Olympia Street Railway Company
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- Oct 16, 1891Olympia’s ‘Miserable’ Street Railway Is Holding the City BackAn 1891 editorial demands that the city cancel the Olympia Street Railway’s charter and clear Main and Fourth streets for electric cars, arguing the two rickety horse cars are a disgrace and a drag on growth.Olympia, WA
- Dec 2, 1891Two Red Boxes on Wheels: Olympia's Sorry Excuse for a Streetcar LineThe street railway's president has told the council he can keep the city tied up in court for two years. The Tribune suggests the new council simply take his franchise away.Olympia, WA
- Dec 2, 1891Olympia’s Streetcar Franchise Fight Heads for the CourthouseA requested extension for the Westside railway sparks a council move to forfeit the Savage Main Street franchise, with a two-year court threat hanging over the city.Main Street, Olympia, WA
- Dec 3, 1891Olympia's Streetcar Franchise Shell GameA franchise extension granted on a promise of negotiations turns out to be empty—and the editor wants electric cars for the capital.Olympia, WA
- Jan 5, 1892The Eighteenth Promise of Mr. SavageOlympia's street railway president vows a coal-oil motor, fifteen-minute service, and an Eastside extension—mostly, the paper suspects, for real estate.Olympia, WA
- Mar 2, 1892The Handmade Naphtha Car That Was Going to Revolutionize OlympiaAt a stable on Puget and Third, George Marvin Savage's crew is building a one-off motor car—part streetcar, part joke—for Main Street.Olympia, WA
- Mar 22, 1892Olympia’s Streetcar TruceAfter a period of corporate maneuvering, the Olympia Street Railway and the Light and Power Company reach a seven-year agreement to consolidate transit services.Olympia, WA