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Show t THE CITIZEN 10 Reading from left .to Magnificent new Street Bus of Utah Light & Traction Company. ..Officials of Company and Newspaper Men in foreground. A. John Tonkin, director; L,.Fish, Telegram; right: E. 0. Howard, president; B. F. Grant, Deseret News; D. C. Green, W. J. Halloran, W. G. Kennedy, Clem Schramm, directors. a street car can carry three times as ran and Charles N. Fehr, and City AtUTAH PIONEERING AGAIN. Yes, of such a handsome coach for passenit is quite true that the Utah Light & ger traffic, supplemental to the street many people as any rubber tire ve- torney William H. Folland. . The press hicle and traffic can be more easily was represented by Walter Heston of Traction Company are pioneers in car service in this city. It took many months of study and handled. If all street cars were sub- the Electric Railway Journal of San bringing the electric coach to this stituted with 'this new coach, the Francisco; John Fitzpatrick and John city, where it was chosen for the first research work by the company engi streets would be so crowded that there Sharp of the Tribune; B. F. Grant of iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiipiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuaiiauiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiBiiBiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiianiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii the News, A. L. Fish of the Telegram would not be room for any other traffic, hence the street car will always and Frank E. Schefski of The Citizen. 5 When the street car company tore up its tracks on certain streets remain the backbone in city transpor3 jj and paved the center of the streets, thus making boulevards of thesetation over the trunk lines that run benefit in behalf of the public. ..Automoji streets, it created a two-fol- d through the business districts and the I bile drivers are now selecting these streets for their driving and are traffic out jf heart of population. deserting the streets where street cars run. This helps to automobiles few motorman a has but car street The considerably. contend with, and the automobiles have a much wider space to travel PROMINENT PEOPLE in. At first people greatly objected to see the car tracks raised, but to have some suggested I public opinion has so changed now that even INSPECT NEW CAR clear Main street of the car tracks. s jj Progress, progress, where is thy end? THE INITIAL trial run of the new 5 5 electric coach was from 21st South alllllllllMlllllllllllllllllllllllilHIIIIUIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMaillllllllllllllMIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIiair and Fourth East, north to Seventh time in any part of the world, driven neers and other engineers to build South street, then west to Main street on the streets of the city. this perfect coach. The good and bad and north on Main street to the state It is true that there are trackless points were carefully studied in all capitol. Officials of the company, state transportation vehicles, and all the officials, newspaper men, and promitrolley cars all over the world, especwere nent ially in London and Berlin, but there favored construction details business people were among the is no electric coach like this which is adopted and put into this newly deinvited guests to inspect and ride in the first this and double coach, city giving signed a trolley, operated by the coach, and everyone was delighted which can be run in and around traffic car and the best unit in transportation with the experience, and all were loud there is in the world. like an ordianry automobile. in their praise of the easy riding not coach will electric new this coach electric No, and noiseless car. Its magnificent When this appeared street but' electric car, the was heard on all sides. on the streets last Tuesday afternoon, supplant Among the company officials presviiiiiiiiiaiiaiiBiiBiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiaiiiiiiiiiiiBiiaiiiiiBiiiiiiiiBiiaiiaiiiiiiiiiiiaiiaiiaiiaiiBiiiiiiiiaiiaiiBiiiiiaiiiiiiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiii ent were E. 0. Howard, president; D. 5 C. Green, E. A. West, I When the Utah Light & Traction Company was demonstrating general manager; George Manning, the new Salt Lake Electric Coach on the streets of this city last Tues- superintendent of transportation; day afternoon, Chester and Shirley Clawson, of the Clawson Film this of took and on the were Clem Schramm, John Tonkin, M. G. moving pictures spot johnny Company, is this new car into event. of this introduction The city pioneering Kennedy and W. J. Halloran, directors, the biggest advertisement we have put out so far this year, and One of the first Electric Strec and George Coray, attorney of the the moving pictures taken by the Clawson Film Company will showcompany. The Commercial Club was the new coach with prominent street scenes in the business and resiI dential districts in films which will be shown all over the world. jj represented by President James J. place at the car bams and then the 1 When it comes to big events, Chester and Shirley are not overlooking Burke and General Secretary John C. invited guests were given a ride over 1 are our boosters 1 real for bets. city. They any Rebholtz, and members of the board the route laid out for the new coach 5 of directors. The state was repre- as stated above. fiiiBiiaiiBiiaiiiiiBiiaiiaiiaiiBiiaiiiiiaiiaiiiiiiiiBiiaiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiBiiBiiiiiBiiaiiBiiBiiaiiiiiaiiaiiBiiiiiaiiiiiBiiaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiaiiBiiaiiaiiiii Governor Dem and Mayor Bowman sented by Governor George H. Dem, people were astonished with its beauty appears as a supplement to the system and Judge E. E. Corfman, George took turns running the bus, which isft and its noiseless motion. It made an and will be used on feature laterals McGonagle, Thomas E. McKay of the more simple to handle than the ordiimmediate hit with the public, and connecting up wtih the trunk lines. Utilities Commission, and Frank Ost- nary automobile, and a child can drive it. It starts easy and stops quickly, beGovernor Dem and Mayor Bowman All officials declare that the street car ler, its secretary. The city was rephighly complimented the officials of can never be replaced by any other resented by Mayor John F. Bowman, cause of the fine mechanism and super the company upon their construction sort of traffic car, for the reason that Commissioners T. T. Burton, P. J. Mo- - construction. vice-preside- nt; . vice-preside- nt; ; |