Show I ULE CARS CARS' GI VE WAY TOt TO TOCE t E MODERN M PALACE CE COACHES i v Y Th RTh i I J a r r 4 Lj w. w r r 4 1 r j T yf U 41 3 s- s w p 4 Lr suta- suta T r. r K 4 d l L 1 L F e r 4 j s ws a 2 r W j i rv it N q l x 3 i i t i t I u e if 9 t f i H w v 1 we George oe-George George and his jackrabbits bits at First South and Thirteen Thirteenth th East Streets in 1888 Today du-Today T ow-T WJ Today showing modern electric coach an and d beautiful lul residences wh where ere only a few years ago Wa was a vast expanse se of sagebrush l h tn n n of 01 Means Mean's of Travel id d cl Growth of City Shown hown by Old Ola and andiN iN New ew P. P Pictures By BEN G. G HITE RITE Rodents dents in Thirteenth East Eat first South streets nay not e ize the fact that in 1888 ii f j tours of the mule mute car w was 1 as from the same spot where electric car stopp stopped l yes yes- es aj t 4 When TIlE THE ph pher i took the view lc The TheL L l tl i as taken at a 1 time when I I 1 I there w were ro no buildings g In that Vi Vicinity vl- vl and Thirteenth East and First South streets were tho terminus of or orthe the mule car line Ine which came down downto to tu Main street as far tar as Second South street thence traversed west to the theold theold theold old site of or the Rio Grande Western i railroad depot which it h If now used as asa asa asa a freight de depot deot ot In Tn the old oM picture Is seen tho the driver cr of the two mb Jackrabbits at attached at- at ached d to the car car This is George corse who ho returned d to tho the city on a visit a short time ago from his present homo home In Missoula He HeIs HeIs Heis Is a member of oC one of oC the old families families families lies and while here became becam reminiscent cent and exhibited tho the picture shown herewith explaining that his duties required him to leave lea the tho eastern astern terminus in time to get ct to the Rio Grande depot In thirty minutes No Traffic Laws Then There were ero no traffic regulations in those da days clays s and the tho car stopped where hert and when It pleased to accommodate ac- ac 1 I patrons t of the line lio were wre so few Tew in to number that th the comi compan com- com i pan pany any failed d to pay operating ex expenses expenses ex- ex O O. 1 I P Arnold Jr Ir Ir who re re- tired from front this the service ser of ot the car company n severo several I years jears e R ago was was' In 1888 the superintendent of ot the hie he inc Ine Mr 11 Arnold was sas in in arduous worker an and he Is said t tp l have ha carried water to tho the section gang on the road as aswell aswell aswell well as as to ha have ha e Used supervised the lines line's operations There were no r pa paved pa streets In those those da days 8 and the tho rails were very light and nd the thc streets were awfully muddy It was not an Infrequent occurrence OC OCcurrence oc occurrence currence that the tho cars would Jump lump tho the track and the entire line would be blocked until enough bf tho the car drivers and willing citizens assembled assem assem- assembled bled and placed the derailed vehicle back bick Into commission Ties Tics rotted and spread an and patrons of the line lino were never certain that they would bo be carried to their destination without without without with with- out some ome mishap to the line which would cause them more or less Incon Inconvenience In- In con convenience Had Only Twenty Cars Carl Only twenty cars were used in serving erving the tho people of this cit eit city In those days daR da s Schell Schedules ules were cro not well maintained an and people living along tho the streets that thit were traversed ed bv by the car lines experienced little trouble In having the tho driver walt wait un until until until un- un til the thc house was locked ed up and the tho entire family got aboard There was waR little excitement In the life liCe of ot the theold theold theold old mule car driver though ho labored la labored la- la bored long hours hourd and received small pa pay He lie drove the mules collected the fares took look care of tho the propelling power at the tho en end of oC the d days day's s run when it was placed In tho the barns fed and sort a curried It That was the life liCe for tor the carmen carmen car car- men were able to give some of oC the kl free tree rides an and lend P pas en- en Jers gers their faro fare when the they had failed tailed to provide themselves es with a n. nl nickel kel The winter season was hard for tho the drivers often orten had to clear their own tracks track and there ther was no heating apparatus for tor either the driver or orthe orthe orthe the patrons Changes Are Wonderful Some wonderful chan changes s 's ha have haa a taken place since sinco those days da s 's Mr Ir Is 15 master mechanic for the Missoula Street Railway Hallway and Power company compan In Montana which has one of or the largest power plants In the West Beautiful homes ar are built where once the sago age brush thrived ed and the car drivers chased the chipmunks chip chip- munks The mule line Is replaced byone by byone byone one of oC the best modern electric car lines In the country countr and the streets are paved and made mad Jas passable able In all seasons The growth of ot this city Is h one of the most mot conspicuous features of or the comparisons made between the conditions con con- in 1888 and tho those e of ot tolla today The city has haN moro muro than trebled Its I population and from tOrn now on bids t fair to Increase o Its UN growth lOwth b bv by leaps and I bounds |