Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-02-02
RAPID TRANSIT
| OPENED TO
KAPIOLANI PARK

A complimentary trial trip over the
electric line to Diamond Head was Civ
en- on invitations to a hundred and odd
the tubular cars were sent out. De
parture from the power house was
made at 3:i5 and the end of the track
at James Campbell estate gate was
reached 2S minutes later
As far as the Waikiki road the line
had been in operation a good while and
afforded no novelty. Along the newly
widened Waikiki road. with mountain
scenery on one side and seaside resi-
dences and resorts on the other II was
a pleasant sensation to he whrled
along with cool breezes blowing. Mine
Host Peacock. Manager James and sew
eral guests of the Moana hotel stood in
the stately portico OF that hostelry to
cheer the advent of rapid transit. AZ
nearly all houses and gates were well
coming faces and glad hands waving
Though not a speed trial-the excur-
sion cars waiting for the regular cars
on switches upon the already opened
route and a slight delay occurring in
Kapiolani park from an intruding tele.
phone wire-the 2S minutes made was
generally recognized as a great i'm
provement over antiquated horse car
schedules.
Manager c. G. Ballentyne. Superin-
tendent Alexander Pratt and Electri-
clan Wolf Of the Honolulu Rapid Tran
sit & Land Company went along to see
to the smooth running as well as the
comfort of the excursionists.
Those enjoying this first electric car
ride to Kapiolani park included Cover
nor S. b. Dole. Superintendent OF Pub
lie Works II. T. Cooper. Assistant Sup
erintendent of Public Works Marston
Campbell, Road Supervisor C. b,
Dwight, Attorney General Lorrin An
drews, Chas. NJ. Cooke, Col. w. +. AL
len. F. 81 Dodge and wife. Auditor J,
1 II. Fisher and wife, l.. c. Ables and
wife. T. J. King and wife. Mrs. w. G.
Weldon, Mrs. C. Hall, DR.. McGrew and
wife, Director Jared @. Smith (u. s
Experiment Station) and'wife. Assist
! tll lJlItNlbl r. DfhB lNh w. I@N
pertinent Station and wife. J. A. Ken.
nedy, A. " Gear. Andrew Brown anl
wife, Miss Phillips. John Mott and wife
Thos. G. Ballentyne. c. A. Brown and
wife. w. NJ. Graham and wife, r. f
| Lansing and wife, J. A. McCandless
and wife, A. +. Cooke. L. Pollitz, L. b
Pond, S. r. Alexander and son, Elec'
trical Inspector w. F. C. Hasson, f. L
Pexton. b. f. Dillingham;, p. l.. Weav.
er. J. b. Castle. +. A. Schaefer Z. S
Cunha. J. l.. Torbert and wife. Senator
C. II. Dickey and wife, Professor NJ NJ
and wife, Geo. c. Sea and wife, J. d
Marques 20 Luso newspaper). Frank
c. Atherton and wife, Chas. II. Ather'
Iton. A. w. Pearson and wife, f. NJ
Boyd (Advertiser). ID. Logan (Bulle
TIM. Charles II. Athcrton, Jas. A
Rawlins. Mrs. Alex. Pratt, A. s. Cleg,
horn. Collector of Customs L. X. Stack
able. Senator w. G. Achi. a. n. Camp
bell. W. w. Hall and wife, w. X. Castle
and wife, Mrs. J. b. Atherton. Mrs. H.
C. Coleman, Mrs. J. Nawahi, ]. A. Con
salves. Gerrit =. Wilder. X. G. Moore
and wife. DR.. Clark, and l.. A. Thurs
ton. president II. X. 7. & l.. Co.
The line thus inaugurated to Kapio'
lani park was opened TO the public yes
terday morning. All day long the car.
were crowded with passengers. By
actual count more than hundred ant
twenty-five persons were on single
car.