. Electric railway gazette . othose engaged in the operation of cable roads. The first great stumbling block that is met,when taking the matter into consideration, is itscost of construction. This will vary materially: ording to the rerjuirements and conditions of*he roads and the number of gas and water pipes, 0., to be moved when laying the conduit. The principal cost comes on the power-house andconduit. You can get a cheap road by econo-mising on these two items; but will it pay youto do so if your object is a permanent investmentand you anticipate heavy travel ? The experi-ence of all cabl
. Electric railway gazette . othose engaged in the operation of cable roads. The first great stumbling block that is met,when taking the matter into consideration, is itscost of construction. This will vary materially: ording to the rerjuirements and conditions of*he roads and the number of gas and water pipes, 0., to be moved when laying the conduit. The principal cost comes on the power-house andconduit. You can get a cheap road by econo-mising on these two items; but will it pay youto do so if your object is a permanent investmentand you anticipate heavy travel ? The experi-ence of all cable lines has proved that notwith-standing the heavy cost of construction if pro-perly managed, they are good paying investment. 1.—The Conduit: In the differentwrought iron, steelbeen used. In Saniron; but it must be AN Its ConstructionCare. constructions laid dowiand cast iron yokes ha^Francisco mostly wroug^borne in mind that theithe thermometer rarely reaches freezing poi^and the yoke does not require to be as stiff as i. D.—Metropolitan St. Ry., Kansas City; 5Th Street Cable Line. There is a limit however to economical cost ofoperation, as will be shown hereafter; conse-quently I have never advised any one to putdown a cable line where they did not expect theirreceipts to reach $500 per day. Its advantages over the horse car system areparticularly noticeable where there are grades those districts where heavy frosts prevail. California cast iron has been generally adoptit being cheaper, stiffer, and presents a betsurface for the concrete to adhere to. Whtraffic and teaming are heavy, a cast iron y(weighing about 400 lbs. with the metal distribmiso as to stand a heavy inward thrust to wh ■
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