. Hardware merchandising 1895 . HARDWARE PATENT BLUE TEMPERED THESE CHAINS are stronger than the STEEL WIRE TRACE CHAINS heavy English tracechains, and aboutone-third lighter. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE The B. GREENING WIRE CO., Ltd., Hamilton, Canada. In ten years the production of street railshas increased as indicated by the appendedfigures : 885. Gross Gross Tons. Tons. 32,134 1890 98,529 42,865 81,302 51,216 1892 111,580 44,954 1893 70,120 1894 155,196 In the absence of any reliable data regard-ing street railway contruction last year, itis impossible to form any accurate
. Hardware merchandising 1895 . HARDWARE PATENT BLUE TEMPERED THESE CHAINS are stronger than the STEEL WIRE TRACE CHAINS heavy English tracechains, and aboutone-third lighter. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE The B. GREENING WIRE CO., Ltd., Hamilton, Canada. In ten years the production of street railshas increased as indicated by the appendedfigures : 885. Gross Gross Tons. Tons. 32,134 1890 98,529 42,865 81,302 51,216 1892 111,580 44,954 1893 70,120 1894 155,196 In the absence of any reliable data regard-ing street railway contruction last year, itis impossible to form any accurate estimateof the distribution of the product in recon-struction and in new mileage. The StreetRailway Journal has published figures show-ing an increase in street railway mileage in1894 from 12,434 miles to 12,527 miles, again of 193 miles, but these figures fall shortof the prevailing idea on this point. At anaverage of 70 pounds per yard,these 193miles would represent 21,230 tons of rails,leaving 133,966 tons for the reconstructionof old lines. The street rail branch of therail trade is of recent growth, the girder railbeing a development of the past decade, andonly in the past two or three years have thelarge sizes and heavy weights of
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