about
five months abroad left for home on the
TeutOnic. leaving Liverpool on October
9 and arriving in New York on October
l6. This makes the third trip Mr.. An
ger has made across the Atlantic in
two years i'm interest of his business,
and he always has found time to COM
bine pleasure as well. When asked re-
garding his trip he said:
As far as business is concerned. l
would say that | have been quite sue
cessful. having found trade among
those with whom / associated very
good indeed. In fact, ] found the mar
ket in general in a good state and was
able to find buyers for quite a large
amount of American timber / ship
almost all kinds of hardwood lumber
to England. which is used in the car
and shipbuilding industry, but | devote
my time mostly to the requirements OF
the car-building trade, which suddenly
has sprung up in the Empire. Some
years ago it was a common sight to
see horse cars running up and down
the main thOroughfares that were from
twenty-five to thirty years old, many
of the cars being of the old John
Stephenson type so well kOnwn to
New Workers. These cars. however.
were quite comfortable, the people
thought in those days, as the passen-
gers were we'll protected from cold feet.
all the cars having sufficient straw on
the floor to keep out the cold. Visitors
to England especially, and particularly
those who have not been there for some
years, will be surprised to see the
change in the traction Now they have
very finely manufactured electric cars
in place Of the old horse cars. as the
English people have at last awakened
to the advantages which are derived
from modern equipment. and have for
saken the deep rut in which they have
, repOsed for SO many years, which is
so characteristic of the English people.
and they have taken this advancement
at the time when they have prOffted
by our experience in electric traction.
You viii see there now most beautiful
cars, finely upholstered, we'll ventilated
and rOOmy.
All this transformation has been
through the efforts of Americans and
American enterprises. Many of the
changes now being carried on in cleo
trio traction this day has been through
the efforts of two Wilmingtonians
John Edward Anger, and %. A. Stanley.
These gentlemen went to England two
years ago and started a large car build
ing company. which has been so sue
Icessful that orders for cars which were
originally placed in this city have been
duplicated by the corporation and been
manufactured by the company these
gentlemen now manage. This speaks
well for Wilmington, as many will re-
q member when Mr. Anger and Mr.
Stanley went to England. and 1t was
then feared that the enterprise would
net be successful on account of the
British workingmen being so unaccus-
toned TO our style Of work and ma
chinery. They were successful, how
ever, and notwithstanding the fact that
all the machinery had to be purchased
3 in this country. the British wOrkmen
=, were drilled in their new work, and
were carefully instructed in our
methods. until now this particular
firm has a force that is worthy of con-
sideration.
THE cars that are being constructed
- in England are in every respect 'Ameri-
can with one slight exception. This
is the double deck for the accommO-
q dation of passengers who wish TO ride
on the outside of the cars. which is
4 very pleasant in summer. These styles
Of cars are suitable for England. as the
j. climate is so changeable that If the
= corporation, which controls the electric
Il railways. were to have open cars en-
8 tirely like those used in this country,
it would necessitate having a double
Il number of cars TO put into service when
o the weather was inclement. Whereas
as it is now, by having the double deck
& cars. the public can be accommodated
8 in dry or wet weather without putting
a into service extra cars. The sudden
II and quick advance to the front rank
in electric traction again benefits oui
g country. as the cars being constructed
n lare OF selected woods. and there being
= no woods grown there to compare with
our American product the material tc
3 build these cars. whether purchased
s from this country direct or from Liver
ie pool merchants. originally has to D'
n exported from the United States.
'I have many orders now on my
o books for a large firm in England tol
a all kinds of hardwoods, to be shipped
this fall and winter
"The hardwood trade between thi
t country and England has grown con
Il lsiderably the past few years, so muci
so that many of the large Weste1
n manufacturers have Liverpool an'
G. London representatives to look afte
the export trade
= "The CONSTITUTIONAL part of Englisl
cars is practically the same as ours
with the exception of few mino
changes which have to be made Il
guard against the climate influences o
,r the country. Oak ash and yelloN
nine are some of the principle wood
'e lused. A great quantity Of poplar pane
;. also is shipped for the sides of tn
cars. and for the destination boards
10 The lumber is shipped from sue
States as Tennessee for the nice soft
IT yellow poplar; from Mississippi for tn
best Mississippi cane and white ash
u land from Georgia mostly for the VellON