. The Street railway journal . S PATENTS ISSUED NOV. 5, 1901 685,755. Controller for Electric Railway Motors ; F. W. Garrettand E. W. Stull, Johnstown, Pa. j\pp. filed April 8, 1901. Toavoid the necessity of moving the controller handle to the of¥ posi-tion before throwing the reverse in an emergency, the reverselever is made to throw a high resistance into the circuit on itspassage from one set of contacts to another. 685,781. Electric Railway Motor Controller; F. A. Merrick andE. W. Stull, Johnstown, Pa. App. filed March 13, 1901. Detailsof construction affording easy access when repairs are
. The Street railway journal . S PATENTS ISSUED NOV. 5, 1901 685,755. Controller for Electric Railway Motors ; F. W. Garrettand E. W. Stull, Johnstown, Pa. j\pp. filed April 8, 1901. Toavoid the necessity of moving the controller handle to the of¥ posi-tion before throwing the reverse in an emergency, the reverselever is made to throw a high resistance into the circuit on itspassage from one set of contacts to another. 685,781. Electric Railway Motor Controller; F. A. Merrick andE. W. Stull, Johnstown, Pa. App. filed March 13, 1901. Detailsof construction affording easy access when repairs are necessary. 686,017. Trolley; M. J. Wilson, Painesville, Ohio. App. filedFeb. 21, 1901. Details of construction intended to prevent thewheel from getting caught by the wire entering between the wheeland adjacent parts. 686,048. Emergency Brake for Street Cars; G. J. Gahring. March 25, 1901. A brake-beam is suspended transversely un-der the platform of the car; it is intended to be forced downwardagainst the PATENT NO. 686,217 686,110. Car Mover; E. A. Munson, Grand Rapids, Mich. April 3, 1901. A shoe having a curved spring and a face op-posite the spring shaped to conform to the spring, to prevent thelatter from being crushed. 686,169. Qir Fender; W. P. Tucker, Brooklyn, N. Y. Jan. 29, 1901. Details. 686,173. Car-Wheel; H. O. White, Boston, Mass. App. filedSept. 7, 1901. A car-wheel having a grooved tread and rings inthe groove, made of metal tending to prevent excessive wear onthe brake-shoe. 686,217. Divided Axle Car Truck; E. W. Fairbanks, Los An-geles, Cal. App. filed Jan. 15, 1901. The axle consists of a hollowshaft enclosing a solid shaft, one wheel being attached to theformer, and the other to the latter. PERSONAL MENTION MR. G. H. KOHLER, superintendent of the works of the UnionElektriccats-Gesellschaft, Berlin, is in this country on a trip ofinvestigation. It is expected that Mr. Kohlers familiarity withAmerican practice will in
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