. The Street railway journal . the earningsof the steam line were not seriouslyaffected, demonstrating again how theelectric railway creates traffic. Local pleasure riding is induced bygiving free concerts at certain parksalong the line, while the handsomeCasino at Cape Porpoise attracts boththe tourist and native. The Casinohas a fine dancing pavilion as well aspublic and private restaurants. OnSundays sermons are delivered there,followed by a sacred concert. Dur-ing the summer the lessee of theCasino publishes a 16-page weeklypamphlet called the Atlantic ShoreLine Railway Messenger. This pap
. The Street railway journal . the earningsof the steam line were not seriouslyaffected, demonstrating again how theelectric railway creates traffic. Local pleasure riding is induced bygiving free concerts at certain parksalong the line, while the handsomeCasino at Cape Porpoise attracts boththe tourist and native. The Casinohas a fine dancing pavilion as well aspublic and private restaurants. OnSundays sermons are delivered there,followed by a sacred concert. Dur-ing the summer the lessee of theCasino publishes a 16-page weeklypamphlet called the Atlantic ShoreLine Railway Messenger. This paper contains illustrated descriptions of interesting pointson the line news of the latest attractions, such as watercarnivals and concerts, the latest time-tables, local adver-tisements, etc. It is distributed gratis at all the hotels,cottages, stores and other points in the territory of thecompany. FARES AND SCHEDULESIn general, the fares are based on about 2 cents a mile,except on the new line, where they are somewhat higher,. STRINGING A LIVE TROLLEY WIRE WITH THE AID OF ONE OF THE DOUBLE-CABLOCOMOTIVES AND A STANDARD FREIGHT CAR express car, receiving }4 cent for each mile per lineal footof car. Thus, a 12-ft. car returns 8 cents per mile pouch mail is carried at 3 cents a mile. On theEastern division mail is weighed for distances over20 miles, as on steam railroads. On this the companyis allowed about $42 per mile a year. All packageswhich consigners desire shipped on the next car are car-ried as express at the local rates of the American ExpressCompany. STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXX. No. 24. FREIGHT HANDLING The Atlantic Shore Line Railway may justly claim thehonor of being the pioneer heavy electric freight line ofNew England. As mentioned in the opening paragraphs ofthis article, the present Eastern division was built in 1892by the Goodall Bros., manufacturers of Sanford andSpringvale, to haul freight for their mills to and from theBoston & Maine Rail
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