Michigan historical collections . rst part of 1900 the bonds were made |2,600, 1902 this Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson road averaged5,326 passengers per day. The road was fortunate in having J. D. Hawks, a former MichiganCentral engineer, take it up and build it to Detroit, as his experienceand railroad facilities gave him opportunities for purchasing rails, ties,and equipment of the best and getting them quickly assembled. Muchof the subsequent success of the road is due to him, as was much of itdue on the start to the optimism and public spirit of Henry P. Gloverof Ypsilanti,
Michigan historical collections . rst part of 1900 the bonds were made |2,600, 1902 this Detroit, Ypsilanti, Ann Arbor & Jackson road averaged5,326 passengers per day. The road was fortunate in having J. D. Hawks, a former MichiganCentral engineer, take it up and build it to Detroit, as his experienceand railroad facilities gave him opportunities for purchasing rails, ties,and equipment of the best and getting them quickly assembled. Muchof the subsequent success of the road is due to him, as was much of itdue on the start to the optimism and public spirit of Henry P. Gloverof Ypsilanti, who not only put in a large amount of money, but themost of his time, without any salary. The first electric car to be operated in Michigan, and the third onein the United States, was in Port Huron. It ran from the park onMilitary street to the bridge about one mile, and it was a Vandepoeltype of car with the motor and motorman in the center of the car, leav-ing enough room at the end for four or five passengers. This was in. FIRST ELECTRIC CAR IN MICHIGAN.
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