CREATE TABLE table_17717 ("Name of System" TEXT, "Location" TEXT, "Traction Type" TEXT, "Date  ( From ) " TEXT, "Date  ( To ) " TEXT, "Notes" TEXT)

what are the notes for date (from) 12 august 1897?
SELECT "Notes" FROM table_17717 WHERE "Date (From)" = '12 August 1897'
SELECT "Notes" FROM "table_17717" WHERE "Date (From)" = '12 August 1897'