. The street railway review . ed sum per month, the schedule as at present agreedupon calling lor four round trips for each week day and one tripon Sunday. The rate per month increases a certain amount atthe end of each third year of the contract. The express cars andtheir niotnrmen :ire funiislud by the railway company, but Ih To expedite the service and for the convenience of customers inordering, the company leases a private telephone line between thetwo cities, for the use of which no charge is made to regularpatrons. The company also owns 15 wagons, which call for anddeliver goods shipped
. The street railway review . ed sum per month, the schedule as at present agreedupon calling lor four round trips for each week day and one tripon Sunday. The rate per month increases a certain amount atthe end of each third year of the contract. The express cars andtheir niotnrmen :ire funiislud by the railway company, but Ih To expedite the service and for the convenience of customers inordering, the company leases a private telephone line between thetwo cities, for the use of which no charge is made to regularpatrons. The company also owns 15 wagons, which call for anddeliver goods shipped over the electric road, no extra charge bcini;made for delivery within a radius of one mile from companjsofTiccs in Los Angeles or Pasadena. In connection with the rci{-nlar carrying business, for a nominal sum the company will takeC. O. D, packages, collect for them and return the money to theconsignor. Mr. W. II. Smith, manager of the Angeles & PasadenaElectric Ry., In whom we are indebted for the data and acconi-. rii,. 1 i;.\PKM;sL-i c.\ .\;.s & r.\sAUEN.\ ry. motormen arc required to assist the express companys servantsin loading and unloading goods. Express packages are also carried on regular passenger carsbetween the runs of the express cars, the railway company receiv-ing for each article so carried a stipulated amount in addition tothe regular monthly rental. When this express business was started, there were in operationbetween the cities of Pasadena and Los Angeles some six or eightwagons, upon which charges wWe very high and service are now, however, but two wagons in operation, with theprospect that they will soon have to give up, as tlie car service isbecoming more popular every day. During the summer season,when California is very dull, the express cars are used extensivelyfor shipping fruit, such as prunes, apricots, peaches and grapes,from the ranches on the line of the road to the canneries andwineries. panying illustrations, wri
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