El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-05
POTTERY JITNES
CONE To TOWN
Past Little One Man Elec
tries, 10 Of Them, Here
for Service.


III Paso IS promised by the arrival
q ten new electric cars Of the latest,
safest and fastest one man type. con-
signed 10 the II Paso Electric Rail-
way company. The shipment was the
vanguard Of a new fleet OF cars with
which the local street car system viii
eouip SIS lines Ten other cars have
already been contracted for. to be de-
l.rered as soon as possible. and
ls-enfually others VIII be purchased.
Fuesdlr afternoon trial trip was
r1n over the iuterurban line TO
Esleta By general manager H. 5 Pot
te- and fpeeiai parry lllcuullis
SUIT ~ T. wood and Carl Beck
TIE new cars are Of the type known
AS front entrance cars, sometimes
raued Bifney cars, after their IN
--erf0r. r.. o. Birmeg- safety first and
seed are ihe two outstanding quail
lies ~ the type. Entrance and exit
nav BE- gained only through the front
door on fhe right Of the car. The door +
Is controlled bv a pneumatic appliance,
fet in motion by tne appilcatlon o.
the afrbra izes When the mot0rnlan
sets mis- brakes, the door flies open
and q step is lowered 70 aid in enter
tne fhe car. When the brakes are
-al-rred. and the car started, the door
Economically closes and the steps
~ step 10 be caught while the car Is
u notion and this Is a feature which .
tr o. Believed VIII eliminate many &C
filenta
Mast Keep Hand on Controller.
anether feature is the entire new
system of opera ton The controller IS 4
- made that the motorman can NOT
RI. - hls hand off 10 while the car IS
En- n-s-ion without immediately re
-eaEinE mechanism which wiz throw 4
"a HnaIl HsHn. ~ = M
release rhe door 50 that II can De 4
~ car IS equipped with motors as
r.awerful as zhe type now in use, put
- ire car IS smaller and much .
lighter, II is speedier.
starts Like An Auto.
Tie front entrance car can start /
vim an automobile and beat It to the
reEr corner said general manager
fatter. ln discussing the merits OF /
ne aar Is easy riding. in spite OF
~ fact that r. runs on single trucks:
Trfe IS due TO the fact that the Wheei
rara = much longer IN proportion TO |
ne length q the car lnsh = ..lS 80 ~
WIZ other single truck cars me
ear tEef is shorter, and consequently
frarc IS not So much standing room
7Er1rerer the seating room IS as great
- iu rhe biz cars now IN use. ana
WITH the addition o. the auxiliary
afsts fu the rear Of the CO. more pas
eeneers can be seated in the new car
fHan in the old
puts Driver in Corner.
5 feature Of the car that adds Dotn
10 is convenience and to its capacity
d ire placing c. the operating apPa-
ratus or one side Of the end LnaL
j.. shaf the m0tormans instead OF
s-anfIn- IL the middle OF the front,
etanTs ~ one side. where he may
readily reach all his operating gear
ether standing or sitting, as a seat
Is builr iu fhe corner Tor him.
Keeps One Man Busy.
TIE fare box IS placed within reacn
- The m0tormzu at the entrance OF
fhe caE- and the passenger drops ms
nlEEel and gets his transfer on enter
fre The u0tormau has sole charge
~ the car 9leraLlt-ss co--ectlng laless
giving transfers. Tagging az railway
CROSSINGS ard throwing switches and
ere car ~ 80 equipped with modern
suuliances that one man is able to
~ az these things more conveniently
ard lH Jess tine than Two men are
ahIe % GO 81 on old model cars
Cuts Schedule 10 Park. +
@As an illustration Of the added
service We VIII be able TO give our
irons said " j.. Wood. superln-
rendent CT the street car system, I'VE
Hil cur the schedule on the wash
.UG-oE park line 70 one car every 4
seven and q half minutes, instead OF
20 INMATES the first day that we put
men have had sufficient experience
Al operating the cars. we viii cut
fhat schedule 70 q car every six min
utes II the public viii cooperate
zTirh Us in having their fares ready
Eheu they enter. asking for their
rrarsferE. and being ready TO alighr
81 the front door al their stops. We
nay BE- able 10 beat even this service
says Car Is Popular.
This type Of car, which is built by
Inc American Car company at St
1.9lls. has proved Immensely popular
81 olher cities. In Fort Worth, the
RECEIPTS of the street car company in
creased - percent after the instala-
-l1n II new cars. Persons in resi-
feuce districts who had their own
automobiles. even get the habit Of
.EilE the new fast, safe. and con-
euielr little one man cars.
The new type Of front entrance
srE with their new safety and speed {
aDl ee1 Fenieuce appliances cost as
uah az the big double truck cars
zar we have on the system now.
sTer $4,000 IS invested in the ten cars
1zt we have Just received, and by
be time we get them ready for serV-
.ee. e may be much more than that"
Going On Next Week
LAe company does not plan to put
De- cars on the lines until next week,
5aecrling 10 superintendent Wood.
We VIII net put a single car into /