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Show Steam Street Railroads. Despite Des-pite thi afinojar-c" and lcs caused by the hore cj id. mi.- io ? .w.ep across the cojutry, it ha been tho mians of blessin? humanity to tome extent in the impulse it has given to experiments experi-ments with Bte.m cars upon street railways; and although Salt Lake cannot can-not at once do away with hrr horse cars, the successful adoprion cf steam vice animal sinew and muscle, in cities at the east, warrants the conclusion that ere all presort readers of the Herald swirg to the winds tbe title of pater and mater familtae Bteam street cars will glido whistling alorg our thoroughfare.-1. Louisville, Ky., ia the latest point from which comes the exclamation "the fteam street-car a buccc.6!" From the Courier-Journal we learn that "the new sicam btreet car is making regular trips and is a well patronized institution, institu-tion, hundreds of persons riding, just for the novelty of the thing." The usual rate of speed ia six miles an hour, although the car is capable of making fifteen miles redilv when Hirh!o At the latter rate of speed, by use of break and reversal of steam, the car is stopped in the distance of a crossing, easily and without jerk or jolt. Noise- J less, smokeless, warmed by steam, and fitted up in handsome style, ooe rides in this car as comfortably as in a Pullman, and wonders how people ever could endure the rattle and clatter and dirt and dust and cold abd general misery attendant upon a trip in the old-faihioned horse-car. horse-car. If the epizootic will hasten the coming Salt Lake steam street car, there's many a one will forget its annoyances an-noyances while taking a cozy ride down Main street without horse, ox,or mule. |