. The street railway review . ounding territory is beingrapidly developed, and if present indications prove true, Raleighwill soon be a commercial center of no insignificant importance. Thepresent population, including suburbs, is alxnit 25,000. The street railwuy and electric lighting business of the city iscontrolled by one company, the Raleigh Electric Co., which is di-rected by progressive business men of the city, who have in contem-plation important extensions to the companys activities. The elec-tric system comprises 4/j miles of track, which is arrangedin three single track li
. The street railway review . ounding territory is beingrapidly developed, and if present indications prove true, Raleighwill soon be a commercial center of no insignificant importance. Thepresent population, including suburbs, is alxnit 25,000. The street railwuy and electric lighting business of the city iscontrolled by one company, the Raleigh Electric Co., which is di-rected by progressive business men of the city, who have in contem-plation important extensions to the companys activities. The elec-tric system comprises 4/j miles of track, which is arrangedin three single track lines that radiate to three distinct districts ofthe city, and meet at a common triangle in front of the State Capitolbuildings. It requires three cars to fill the regular schedule, each carrunning over each of the three lines in turn, and meeting the otherIwo cars at the triangle every .^o minutes. The power house and the car barns of the company were destroyedby fire on Dec. 31, 1896, anil the plant is now housed in a wondi-n. TRI.\Nr,I,E AT ST.\TK , R.\Li;u;H, N. C. MOTORMANS HEROISM REWARDED. rile bravery and presence of mind displayed by Clarence C. Carey,a motorman of the Cincinnati (O.) Traction Co., in risking his lifeto save others in an accident which took place on the night of Feb-ruary isth, were substantially rewarded by the president of thecompany, Mr. \V. Keslcy Schoepf, at a meeting of the Street Rail-way Employes Mutual Protective Association, of Cincinnati. , despite the fact that he was laid up at home with anattack of grip, went to the mens meeting and presented to a handsome gold watch and chain. The accident was peculiar. Careys car was bound up the CliftonAve. hill, when he saw that the car ahead had become unmanage-able and was running away down hill toward him. Instead ofjumping, or ruiniing his car back down the hill, Mr. Carey put onhis current and met the other car before it had time to gain muchheadway. Mr. Luke Robinson, for
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