. The Street railway journal . western part of Des Moines, the FIG. 11.—TRAILER FOR USE DURING STATE FAIR especially designed to be cool and comfortable in all opera house seats 4200, and is practically as complete inis appointments for staging high-class productions as anymetropolitan opera house. The interior will be fitted with 1000incandescent lamps, and folding opera chairs for the proscenium will be 34 ft. wide and about 26 ft. high. Otherdetails regarding this opera house were given on page 744 inthis journal for May 16, 1903. It is an undertaking in whichPresiden
. The Street railway journal . western part of Des Moines, the FIG. 11.—TRAILER FOR USE DURING STATE FAIR especially designed to be cool and comfortable in all opera house seats 4200, and is practically as complete inis appointments for staging high-class productions as anymetropolitan opera house. The interior will be fitted with 1000incandescent lamps, and folding opera chairs for the proscenium will be 34 ft. wide and about 26 ft. high. Otherdetails regarding this opera house were given on page 744 inthis journal for May 16, 1903. It is an undertaking in whichPresident J. S. Polk, of the Des Moines City Railway Company,has taken great pride. He has taken pains to see that it is asgood as it could be made. The company is practically under the same management asit has been in years past, the officials now being as follows:President, J. S. Polk; secretary and superintendent, A. ; treasurer and general manager, George G. Hippee;master mechanic and chief engineer, J. E. Welch. For 1902. PIG. 13.— SUMMER THEATRE IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION AT INGERSOLL PARK the gross receipts were $483,150; operating expenses,net earnings, $173,075. ^ ♦ ^ *• The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company carried nearly000 passengers on July 4. This breaks the companys 510,075; 2,C00,- record. 58 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXII. No. 2. PROPOSED INNER CIRCLE SYSTEM FOR CHICAGO The recent discussion of the underground street railwayproblem of Chicago has brought out a number of plans be-sides those submitted by Mr. Arnold with his report. Amongthese is one by A. S. Robinson, lately chief engineer of theNorthern Michigan Railroad, which consists essentially of oneinner circle or loop subway, upon which cars of open con-struction will move only in one direction, acting as a transfer,and stopping at all stations. This subway, surrounding four,six or nine blocks, as might be finally determined upon, wouldbe centrally located and accessible to the street car lines co
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