. The Street railway journal . roy and others of Berea, Ohio, built a bob-tail horse-car line, something over a mile in length, in that city,extending from the center of the village to the railway was the first step. The second came some years later, when,shortly after the introduction of electricity on the street-car linesof Cleveland, the owners of the Berea line conceived the idea ofconnecting that village with the nearest Cleveland city line, adistance of about eight miles. Wiseacres in street-railway opera-tion shook their heads at this bold step. It was freely predictedthat
. The Street railway journal . roy and others of Berea, Ohio, built a bob-tail horse-car line, something over a mile in length, in that city,extending from the center of the village to the railway was the first step. The second came some years later, when,shortly after the introduction of electricity on the street-car linesof Cleveland, the owners of the Berea line conceived the idea ofconnecting that village with the nearest Cleveland city line, adistance of about eight miles. Wiseacres in street-railway opera-tion shook their heads at this bold step. It was freely predictedthat the slow-going and then unreliable trolley cars could notcompete for the suburban business with the Big Four Railway,one of the best steam roads in the country. But the Cleveland-Berea line was finally built, and it proved a good success of the venture suggested a line to the city of Elyria,twenty-four miles from the city limits of Cleveland. A numberof Cleveland people were interested in the project, among them. EVERETT MOORE LINES. •••••••• ELyRIA, GRAFTON & SOUTHERN RY. MAP OF POMEROY-MANDELBAUM LINES, SHOWING ALSOEVERETT-MOORE LINES IN VICINITY. the members of the firm of M. J. Mandelbaum & Company, bank-ers. In 1895 the Elyria line was placed in operation, it being oneof the first electric railways in Ohio to be equipped with the mod-ern type of cars and equipment. Like nearly all of the electricrailways at that time it was built along the highway, but at presentthis, with the Berea branch, form the only parts of the systemso constructed. The great advantages given to the town of Elyria by the newline at once attracted the attention of the surrounding towns, andthey clamored to be connected with the system. As soon as pos-sible the line was extended to Oberlin, and a year or so later spurlines were built to North Amherst; then on to Lorain. The Cleveland, Berea, Elyria & Oberlin Railway Companyformed the nucleus for what is now popularly know
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