Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-04-26
TOWN AND VICINITY.
The Electric Railway.

numbering about 40, rode over the lii
from the Hotel Gladstone to Marrow
Park, over miles, and returned We
nesday afternoon, as follows:
M>YoR-ELE'T.
Peter Lammert.
rNCILMEN-ELE,T.
Christian Johns. Thomas Richardson
coUNCILMEN.
Charles II. Hamill. Benjamin jenkins.
Conrad knieriem. George S. Wilson.
Martin Hartig.
CITIZENS.
!. l.. Marx T. Mason Hill.
George f.. Pearce. William =. Sullivan
Arthur Baker. John Kramer.
DR. r. +. DeNaouley William Harvey
George Stern. +. q. Hitchins.
Frank c. Beall John NJ. Zimmerly.
Charles Gross. Robert Conn.
W. 4. HitchinS. Thomas g. Dillon.
John 5. Metzgcr. George 4. Mays.
DR.. T. Griffith. John y. Layman.
A. r.. IIitchins. Clayton Purncll.
Duncan +. Shaffer. J. Alex. Davis.
Joseph Bear. Perry Wcimcr.
George Gunnett. Thomas ID. Morgan.
Henry Fisher. Daniel +. McMullcn
W. +. q. HitchinS. John Davis
Edward A. Gross. Daniel J. Williams.
Allen J. Hill
The substantial character of rolliI
stock, power and track plant, AZ
smooth, safe running, was Il topic OF
most favorable remark by all. In
deed, the reality exceeded the most
luminous anticipati0ns.
The cars, four i'll number. a:e
heavy, strong, cnmm,tliuu> car
riageS, elegantly finished and mag
nificently lighted. They follow the
curves easily and glide over flats
noi>elesSly and smoothly AZ IL boat
fl mtS upon the bosom of Il LAKE"
Two high-Sperd $50 power
engines and generators that wi
develop 30 horsepower, with tNo
boilers behind them with il m".im"m
capacity of $50 horse pow,r. com
prise the equipm, MT of il new. clean
powerhouse ut Clny>villr. The
structure is il massive brick, sup
plemented by ii spacious frame ca,.
barn. both covered with sla e. In
keeping with the equipment general
ly the massive machinery moves al
most nOiselessly.
The first business run to the Mar
rows WAS made Thursday, car No.
q starting at IL, noon, J. G. Crcvel-
ing, of Rohr. McHenry g. Son, Bel.
ton, Pa, paying the first fare. The
next was made an hour later and So
on each hour until | p. H., the road
doing aSood business ,lnrin. the half
day.
+. b. Pritchard. conductor, and
Thomas Acker. motorman, and Paul
GoldSworthy, jr., and Charles Gil
lespie, motorman, comprise the two
crews III charge.
Over all is w. a. Heller superinten
ent, with office at the power hous
manifestly a capable officer. With
experience of Ii years in the business
building electric roads in Pennsylvani
New York, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan al
Maryland, he stands at the head of l.
profession. His requirements in h
line have made him the choice of ii
company for official oversight of pro
badly the entire line to Westernpo
when completed. 1t is likely he will f
his residence i'll Frostburg, in whit
event the town will gain an excellel
citizen.
AS indicated, Car will leave Hot
Gladstone every hour during the day, b
ginning at g a. III. and until 10 p. m, i
elusive. At the Narrows car will lea,
every hour, beginning at : a. m. unit
IL p. H., inclusive.
The illustration above reflects the ce
trail but small part Of the popular r
ception rendered Car. No. 20 when
arrived at Hotel Gladstone Thursda
afternoon, April little first eiectric ro,
"dy ear erer seem IN Frostb"ry 1t W,
reproduced from photograph by Have
stick, who, ever ready on the shorte
notice, took position above the crowd
one of the Y. NJ. G. A. windows ar
made the fraction of the scene as show
For readiness, promptitude and speed
was mastery achievement in the phi
Geographic line. Whatever defects III;
the picture, therefore, are due to IL
movements of the crowd.
LotrSt-It is stated that 1900 passel
gers were carried by the road Thursda
afternoon.
\ New Organizat ion.