The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
track construction yet offered the good
people Of the northwest, and it GER
tainly has no superior In the country,

track construction yet offered the good
people Of the northwest, and it GER
tainly has no superior in the country,
if any equals.
that the people OF Minneapolis are
next summer it is bound to be the
thing to trolley back and forth to the
lake. Of course there are many prob
lens to settle yet, how best to handle
excursions without Gripping the fast
thru service, how to handle baggage,
and how to please everybody, but
General Manager HELD smiles know
ingly and says these problems will all
be settled for the best good Of the pub
make the line SO popular that the
dusty, sooty steam roads will appre-
ciate that they have competition on
their hands Of the highest order.
A Bit Of History.
Flying over this great new steel
highway the old resident of Mime
apolis who keeps track of things is apt
to get a bit reminiscent when he re-
the old motor line right Of way of the
early so IS, yclept the Minneapolis. Lyn.
dale & Minnetonka railway.
And perhaps page Of this little
narrow gagged roads brief but ftful
career may be readable at this time.
Col. William McCrory built the motor
line as far as Calhoun in 1879 but in
1882 he pushed the line to Excelsior
over what is now practically the new
square at the corner Of First street and
Nicollet, running along First street to
First avenue. thence to Thirteenth
street, to Nicollet to Thirty-frst street
and to Harriet over the present line and
thence bn to the lake. From Harriet
the motor line rambled around, describ-
ing great curves like the letter stS''
and which now is changed to almost
straight lines. One Of the officials says
the old motor line right of way is fol
lowed to- the extent OF 60 to rs per cent
so that the journey today still leads
thru the same pretty wooded land and
lake regions that made the old motor
line so, POPULAR. =, :.
the delight and pleasure trolleying'
will be. It hook seventy minutes to d.
it by Colonel McCrory S line today, it il
walkaway at forty five. Two trains
of one car each leaving Minneapoli
at 1880 am. and 3:45 pm. carried thu
traffic to Excelsior most Of the year AM
six trains in the summer. To start with
| the new trolley provides for one trail
every hour from 6 am. to pm. and i
is certainty one every fifteen minute
will be. none too many to carry tn
crowds that will want to use the ne1
line in the dog days Of summer. TIL
round trip rate. on the motor line in tn
winter was 81, in the summer rs cents
Today so cents.
4 Z Cof AMcCrory always had the dream
of making his little three-foot wide roa'
great one: He was about twenty
three years too soon tho and the roa
never paid and SO thru the seasons Q
1872, '85, 's4, '85 and '86 it carried it
crowds, for it was most popular in tn
summer days but with nothing to do i
winter. But it had to give up tn
ghost at last and 50 in the fall Of 1873
just nineteen years ago-the track
from Harriet to Hopkins were taken u
and the line from Hopkins to Excelsio
taken over by the Great Northern roa
for it's Hutchinson line. The twin cit
bought the LEGAL motor line and electr
fed it and the motors went to the scra
heap. Most Of the cars were destroye