The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-26
CA RS COMING FOR
Holiday SEASON
Important Additions to Be Made
to Equipment of PASSENGER
and Power Company.
GREAT SCARCITY OF LABOR
Company Has Experienced Some
Difficulty, But Is Getting
Men From Country.

The Virginia Passenger and r,o..
Company. which recently ordered 80.
new double truck cars for uee ~. ~. .,.
lines, has been given assurs,ca ~ Siy
least hvo Of them will arrive - ~
uine To be used IN handling the r,,sh
crowds Of the holiday season THO 81
VIII De finished as quickly as nr,ctf,rt.,,
considering the great actiyit, d., 80
building. and arc confidently eTpectoa -
." service oy the early spring OF 1907
ana during the heavy exposition tr.ei,
OF the summer '''iN0
These cars are long double tr,,cl,.-s -,
the conference.-the cars. with vnat 4.
known as the Detroit platform r.
windows. Instead OF dropping into .lo,s
are raised upward by sliding. Tho o,
may Dee briefly described By saying that
% is somewhat like the Laurel str,e,
type. and also resembles those IN ma. -,
Main street. being aIlptel for 49,
summer and winter use Tho r,,,r,t.
Platform ~ az the rear ana ls eboy,
three or four times az long as those d.,
the Main street cars. thus zccon,r,odat-
Ing much larger number OF sr.oie-s
and others who desire 70 remain o., ~
platform The front platform Ia ~
those IN use. just large enough 10 no.
commodate the motormcn. When an
lhese cars arrive the rolling stock - the
company viii De sufficient for an neofs
TOT some time To come ALREADY tha
service here is admitted 90 o. excellent.
ana IN many respects superior 70 that IN
tho larger cities.
Tho company now has an exuer. tos,-
INK It's track bondlngs both in liz own
ana IN the citys Interest. az r,orfe.t
bonding economies the current ami
avoids damage % pipes with conseoren.
charges therefor The tracks and rou-
ing stock viii Doe Ga the very te4. No.
g. |-ta IHr. Ht N.Ir.
ucipated next year
Scarcity Of Labor.
A report was in circulation yesterday
20 the effect that. owing 10 the scar-lf,,
Of labor In this city the Passenre~ a-t
rover company was having dfnrfitv
IN securing sufficient capable carmen
70 man It's cars. u was stated also thar
one man had NOT been on fo~ sfrt, da,-e
w nen General Manager Hun was asked
as 20 the report he stated that the
company had recenuy encountered 10
some extent the same diGfrulty cxu..
T"nced hy other large employers OF fshr-
IN securing men. owing 20 the competf-
ton for their services 81 other acids.
out ~ iate there had been very litfle
trouble ~ this kind. As U the rcnNrt
tnat one man had not taken a dav or
IN two months. he replied that nats-uliv
ne knew nothing as 20 that ana ff II
De true. the ewploye evidently worked
IN order 70 Increase his income % that
extent
The company recently cndeavored 70
reduce the hours Of labor as far al.
compatible with tho needs - -he service
and tho preferences OF the men bur
generally the men preferred % put in a
few extra hours whenever opportunity
offered IN order 20 Increase their weekly
pay. Just now. M Hun said the COM
rany is getting a desirable class % young
men from the country 90 replace those
who retired from service 20 engage In
other business. and has sufficient % man
the cars
Experts Leave.
The electrical engineers and experts
Who have been iu t1e city for several
days 90 testify before The Council COM
mittec IN the electrolysis matter have
All returned % their homes or headquar-
tefs. with t.e exception ~ Mr. Hcrrck
inventor OF the automatic testing car,
who Is stiu In the city engaged in COM
pleting the automatic test % the bond
ines on various lines a number 81
CouncNmen have been invited TO take
"a trip on the car. and several have ex-
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