. The street railway review . ecial shapedcast iron HUet. The intervening space is tilled with ahollow cast-iron fillet which gives it the appearance of agrooved girder rail. The joinis are bonded with theEdison-Brown plastic alloy bond and also the small cop-per bond in the ends of the rails behind the angle blocks suirounded by steel frames are placed at all NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACT-URERS. ITS AIMS. It behooves all business men to know something aboutthe National Association of Manufacturers of the UnitedStates, and for those who are not conversant with theaims of this e


. The street railway review . ecial shapedcast iron HUet. The intervening space is tilled with ahollow cast-iron fillet which gives it the appearance of agrooved girder rail. The joinis are bonded with theEdison-Brown plastic alloy bond and also the small cop-per bond in the ends of the rails behind the angle blocks suirounded by steel frames are placed at all NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACT-URERS. ITS AIMS. It behooves all business men to know something aboutthe National Association of Manufacturers of the UnitedStates, and for those who are not conversant with theaims of this excellent institution we give a brief synop-sis of its purposes. The organization is one of busi-ness men for business purposes. They are associatedtogether simply for the purpose of extending and widen-ing the avenues of trade and commerce, and for remov-ing the obstacles in the way of fair competition in ourown markets, and for improving the conditions govern-ing our trade with other countries. Everv question ^ , ^ ; I--. Seotioi? tl?roapl? rail joir?t PJiirj of rill JO19I ^t}o«i9ij l^locKs a Steel frarne TRACK. CONSTRUCTION ON BROADWAY BRIDGE, DENVER. joints to provide for eas) examiiialiun and lightening ofthe joint. The ties are Texas heart pine 4 by 7 inches,5 feet long, accurately shaped on a bed planer andplaced three feet center to center with holes boredwherever nuts project from the floor as shown. Theties were boiled in liquid asphalt and imbedded in thesame material. The pavement consists of 2 J^ inches ofasphaltic wearing surface and 7 J^ of bituminous asphalticbase. ANOTHER USE FOR COMPRESSED AIR. A fat and bibulous passenger fell asleep in a Thirdavenue cable car. New York, and after many futileattempts to awaken him, the conductor could do nothingelse than extract a nickel from his vest pocket andpermit him to remain another trip until he reachedthe end of the line. At Harlem another attempt wasmade to rouse the 300-pound passenger who continuedto snore in


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