. The street railway review . business of McGill, Porter& Berg five years ago. At the new location, in addition to the large and well-equippedsuite of offices, there has been established a sample room which isone of the most complete of its kind in the country. And, large private office has been fitted up for the exclusive use ofcustomers and street railway men, where all will be cordially wel-comed, and which will aflFord a convenient place to meet for con-sultation, or to attend to correspondence and other business andpersonal details without interruption. As an instance of this co


. The street railway review . business of McGill, Porter& Berg five years ago. At the new location, in addition to the large and well-equippedsuite of offices, there has been established a sample room which isone of the most complete of its kind in the country. And, large private office has been fitted up for the exclusive use ofcustomers and street railway men, where all will be cordially wel-comed, and which will aflFord a convenient place to meet for con-sultation, or to attend to correspondence and other business andpersonal details without interruption. As an instance of this companys rapid growth, it is of interestto note that during the past year its already spacious warehousefacilities at 47 Plymouth Place, Chicago, in the Windsor & Ken-field Building, have been more than doubled to meet the increasingdemands upon it. The company carries a large and complete stockat all times, enabling shipments to be made very promptly. An-other evidence of substantial growth is the fact that the number. OFFICE OF IOKTKR * HERO. LNC. of employes cngaced in the diflfcrcnt deparlmcnis of the companyhas been increased fourfold during the past year. The memlx-rs of the company arc very popular and have a wideacquainlanrc in the electric railway field, where they have estab-lished an enviable reputation for enterprise, integrity and officers of Porter 81 Berg, Incorporated, are: President andtreasurer, J. W. Porter; vice-president, Edward R. Mason; secre-tary. Max A. Berg. the Ohio Brass Co., of Mansfield, O., of which company he wasassistant secretary when he resigned some years later to enter thesupply business as a member of the firm of McGill, Porter & Berg. Mr. Mason has had eleven years experience in the electric rail-way supply business. He was associated with his father, W. , until the Spanish-American war, when he joined the UnitedStales Navy. Upon his return home at the close of the war, hetook a position with McGill & Pomeroy. When the pr


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