Putnam patriot., 1913-09-26
STEEL TROLLEY CAR
Tries Out Trolley Route
Leading Officials on Board Pathfinder

way club of Boston Spassed through Putnam Friday afternoon on it's home ward journey to the Hub. Those on board were. Elton $. Wilde, president of the New England Street Railway club and general manager of the Union Street Railway company, New Bed ford; Charles S. Chase, Pennsy ylyania Steel company, Boston; John T. Con way, Bay State Street Railway com pany, Broekton; k. w. Hoist, Bay State Street Railway company, Bos- ton; E. H. Howard, Boston X Wor- eester Street Railwayseompany, South Birmingham; A. A. Hale, Griffin Wheel company, Boston; George W. knowlton, knowlton Rubber com pany, Boston; George Morse, National Car Wheel company, Taunton; Il. A. Faulkner, secretary of the New En gland Street Railway club, Boston; A. E. Potter, general manager of the Rhode Island eompany's lines, Prov. idence: George S. Amidon, division superintendent of the Rhode Island company, Providence; H. B. Baldwin, Bay State Street Railway company, Boston; j E. Dozier, general manager of the Nahant and Lynn Street Rail- way company, Lynn.
 The ear left Boston at a. m. The route covered was to Broekton, Taan- ton, Providence, Danielson, Central Village, Putnam, Worcester and re- turn to Boston. The car was finely equipped and there was chef on board and buffet lunches were served mem bers of the party.
 The National convention of street railway officials will be held in AtIan- tic City next month. The purpose of this trip was to allow the officials to become familiar with the lines cov- cred and to make sure that ears can be run from all point. in New England to New London as 1t is the purpose to have officials from aii over the New England states come to this point by trolley where the boat will be taken to New York Special cars will carry of ficials from all large cities. The long est trip will probably be delegation that will start from Watersille, Me.
 The car used Friday was in the na- ture of a scout car. It was to see that all cars proposed to be used on the trip could find free passage way over the roads in this section and 1t was thought that the plan can be carried out sue cessfully although it is believed that some of the cars to be used will nar- rowly pass through some of the bridges that will be encountered.
 Trolley crews on the various lines took the car over the routes with which theyswere familiar.
 While the car was on the Putnam division Of the Shore Line Electric company, onto which it was received at East Killingly, Manager Samuel Anderson, Norwich, of the trolley lines in this part of the state, and Superin- tendent George Edmunds of the Put nam division were hosts for the visit ing officials. John Mellor, master me- chanic Of the eastern Connecticut lines of. the Shore Line Electric company, also made the trip over. his lines with the party.
 The officials enjoyed their trip, though the day was miserable one weatherwise. Their impressions upon reaching this city after completing more than half of their journey was that the proposed trip will be certain | to fulfill one of the premier objects for | which it was planned-familiarize the street railway officials of New Eng | land with the wonderful way in which | trolley systems have been developed in New England states, put the of- ficials in closer touch with each other and give them an insight into opera ting methods and systems on various | lines.
 The car used for Fridays trip was | the last word as concerns street rail- way car construction. It was of steel, with powerful motors, roomy interior and superb riding qualities, the cnr being from the Boston city lines. II was of closed type, with low steps and wide entrances into big yestibules. Crews frcm the varioussdiyisions over J which the, car was run Friday had charge of 1t while it was in their ter riI