FASTER! FASTER! CRIES PROGRESS!
Street Railway Man Says
"Take It Easy! You'll Get
There Just the Same'
JAMES W. HARRIS, Aiuuriru'H olrii-Hl hcWvc Htrcot
nillway pivHldcnt, punned the othrr day to look
through IiIh olilec window at the 1113 ) liiinnronU
iK'iitiil piano HH It winged itH way to New i'ork
from the CouhI., Hllhoiu:ttcd rR..lr..;t the a.mo filty
then ho turned hta cyca clov.n at the yellowed
mimty ledger r.'Ctmliiifr the pio.'it;! of the world's
flrxt cable cur.
lie heaved no ri;jh for "the rjnod ok! dayn" for
IiIh cublo cura ur ntill in o; lutirn unci will prob
ably continue to h in operation, becarao of the
need for them, for many yearn. Thty ntill pay dlvi
dendH, for the w rld ntill rldeH them ! Rides them
and (Hhcuhkch th" frrro of the new streamline trains
that make a speed of 100 miles an hour.
Sixty-one years have elapsed sinco the world's
llrst cuble cur slowly climbed Clay Street hill In
San Frnnelseo. Prophetic residents at that time
expressed the confidence thut this invention would
revolutionize city transportation throughout the
world, a vision that ciime true with surprising
swiftness. New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Seattle
am! many other large cities here und abroad were
soon boasting miles of cuble road.
It was buck In 1879 that "Jimmie" Harris came
to work for the street railway compnny. He took
to his work like the proverbiul duck to wntcr. Soon
he wus general muna.T und then president. Today
at 81, Mr. Hurris is on the job every morning at
7 o'clock, managing the affairs of one of the few,
if uny, street rnilwoy systems thut have consis
tently operated on a five-cent fare without passing
regular diviVm'-i. "Y e, ut tines the :.t ekiiolders'
dividends have drifted downwurd, but never has
there been uny red Ink on the president's rexrt!
These, curs seat 30 passengers but have been
known to load as many us 150 fares on u single
trip! They weigh 11,500 xunds each, und braking
is uccomplished through two sets of hand brakes,
operated by the gripmun nnd conductor, and a
powerful track brake.
The cables pull curs over grades as high as 21
per cent and are 60,000 feet long. They consist of
wire strands wot'nd to u diameter of 1' inches
with a hcrip core to allow for the "nqueeze" of
car "rips. I'jWer is f . r.ii::1 ! by two OM-h.p. 2200
volt a.c. motors o'HT.iting an in;j nioi'iily designed
win.'ing mr.eiiin In case i f er.K rf-ncy involving
motors, there is u COO-h.p. Corliss-type steam en
gine always ready for immediate action. A com
pensator wheel, weighing three tons, keeps tension
"GO SLOW BUT SURE" SAYS HARRIS
Cable curs are still needed, says James W. Harris, veteran street railway president, as he watches
modern transportation grow to meet demands of speed.
equal as 30 curs grip and release their hold on the
cubles. Sluck in cables, caused by stretching in
use, is taken up by special equipment. The cable
grip through which the car operator can pick up
or drop the cable ut will, is in itself a clever piece
of mechunism, perfected by Mr. Harris shortly
after ne becume superintendent.
There's just a trace of wistf ulness in Mr. Harris' .
voice when he talks about the strides that are
being made in transportation when he talks about
airplanes und streumlined trains and other modern
day distance-choppers.
"It had to come, 01 course," he says, "because
the people who travel always are in a hurry. In
a hurry to get to where they're goir.g, and in a
hurry to get back. And they'll always go rushing
back and forth by the means that will take them
the fastest.
"Because of the urge for speed, airplane builders
will go ahead building faster stratosphere ships,
and steamship builders will vie with one another
to see which can build the vessel that will cross
the ocean in the shortest time, and every other
transport man will cry for something that will
give his patrons more speed, but
"Let me tell you one thing! When these people
get along to my age, they'll find that most of this
craving for speed that fills the world today is a
false need. They'll find that the man who takes it
slower and easier gets there just the same in the
eivl. And they'll find the slower-going person
probably will be trodding on his leisurely way long
aft - Mi- ineod-cravcrs are none and forgctton.
"If there is one message I'd like to pass along to
the younger generation, it is this: take it easy!
you'll get there just the same."
H
oroscopes
Of Famous People
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT
:ByLcurie Pratt:
THE horoscope of a President has an important
bearing, during his term of office, on the a.fairs
between conservative and progressive elements
will continue to grow in heat. Roosevelt's policies
will always favor experimentation, governmental
regimentation and concentration of power in him
self as a virtual dictator.
His Sun in humanitarian Aquarius indicates
that his sympathies are broad and impersonal,
truly concerned with the welfare of the common
people. His courage and pioneering abilities are
unquestionable, and history will remember him,
not so much for the mostly mistake!, which are
rather those of the head than of the heart, but
as the fearless innovator of necessary and inevit
able changes for America.
HIS chart shows clearly such extravagance and
staggering financial problems that this coun
try cannot hope, under his leadership, for res
toration of normal conditions. He is, rather, the
unusual leader for abnormal times than tin influ
ence for peace or security. The perspective of time
will reveal him as the destined bridge-maker for
the troubled waters of an outstanding transition
period in our national life. His New Deal, uncom
fortable, unbalanced and chaotic as it is to live
under, is based on an American ideal of social
progress that will grow in power, though under
wiser and more acceptable forms.
YOUR DAILY GUIDE
. Sunday, January 19 An active day; use delib
eration. Monday Good for nearly everything, especially
travel and sports; avoid deceit.
Tuesday Progressive and venturesome, but
today and tomorrow are unfavorable for approach
'ng those in authority.
Wednesday Inspirational; your business
hunches are reliable, but do not start new ven
turcs for tho rest of this week.
Thursdiv Finish up old matters and tasks
already started.
Friday Much violence in the world today and
tomorrow; US3 caution.
Saturday Sociaf group and women's activities
favorable; financial deals are deceptive.
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