System Wrecked in the Great Earthquake Cannot Be Restored Until 1925, Complete restoration of the Tokio tram car service to its pre-Jearthquake condition will require at least two years, Mr. Saito, one of the directors of the Tokio Electric Bureau stated to a representative of the "Japan Adver-Bser™ Inst week.
When the system was so com:
carthqu: ire of Septem pletely detroped on 15 won ber 1, it is impossible to restore it to' its former status within Mr. Saito said. The authorities of the Tokio [Electric Bureau are doing everything in their power to alleviate the present deplorable congestion tram car service."
'Before the earthquake, according to Mr. Saito, the' Bureau owned 1,907 tram cars, of which from 1,300 to 1,300 were in cons. tant service. "Eight hundred cars together with" many repair shops vere destroyed earthquake and fires.
1,134 cus Lerr, Of the 1,194 cars left, 781 are jo. operation. autho! predict that the Bureau have 1,000 cars by the last March," coaling them to put 1,100 in service at the beginning of April, Bolero" the earthquake there were 190. miles. of car lines in Tokio which have been reduced to 163 miles. On these lines, cars Boot ile, and exnghee Sone passe age les, and carrying daily, of the ear lines on which cars are operated at present has been increasing rapidly, and practically all important lines in the business sect already have been restor-I The remaining lines are not expected to be restored before the end of this year.
"The delay -in the restoration the car' service is due to the lack of electrical power and also Hioancial difficulty," declared Me. atroyed by be Bre nad its ple take into consideration enormous task of eonstructi them and the financial confronting the Bureau, they will bbe convinced that it will of two years, SysTmH TO MR RETR, "Te must be remembered that the power houses must. constructed—on larger scale than before because it" is foolish to restore them the former basis when the Tokio is in neod ion. The damage suffered by the bureau is estimated_at' Y.30,000,000 and the proposed reconstruction of the car system will cost at least Y.40,- the policy of pal guard against interfer-with the policy "if the Central jovernment in raising its reconstruction f \¢ restoration Of the ear e involves many such delicate problems,
thu Bureau fae introduced nm ant relieve cehgestion in the cars, an taumelate cesare to
tebus service, purchasing 2,000 from America. The at first desired to purchase larger automobiles, but the Ford Company was the coly firm that was able tq handle such a large order for immediate delly: ery rouD caus opsxATING. will be about G0 by the end-of five year. outrace this month." By the end of Fe- year, aad will brary. 1,060 care will be assem vice beginning Med and ready for service. The Thi hire cara of automobile. par struved in Yokohama. from Am ric wime time age and ther ill ino brought' to Tokio fend of this: day of the bus service, cere pat raze opjeratio fin Yeu tte from, before the the frst 40 Fords and Look Wiour has been received in Tientsin that "Major W. 8. Nathan, er, ca.c., who, recent. ly went Home, has' been elected seat ca the board of direetors of the Chinese Engineering land Mining Ca., Ta, London.
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