. The Street railway journal . mtil the shell is locked with the key. The addi-tion of the locking feature has been made without detract-ing in any way from the neat appearance of the standardsocket. The locking socket should appeal especially tousers of the higher-priced tantalum and tungsten lamps. EXTENSION FOR FILING INTERSTATE COMMISSIONREPORTS Word has just been received by the ofiice of the Ameri-can Street & Interurban Railway Association that C. Adams, in charge of statistics and accounts ofthe Interstate Commerce Commission, has granted an ex-tension of time in which to ma
. The Street railway journal . mtil the shell is locked with the key. The addi-tion of the locking feature has been made without detract-ing in any way from the neat appearance of the standardsocket. The locking socket should appeal especially tousers of the higher-priced tantalum and tungsten lamps. EXTENSION FOR FILING INTERSTATE COMMISSIONREPORTS Word has just been received by the ofiice of the Ameri-can Street & Interurban Railway Association that C. Adams, in charge of statistics and accounts ofthe Interstate Commerce Commission, has granted an ex-tension of time in which to make answer to Circular No. 20,from March: 28, 1908, to May 5, 1908. April ii, 1908.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 619 POSTAL CAR IN CLEVELAND A postal car was put into service in Cleveland last weekthat had been fitted out in the shops of the Cleveland Elec-tric Railway Company under the supervision of T. Scullen,master mechanic. It is one of the ordinary 30-ft. cars usedby the company for some time but rebuilt so as to meet the. CLEVELAND MAIL CAR SHOWING POSTAL RACKS demands of the postal service. To all intents it is the sameas the cars used on the steam roads. A letter rack occu-pies the space toward the rear on the left side of the car,while a sorting table and bag rack take up a like space onthe other side. At the end is a canceling machine. Theclerks are enabled bv means of these accommodations to down for a slide door. This is provided with hand-holdsand a step for the convenience of the clerk who takes upthe mail from the boxes along the streets. A slit for mail-ing letters 011 the car is cut in the door, the same as inregular postal cars. The front end is used for the through mail bags, madeup at the branch offices or substations. It is separated fromthe rear by a partition made of iron pipes, as will be seenfrom the accompanying illustration. Racks are providedfor the bags. This mail is ready for the regular mail trainsand the clerks do not have to handle it until they rea
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