Electrical news and engineering . cars were of course in activecompetition. A. rate war was inevitable, and on February4, 1894, tlie electric company were selling 50 tickets for adollar and 12 for a quarter, .\fter the Privy Council hadgiven its decision, however, the Winnipeg Street RailwayCompany was bought out by the \\innipeg Electric StreetRailway Company, and the horse cars ceased their opera-tion. In those Main Street .ind Portage .\venue wereblock paved. The street cars were about one-third thesize of the present modern car. There were seven milesof street car tracks in the city
Electrical news and engineering . cars were of course in activecompetition. A. rate war was inevitable, and on February4, 1894, tlie electric company were selling 50 tickets for adollar and 12 for a quarter, .\fter the Privy Council hadgiven its decision, however, the Winnipeg Street RailwayCompany was bought out by the \\innipeg Electric StreetRailway Company, and the horse cars ceased their opera-tion. In those Main Street .ind Portage .\venue wereblock paved. The street cars were about one-third thesize of the present modern car. There were seven milesof street car tracks in the city and the population was28,000. The number of employees on the companys pay-roll did not exceed 50; the annual operating costs of thecompany was under $.-)0,() and the invested capitalBy the year 1900 the trackage had been in-(1 miles on which were operated 36 single $22.), totruck cars. the electrit imp iiiv had built electric liiu Period of Rapid Development Then followed a period of ra|iid development both for. Winnipeg Electric Railway PinawaChannel. Interior gen- THE ICA I.
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