THE TRAMS FOR GISBORNE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3383, 25 November 1911, Page 8

THE TRAMS FOR GISBORNE.

MR. EDISON WRITES TO MR.

LYSNAR. CERTAIN THE NEW SYSTEM WILL PROVE SATISFACTORY. We are indebted to Air W. D. Lysnar for copies of correspondence that has passed between Air Edison and himself with reference to the storage battery system of tram-cars that is to be tried here. Air Lysnar, in writing to Mr Edison, reminded the great inventor that he had induced the Council .to go in for his system of cars on the strength of his personal assurances to him when they met at Orange. N.-J., that the cars were quite beyond the experimental stage and he also asked Air Edison, to give the matter‘.liis personal attention to see that the cars that were sent forward were the most up-to-date. * From Air Edison the ex-Alayor received a reply yesterday as under: “From the Laboratory of Thomas A Edison, Orange. N.J. —Oct. 18th, Iffll.—W. D. Lysnar, Esq., Gisborne, Now Zealand.—Aly dear sir.—Your letter of the 18th of August regarding Hie storage battery electric car received. Enclosed herewith you will find copy of letter from Air R. H. Beach, the builder of the cars. I have not the slightest doubt of the success of the cars as there are now 14 cars running in various parts of the United States, three roads having given second orders, and the makers having 30 more on order. Yours very truly. Thomas A. Edison.” Th© enclosed letter from AD Beach, president of. the Company, reads as foil ows : “Silver Lake, N.J., Oct. 15th, 1911. —Air Thus. A. Edison, Orange, New Jersey.—Aly dear Air Edison. — Attached please find letter from W. D. Lysnar, ALiyor of Gisborne, Now Zealand. .Wo have a contract from the city of Gisborne dated July 15th, 1911, for two single truck cars. These cars are to be 'equipped ea Ji with 105 cells of A 8 battery. Wc at work on the cars, and we believe from our study of the conditions at Gisborne, that the cars will do their work satisfactorily. Air .Harris (the agent for New Zealand) is here, a.id lias been here for several months in your battery plant with a view of equipping himself with a technical knowledge iso that he can handle these batteries properly. He is coming down here to work in a short time and will go out to New Zealand with the cars and instal them. AYe feel sure that these cars will prove satisfactory. Think you. need have no hesitation in so advising Mr Lysnar. —Yours truly (Signed) R. H. Beach, President.’ L Speaking to a “Times” reporter on the matter Air Lysnar remarked that the cars shoud bo on the water almost immediately. The agreement was thatthey were to leave within four months of the receipt of the contract. He was informed that the Company was very punctual in the fulfilment of orders. For In's own part he would like to see a start made with the laying of the line, so that the cars could be put in operation at as early a date as possible. “I am as confident as ever,”, added Air Lysnar, “that- the oars will bo found to be a great success.”