. The street railway review . John , Clarence Buckingham, Wilber C. Wait. ^jmcct9\aikav9\a^^ . A BUSY BOILER MAN. HANDLED BIG CROWDS. Frederick E. Bruce, manager of the New York officeof the National Water Tube Boiler Company, is one ofthe busy men of that busy city, and pushes business witha high pressure. He was born at Cleveland, in 1S62, and after leavingthe city schoolsfinished his colle-giate course atthat excellent edu-cational institution,the Western Re-serve the past twelveyears he has beenconnected withsome of the larg-est manufacturingconcerns,and man-aged
. The street railway review . John , Clarence Buckingham, Wilber C. Wait. ^jmcct9\aikav9\a^^ . A BUSY BOILER MAN. HANDLED BIG CROWDS. Frederick E. Bruce, manager of the New York officeof the National Water Tube Boiler Company, is one ofthe busy men of that busy city, and pushes business witha high pressure. He was born at Cleveland, in 1S62, and after leavingthe city schoolsfinished his colle-giate course atthat excellent edu-cational institution,the Western Re-serve the past twelveyears he has beenconnected withsome of the larg-est manufacturingconcerns,and man-aged the Cleve-land office for theOhio district of theSterling BoilerCompany for the past few years. In July last he movedto New York to accept his present position. During hisboiler career he has installed some of the largest steamplants in the country and his record assures success in hisnew position. Street railway men will hear from himfrom now on and will find in Mr. Bruce an aggreablegentleman and well informed business FREDERICK E. BRUCE. RAISING THE JULY 4TH RECORD. Our mention last month of the excellent Fourth ofJuly record at St. Joe, Mich., brings out a still better E. Downs, general manager of the Citizens StreetRailway, at Battle Creek, Mich., collected on his road,on that day 15,721 fares ; or an average of 1,572 faresfor each of his ten cars. This immense business washandled without interruption or accident of any kind. Another record to be proud of is reported by J. , manager of the Consolidated at Butte, July 4th, with 10 motor cars three of which hauledtrailers, he carried 17,171 fares averaging 6}{. cents afare; a total of $1,, or $ per car. This wasdone with 16 foot Stephenson cars equipped with oldstyle Sprague double reduction motors. When theearnings approach one hundred dollars a car, it mayhonestly be said to be the conductors busy day, andwhen the car is as small as in this case we can wellimagine the money changer
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