The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
Some knowledge That Will Save
Many a Weary Wait.
'0WL" POPULAR INSTITUTION
Boon to Folks Who Are Out Late, and
Saves Many the Price of Cab.
Time the Last Cars Run Put
Down for Busy People.

or caught down town and has a long
hot walk home that stirs his anger so NJ
is not able to get a refreshing sleep Suct
as the car ride generally incepts. He
gets fun OF breezes or some other re.
freshment that makes him forget how
time does fly, and then when he finds
1t is 30 o'clock or something like that
he makes a wild scamper for the car
line feeling all the time that it is too
late to catch one but he will stand on
the corner for an hour and wait. asking
every passerby If the last car has gone.
Nine time out of ten he VIII question a
man who knows about IS much as he does
and he waits for another night Ia
borer to pass. lie never thinks when ne
goes out for a good time TO ask con
ductor when the last car goes up or
down town. If he did and learned the
hour he would stand chances OIL seiuns
home without wilted collar
There is one car. however that all
men, whose work or habits keep them
ont at night after the regular car sched-
ule is done, know, that is me o"i.
No sweeter sight was ever seen by the
weary citizen than the headlight of the
car that fills the important
Office Of owl" as it suddenly
beams in sight around the curve at
Twcnty-eighth and Main Strsets or
comes glazing down upon them from the
summit at Fifth and Main Streets. 1t
thing is half the time on three wheels.
the other. more square than round, act
ing as q governor.
SOME FIGURES.
For a long while the Passenger and
Power Company was the only line to OPP
crate an Owl" and that only Main
Street Now the Traction Company has
one on Broad Street. Both are literally
yatroni.ed by jags. policemen, newspaper
men and others whose pleasure or duty
keeps them out into the wee sna' hours
of the morning.
For the benefit of the careless man,
the sta y-out-late man and the working
man a few interesting figures are ap-
pended that may save many uresonle
walk and some religion, for if anything
is calculated to make man swear 1t is
the sight OF the rear of the last car
Rs it goes whizzing pass the corner.
Take first the Main Street division OF
the Virginia Passenger and Power Com
Yany. The first car bound east leaves
the sheds ct Main and Vine Streets at
s:24 A. N, reaching the eastern terml-
Jus, Miiheiser's Bag Factory. at 5:ss a.
N. The last leaves Reservoir Park at
u:30 p, NJ. arriving al the eastern ter
minus at 1905 midnight 1t requires 81
minutes each way or SIS minutes for
found trip. The cars maintain a sched-
sle or from four TO five minutes apart.
The first car on the Hollywood or Laurel
Street branch of the Main Street Division
caves the gates at Hollywood at $50
a. NJ. arriving at Ninth and Mal:
streets, the eastern terminus of the line
1t 5:45 a. N. The last car leaves Holly
wood at l1:i5 P. NJ and Ninth and Main
1t Il midnight. This car goes west to
The terminal in the West End
On the Clay-Street, or Union Division.
The first car leaves the te 'nal at
rwenty-ninth and p Streets a. $50 A
ltreets where It arrives and leaves
tbout 6 a. NJ. The last car leaves the
nstern end of the line at 1870 p. NJ.
Ind leaves Beech and Main Streets at
e:02 midnight. arriving at the sheds at
2:3o A. NJ. sixty-five minutes is the
Tunning time and the cars are operated
about five minutes apart. The last car
song east over the Clay-Street line
}asses Seventh and Broad Streets about
PHI A. N.
On Seventeenth Street the first car
eaves Seventeenth and Main Streets, go
Eg north. at G a. NJ. and the last one
1t Il p. NJ. The cars are operated upon
ten-ninute schedule.
LAKESIDE CARS.
The First-Street, or Lakeside line has
liberal service and convenient one
'or the residents Of Barton Heights and
me suburbanites farther out. The first
tar toward Richmond leaves the Heights
1t $40 a. NJ. and the last at 11:c0 P. NJ.
From Richmond toward Barton Heights
he first car leaves Broad and First
ktreets at A NJ and the laist about
h:40 2. NJ. The last car from this, city
r frequently held until midnight at the
Dpecial request of patrons whose bust
hess keeps them in the city until that
hour The trip Is made in forty min
stes and schedule of twenty minutes
maintained. At Barton Heights con-
lection is made with the through car TO
Lakeside,
The railway 20 Seven Fines is another
l:'anch OF the Union Division that carries
large number of passengers who dwell!
IN the various hanIets and villages north
Ind east Of the city. The first car for the
Pines leaves Richmond at $40 y. NJ. and
a., last at II p. NJ The cars are oper-
tied on an hour schedule, leaving on the
iopr.
gne newly acquired Traction division OF
he Virginia Passenger and Power Com
1any covers n large mileage with most
convenient schedule, the cars On all ex-
...pt the Westhampton branch being run
from a four and five minnie schedule.
nn Broad Street between Eighth and First
this schedule is close to Two minutes be-
tween cars. The first car east from the
harms at Robinson and Cary Streets
a;.-."z at r. NJ. This car transverses the
fcutc via Eighth. Main, Eighteenth and
f,oad Streets to the terminus 10 Chin
horazo Park. The last car east on this
tne leaves The barns at II 80 2. NJ From
The eastern terminal the nrst car leaves
FIT 5:SS A. NJ. and the last al 1926 a. Al
fae hour and six minutes is required for
tie round trip. This late westborrd
hcGuie is of great benefit TO patrons of
the line in the West End. The car &c
Ing cast passes down Broad at sufficient
J. late an hour TO be of convenience TO
Church Hill residents
or the main line. or Broad Street ci-
US on. as it IS officially spoken or a fast
tchcauie hecins ct 5:09 a. n. whom the
hrst car leaves Robinson and Cary Streets
nhd continues Until the last car At 1i:27
= NJ. This line extends down Broad
10 I"enty-tfth Street and then by n
circNl'ons route to d termiral on N Street
near thecit,' limits. The first car com -ng
west from that point leaves Al 5.42 a. n
Rrd the last a. midnight
THE OWL.
At $3.50 A. NJ the owl leaves the