. The street railway review . s. TROLLEY COMPANY ROBBED. On the morning of September 23d eight masked men forced theirway into office of the Frankford, Tacony Ci Holmcsburg Rail-way Co. and bound and gagged the two watchmen on duty. Theythen opened the office safe by means of a charge of dynamite andlook $1,200 in cash, with which they disappeared. The two watchmen succeeded in unbinding each other and rana trolley car to the police station to report the matter. Mountedmen were sent out to make a search in the surrounding country,but without success. 762 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. lo
. The street railway review . s. TROLLEY COMPANY ROBBED. On the morning of September 23d eight masked men forced theirway into office of the Frankford, Tacony Ci Holmcsburg Rail-way Co. and bound and gagged the two watchmen on duty. Theythen opened the office safe by means of a charge of dynamite andlook $1,200 in cash, with which they disappeared. The two watchmen succeeded in unbinding each other and rana trolley car to the police station to report the matter. Mountedmen were sent out to make a search in the surrounding country,but without success. 762 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XI, No. lo. C. W. WASON. COURTESIES EXTENDED IN NEW YORK. Mr. C. W. Wasoii, of Cleveland, who was chosen first vice-president of the American Street Railway Association to serve forthe year 1901-1902 is a gentleman who has had a veiy extensiveexperience in electric railway work. He was instrumental in finan-cing and building several of the Cleveland interurbans which nowconstitute a part of the Everett-Moore system and is closely asso-. CHARLES W. WASON, First Vice-Presidenl A. S. R. ciated with Messrs. Everett and Moore in the management of theconsolidated properties. Mr. Wason is president of the Cleve-land, Painesvillc & Eastern Railroad Co. and purchasing agent ofthe Cleveland Electric Railway Co.; he is a director in both ofthese companies. EXCURSION TO BRILL WORKS. One of the most pleasant entertainments of convention weekwas the excursion to the works of the J. G. Brill Co., on Satur-day, October 12th. The expedition was personally conducted byMessrs. \V. H. Heulings, jr., and D. B. Dean, of the Brill com-pany, and nothing looking to the comfort or pleasure of theirguests was left undone. A special car was attached to the noon express for the accom-modation of the party, which included: W. H. Heulings, jr., andwife; D. B. Dean and wife; W. S. Dimmock general manager ofthe Richmond Railway & Electric Co., and wife; Andrew Radel,vice-president Middlesex & Somerset Traction Co., and
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