. The Street railway journal . ishaps, such as blown fuses, trolley jumping off, car offtrack, etc., are much more likely to occur in yards whereswitching is done than on the main track, and, therefore, everyfacility should be offered; first, to avoid such occurrences, andafter they have occurred to correct them as speedily as possi-ble. The effect in labor saved of a few clusters of lights placedon poles at frequent intervals about the yards will be at oncenoticeable; and, too, a haphazard feeling that the night man islikely to have conducting his work in the dark will disappearand give place
. The Street railway journal . ishaps, such as blown fuses, trolley jumping off, car offtrack, etc., are much more likely to occur in yards whereswitching is done than on the main track, and, therefore, everyfacility should be offered; first, to avoid such occurrences, andafter they have occurred to correct them as speedily as possi-ble. The effect in labor saved of a few clusters of lights placedon poles at frequent intervals about the yards will be at oncenoticeable; and, too, a haphazard feeling that the night man islikely to have conducting his work in the dark will disappearand give place to a feeling of confidence that will have its effectin causing him to be more thorough in his work in general. 362 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXIV. No. 11. THE INDIANA NORTHERN TRACTION COMPANY The Indiana Northern Traction Company is now completingan interurban line 20 miles long between Marion and Wabash,Ind. This line forms a connecting link between two importantinterurban electric railway networks in that State. To the. Street MAP OF THE SYSTEM OF THE INDIANA NORTHERNTRACTION COMPANY south is the famous Indiana oil and gas belt, with the lines ofthe Indiana Union Traction Company < mnecting all its prin-cipal cities. To the north are the im frurban lines of theWabash valley, offering interurban transportation from Lo-gansport to Peru, Wabash, Huntington and Fort Wayne. Lineseast and south from Fort Wayne are under construction. Theaccompanying map shows the relation of this companys linkto part of the interurban lines on both sides of it. The southernterminus, Marion, is the oil center of the State. It has a num-ber of suburbs to the south of it, where oil and natural ,gashave attracted many industries requiring these for fuel. The eluded that the present population in and near the town is other small trading stations along the line have a largerural population tributary. The promoters of the road, how-ever, have not relied entirely upon the pop
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