. The street railway review . rails arc $.?S to $,37; girder sections, $40 to $44. Cedar and yellow pine tics can be purchased at same prices asniven nn page 47H of our last issue. MR. YERKES IN LONDON. Dispatches from Lomldu uiicUr dale of September iitli say thatMr. Charles T, ierkes has organized a syndicate which is aboutto acquire control of the Metropolitan District Ry., and has pur-chased the franchise of the Charing Cross, Eaton & Hanipstcadcoiii|);niy which is to build a tunnel road 4J4 miles long. The busi-ness associates of Mr. Yerkes in Chicago slate that they have noknowledge of h
. The street railway review . rails arc $.?S to $,37; girder sections, $40 to $44. Cedar and yellow pine tics can be purchased at same prices asniven nn page 47H of our last issue. MR. YERKES IN LONDON. Dispatches from Lomldu uiicUr dale of September iitli say thatMr. Charles T, ierkes has organized a syndicate which is aboutto acquire control of the Metropolitan District Ry., and has pur-chased the franchise of the Charing Cross, Eaton & Hanipstcadcoiii|);niy which is to build a tunnel road 4J4 miles long. The busi-ness associates of Mr. Yerkes in Chicago slate that they have noknowledge of his reported plans. NATIONAL ELECTRIC HEATERS. The accompanying il lustration shows the type of plate forelectric car heaters which is made by the National Electrical Manu-facturing Co. The plate is of sheet iron, corrugated and thenheavily coateil with white enamel which insures perfect insulationand at the same time prevents deterioration. The heating resist-ance is also imbedded in enamel and thus protected against cor-. rosion, or against a break that would ground the heater. Thewires are so placed as to be free from mechanical strains and as theheater cools slowly when current is shut ofT. the wires are sub-jected to an annealing process each time. The form of heater plateis such as to give a large radiating surface for a small space. Thecompany also makes a regulating switch which carries 25 amperesat 650 volts and can be arranged for three degrees of heat: a lockprevents the degree being changed until the inain switch is these devices are placed on the market by the Morris ElectricCompany of New York. KODAKS IN YELLOWSTONE PARK. The widespread use of small cameras, of one sort and anotherby travelers, has led to a great development of amateur photog-raphy. Yellowstone Park is by far the most prolific spot in thiscountry for the gratilication of this calling or amusement, par-ticularly for those interested in prize contests. To photograph thesoaring geyser; the
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