. The street railway review . small trains at short intervals, I think that theelectric trains w ill supersede the steam trains in almost e\ cryinstance, and the prominent case that we have in mind isthe Illinois Central right here near us. I understand byreading over the discussion which took place here a weekago that the officials of the road are willing, or rather haveexpressed an indication that thev might adopt electricity ifthey could be convinced of the economy of it. If I read thefigures correctlj- which were handed me a couple of hoursago of the operating expenses of the Illinois Cent
. The street railway review . small trains at short intervals, I think that theelectric trains w ill supersede the steam trains in almost e\ cryinstance, and the prominent case that we have in mind isthe Illinois Central right here near us. I understand byreading over the discussion which took place here a weekago that the officials of the road are willing, or rather haveexpressed an indication that thev might adopt electricity ifthey could be convinced of the economy of it. If I read thefigures correctlj- which were handed me a couple of hoursago of the operating expenses of the Illinois Central road,and the estimated cost of operating it by electricity made bytheir own engineers, I figure out a saving of something like$250 per day from their own figures. If that is the ease,the question, it seems to me, is decided in favor of figures include interest against the cost of both loco-motive equipment and the electrical equipment, and there-fore take in the whole cjuestion. CHARLES BRYANT The extensi\c experience and knowledge of street rail-wav affairs of Mr. Fairchild will, hereafter, be used topromote the interests of the Standard Air Brake Fairchilil was born at Monterey, Mass., Januarv 4,1842. His earh education was received at the public schoolsnear Binghamton, N. V., where his family had removed,and Susquehanna course was brought to anabrupt close by the opening ofthe war. He enlisted in thetwenty - seventh regiment ofXew York volunteers, wascaptured and confined in rebelprisons for nearly a his release, he receivedthe commission of first lieu-tenant and assigned to duty inthe Kanawha \alley, W. \ the war closed a courseof stud\ was taken up at theState Normal School at Brock-c. B. FAIRCHILD. p^^t, N. Y., aiid soon after his graduation here, he took the de-gree of A. M. from Amherst College. A professorship wastendered him in the Normal school and he held this positionuntil January, 1871. Hi
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