Arizona republican., 1909-08-23
SIXTY MILES PER HOUR
New Motor Cars of the Phoenix and Maricopa Carry Perspiring Crowds to Mesa and Back-Gen- eral Approval of Service

The ironclad motorcars that are to ply between Phoenix and Mesa have made good.
 From o'clock yesterday morning until ' in the evening, an anxious, perspiring. clamoring mob of eXcur- sionists were massed in front of the ticket window of the MaricOpa & Phoenix railway office. It was impos- sible to carry more than one-half of those who desired to take advantage of the special rate. Nearly 2,00O were carried. Many more. tired of waiting for a chance to ride in the terrestial mctorboat, returned home. Like a red streak, the two cars sped from this city to Mesa with a mass of humanity packed in tight like sardines in can, making the trip in thirty minutes and better. remaining at each terminal the same length of time, which was taken up in loading and unloading the eXcur- sionists.
 The motorcar service will be quick, safe and efficient It will be the great est transportation boon ever given Mesa and Tempe. Of course, yesterday was an extraordinary occasion, and the crowds could not be handled; nor was there much comfort in the trip, curiosity being the main incentive for the excursionist. But when the regu- lar schedule is made up and rates ar ranged. both Phoenix and Mesa and Tempe travellers will have service that for comfort and quick schedules will be hard to beat anywhere. In fact, there is not a service in the country that has as large comfortable seats, as perfect 9 ventilation, and is as free from iolts and noise as this line will deliver. Every appointment Is pres ent. and convenience" is the watch word of the service.
 Long before the ticket window was first thrown open yesterday morning, a line of waiting excursionists were strung in line away out to the side walk. and inside of five minutes all the tickets for the first run were sold, and the remaining section of the wait ing line was longer than ever The same condition, although modified, ex- isted at Mesa. All day long the con gestion continued and during the mid die hours of the day, men even grew faint and had to leave the line of drip ping ticket purchasers, who damned into sych a solid mass that the guard rail was broken and trampled upon.
 The first car from Phoenix hummed out Of the city at o'clock with an all most supernatural silence to the spec tators from alongside of the track, and the occunants of the car. In the mo- tor room it ,ras different, the mufflers killing the sounds from without. The operator, clad in a blue jumper and overalls. silent and watching every thing, in thrObbing of machinery that was terrifying, slowly opened the levers until the car fairly flew over the rails There were times when the red streak made sixty miles an hour. and seldom save for sharp curves was the speed decreased to less than forty miles The spark plugs buzZed off the sparks that made the cylinders throb out the miles For responsibility and things to watch while holding the lev CTS. the job Of engineer is a dwindling one compared to that of the operator of the motorcar one has only to ride in the cab once to understand and ap- preciate The first passing of the two cars was made at a switch this side of Tempe Later in the day the cars met at Tempe. at about the same time and not many minutes were lost. Arriving at Mesa. the Phoenix excursionists gave place to as many Mesa ones and, after stop of thirty minutes the first return trin was made Before start ing. a strong release from the cylinders, resembling the report of cannon. caused a bystander, with eyes and mouth agap. while leaning on wheel, to think he had been shot. Several fruitless attempts were made before the scared observer Of the motorcars was convinced that everything was all right
 Although close to a hundred were carried on the majority of the trial trips yesterday. the cars will com fortablv seat seventy-five people.
 Many became overanxious to get in to the cars and many used the port hoie windows for an entrance, which took no little trouble to stop. One woman at Mesa used this avenue of admittance 70 win a good seat ahead of a neighbor. Many women passed their babies by this route. Nearly all of the boys caught the habit and would not quit until General Passenger Agent Scott had to resort to the assistance of constable
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