Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-02-09
kTFM INST ALLIED
l. Electric Car on the
\ Streets of Pine
L Bluff
4. TEST RUN ON SECOND
kvENUE AND MAIN So oF
DAY.
:. Gathered by the Hundreds,
|sore to Witness First electric
car They Ever Saw.
scHEDULE FoR TIE CARS

h. c1ane of the big gong OF the
+,io ear that dashed down Second
.,,o Saturday afternoon toiled a
- knell to the ''knOckers.
rou since they have be-
|, . real street car controlled by the
t1o mower of electricity going down
c+root at a lively clip loaded with
man freight it is ''up to them to go
ay back and sit down
rho history of their sway dates back
eral years when the electric street
line was proposed for the city
enterprise did not pan out and
"knockers' were happy. AS time
ssed on other propositions with .
nar end in view demanded the at
btion of the public Like their pre-:
cessors all failed to matrialize. Ihe
Knockers" Aourished ard when 3
mpany of home people, operating
me capital. was organized for the
rpose of building an electric car.
e. the knockers began to tly
kill the venture
The work on the new line VS. cem=
enced, with competent superin=
ndent overseeing the work of a big
rce of men. The streets were torn
and the work was pushed With al
hrcity.
The rails were laid and it was
ought that the line would be in
eration by the fair last fall. This
build not be done as anticipated and
len the Knockers began to say. I
I'D you So.
The power house was finished and
Terything was in readiness for an
brly Inauguration of the line, but the
Rockers hammered away.
Saturday, about D. M. the first
hr was sent out 1t had been an
Ounced that the system would be
ested Friday afternoon. An attempt
'as made to do this but arrangements
buld not be perfected until Saturday,
md the public had not been notified
bat the test would be made Some
ne IN the business section while casu-
lily looking weet on that street. espied
car far up the avenue 1t was com
hunicated around and in short
PINE people from all sections of the
Ruslness part of the city had flocked to
[nat thoroughfare. Even the doubling
<nomases could not dispute the truth
the rumor The car was plainly in
eght. Soon It came nearer and in a
(eW minutes it had reached the bust
ess part Of the city. The crowd was
(ae OF the largest and most enthus-
Pstlc ever seen on the streets of Pine
Piuh Multitudes of people, white and
laack had gathered eagerly awaiting
Fue approach of the first electric car
Eyer operated in Pine Bluff, and the
erst electric car ever seen by many of
Them.
me progress of the car was made
uncut on account of the serging
mass OF humanity. The entire police
l'ce was on the grounds to prevent
reciueAt' AS the car reached Main
.ueet' the crowd gathered there and
y, plocks around cheered and hur-
rahed.
Wv" progress was made by the car
on the down trip on account of tho
,oo's deposit of mud upon the tracks.
ue'efal ~ times it was Necessary to stop
.Ae car and clean off the wheels and
u tracks. The mud on the rpils several
t.es hun. caused insulation of the wheels.
~. s..nslhg the car to a stop. Main
.aee' NY was finally reached and the car
~. sent on down to third avenue.
me return trip the car had
.oo'n !. =. sailing and the motorman.
tho passing the paved streets threw
|rao, ever back and the car sped up the
,r ~ al a lively clip until the pow
LUST was re'ched. With the ex-
,ra r..on OF the muddy condition of the
.h;a sAs not flaw occurred. Every
,stiss s worked with the precision and
.''eeon % cf an established line.
now. ,favis, chief electrician at the
+ho w. mouse. acted as motorman on
tricioa a,p' and Mr.. J. D. Porter, an cleo
,siss;n employed at the power plant
smno s'eo MIN in running the car.
Ncca' cc''ntendent Hammond, Sheriff
Bell ny, ~ chief of Police Craig, Mayor
Bur.a "essrs Chas. Senyard and VIM.
the ~ were interested passengers on
M at' Other passengers were VIM.
E,eo.Aa.he, aahe, electrician for the Bullock
Iess. company. IT Cincinnati; !;
fs. julius Leitner r N wooda,