. The Street railway journal . rt should be exerted to make boating as safe andpleasing as possible. Few pleasures are more agreeable thanthose incident to gliding over lake or river, but as long as thedanger of drowning is present many people will hesitate to ac-cept for themselves and their children the risks and unpleasant-ness incident to using leaky wooden boats. The recognition ofthis fact is bringing non-sinkable steel boats into great favorfor use in parks, hunting and fishing parties and the like. Thepioneer advocate of this type of boat construction, the W. Company, of Sale
. The Street railway journal . rt should be exerted to make boating as safe andpleasing as possible. Few pleasures are more agreeable thanthose incident to gliding over lake or river, but as long as thedanger of drowning is present many people will hesitate to ac-cept for themselves and their children the risks and unpleasant-ness incident to using leaky wooden boats. The recognition ofthis fact is bringing non-sinkable steel boats into great favorfor use in parks, hunting and fishing parties and the like. Thepioneer advocate of this type of boat construction, the W. Company, of Salem, Ohio, has furnished thousands ofstamped steel boats for both sporting and commercial purposes. 484 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXV. No. 10. The accompanying group of illustrations shows Mullins boatsin use in three noted outing places. Besides rowboats andcanoes, the company also builds various styles of steel motorboats, all of which have air-tight compartments. For park service the electric launches made by the Electric. ELECTRIC LAUNCH WITH METALLIC AIR TANKS BELOW DECK TO PREVENT SINKING Launch Company, of Bayonne, X. J., have become deservedlypopular on account of their safety, speed, cleanliness, noise-lessness and simplicity of operation. Sinking is practically im-possible, owing to the installation of metallic air tanks belowdeck, and in the larger boats the placing of the motor and bat-teries beneath the floor gives considerable extra space. Thereare no stiff, uncomfortable side seats, but instead easy chairs,which can be moved about to suit ones personal convenience,cosy settees, table, book racks, etc. One of this companysmost popular styles is its 30-ft. electric charter launch seatingtwelve to twenty-two passengers. The length over all is 30 ft.;beam, 6 ft. 4 ins.; freeboard, 24 ins., and draft, 24 ins. Thestem is made of hackmatack or oak, the upper stroke and plank-sheer of oak and quartered oak coaming. The decks are of oak PARK MUSIC Those who have observe
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