The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01

Furnishing cars to many lincs Trolley
many. iines In tho Central West West, tie I,,
via Springfield, being d rlotable in.
s stance. out OF Indianapolis there are
flyers md 1 mi Gs.s'eo pr pn ,hss
1 iIIna tho T., in,t me- an unending dos
haggage cars are run on many Of tho
Trains, and a. hustling salesman can
Privats cars py ha ,o steam hesn road roads
several roads, and these NAV ta rant.
ed at s25 n day. Thesc cars conaist
o., OF parlor, dining-room and Kitchen.
The rental includes the service Of 4
rr nd,r ct actual cost. The pes
cara snd ih'1 !. ,tn has ono OF. these
70. s AN. anu " mas been in great demand
s ~ t,r91lIey parties. Many roads have
aurora, Elgin and Chicago Internrbnn
;s "na past u liye Of the cemeteries adj
are are IN great demand. On the the 4 Inland land
Empire line from Spokane 10 e,nnr ~.
Acne. theatre trains OF all nar,or
sars are run and are widely pafronized.
| trains. - .'ae oh .hese
Urban lines lis the arrangements thew
any nye o % t6 earry freight While few. Il
a.. nS. y. .'ieih compete whit the railroads
they do. and the moro eMpeditioms
movement combined with lover ' rntas,
e lnaKes tne in1terGrban service strong
and express service. The 1i iLa,shs
Baggagc Company for instanroae 'r ni
| Cleveland Ohio. sends out twenty.
dwso freight s and baggage cars every
gay 10 deliver goods and receive nrn.
au,Gts. Farmers by tickets for their
milk cans---2O cents for every ton nai.
lon can being the rate--and the nag
S;nse company takes It to the city, do
returns tho empty can.
All sorts or expedients arc resorted
to to get business. One road has u
i soliciting agent. He calls up the farm
ers along his limo once every week to
following. II an, affirmative answer
Is received the agent begins cam
usually successful. Other roads Great,
through which they run. one road
found that tho soil In It's territory was
rartIcnlarly adapted to tho growing
that fact. and before long z. had dou-
bled its business. In New England
favoritc way. to get traffi. Is 70 inter-
est tourists In the scenery along troll
OF the wonderful and beautiful things
tlat may be seen. ITO the Berk yhiro
Hills by Trolley" is an example OF tho
| aIlurng titles these booklets have
Some roads sell power, for running
farm machinery to the farmers along
their lines. They md that this is n
profitable Investment in that they
make something out of the power thus
i sold. and at the same time get added
4 good VIII from the farmers.
The steam railroads are acknowl-
1 edging the superiority OF the electric
passenger traf'ic. President futile. of
the Boston and Maine says that tho
I electric lines can haul this class OF
traffic more chcaply. President Bacr. of
the Reading, also comedies that tho sub
urban traffic is better handled by
the disadvantage at which the trolley
lines place them. the railroads are ac-
curing control of the trolley lines. so
| that they can prevent injury to them
stance, has gotten control of fifty
seven rnr cent of the trolley lines Of
Cornecticut. The Delaware and Hud-
son has bought the control of com.
petIng electric lire. and number OF
other roads are following suit
The enormous growth Of thu. inter.
urban car line is shown by the fact
/ that whereas there were only soon
/ miles OF Such -Il1ES III tife oHltsu
states fifteen years ago, there are to-
day more than 10000 miles. There
| are enough lines now projected and
reasonably sure TO be constructed to
insure the doubling Of this trackage
| within ton wears. And while tho inter-
urban electric lines are increasing
many small steam roads arc being
electrified. Furthermore. the big
| TERMINALS of the United States are
substitutine electric'tv for steam. nota-
b!y those Of New York. The progress
tl.cen ,nprece6entcd Yet electrical
engineers say that tho past Is az no
thing when compared with what the
fnturs 1. 10 bring forth. The reign
| Of the two-cent fare IS expected tn
como with tire Identification Of thr
steam railroads OF the United States.
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To-morrow close of social season.