The Washington herald., 1909-08-01
TROLLEY BENEFITS
CALIFORNIA CITY
Los Angeles Has Tracks in
Almost Every Street.
RUNS 1918 TRAINS EACH Day
Washington Begins ITS Period OF In
terarban DeveIOpment-What May
BE Expected In Twenty-Five Years.
Tourist and Electric Car Large
Factors IN Growth Of the City.

Complaint was received the other Gay
from a resident Of washington living on
the line OF the H street cars running
into the northeast section against the
extension Of the line from Annapolis into
the heart Of the city
The complainant said the vibrations
from the big cars would get on his
nerves He thought the big cars would
cause the ground 70 tremble, would dis
turb sleep. and was sufficient reason 10
shut the interurban line out Of the city.
This complainant wotJi. II ne could,
debar the people OF Washington from
taking a car in the center Of the city
and being carried 10 Baltimore or An
napolis without the inconvenience and
waiting for transfer at Fifteenth and II
streets northeast.
The Commissioners, at the instance Of
Capt Markham. declined a public hear
ing on the proposition advanced by the
complainant on the ground that the
tyacks OF the II street line are being
strengthened especially to accommodate
this heavy tramc, and that when the i'm
prOvenent is completed there will be no
.
Enters on New Development.
Washington has Just entered upon the
period Of its interurban electric railroad
development. In twenty-five years It IS
safe TO say that it win be possible 10
take a car IN the center Of Washington
and ride not only 20 Baltimore or An
napolis, but 10 Chesapeake Beach. TO Ge,-
tysburg battlefield, 10 the Virginia noun
tains. down the Potomac on either side
twenty or thirty miles, and 20 several
points Of interest and comfort not now
thought Of
Il win be interesting for Washington
I ians and others who peruse the South
] ern Progress Section 10 learn 10 what
/ extent this interurban railroad traffic has
! been developed IN the CITY Of Los Ange-
/ les, Cal. Il Is there that the trolley car
/ has reached its highest development to
I the present time. not excepting the won-
( derful progress made IN Michigan. Ohio,
] Indiana. New York. and Illinois.
I Los Angeles. like Washington. is dis
! tinctly a tourist city. only Washington IS
( al least twenty-five years behind ir iD the
/ development OF facilities for reaching
nearby points by means OF quick. cheap.
and delightful transportation. AS COM
pared with the California city. our rides
/ % Chevy Chase Lake. 70 Arlington. Falls
J Church. Luna Park. Mount Vernon. and
/ even 10 Baltimore are almost a Joke We
/ give herewith the facts about Los Ange-
1 les from a recent description % the cleo
7 tric railroad traffic there 10y George s.
( Davis in a recent issue Of the Electric
/ Traction Weekly. AIr. Davis is an expert
! I'm such matters aud his description Is
/ somewhat technical.
Manager I'm Indiana.
Mr.. Davis IS a manager of one Of the
! Indiana systems Of interur5an traffic and
went 10 California prejudiced in favor Of
his State as the center Of all that was
J progressive in electrical traction. He was
/ astOnished then dumfOuuded, and finally
I delighted with what lie saw and learned
| on the Pacific coast He gives the fol-
lowing table OF figures illustrative Of the
/ operation Of lines IN the North. and then
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