. The Street railway journal . a proper distance, to encase them invitrified tile or other conducting material. He also believes itdesiral)le wherever practicable, especially in wirie streets, to havea separate water pipe laid on each side of the street, and thus avoidthe crossing under the tracks of service pipes. J. L. Greatstnger One of the new faces at the convention of the American StreetRailway Association this year was that of President J. L. Great-singer, of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company. Although astreet railway man for scarcely six months, Mr. Greatsinger hasbecome well known
. The Street railway journal . a proper distance, to encase them invitrified tile or other conducting material. He also believes itdesiral)le wherever practicable, especially in wirie streets, to havea separate water pipe laid on each side of the street, and thus avoidthe crossing under the tracks of service pipes. J. L. Greatstnger One of the new faces at the convention of the American StreetRailway Association this year was that of President J. L. Great-singer, of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company. Although astreet railway man for scarcely six months, Mr. Greatsinger hasbecome well known in the field on account of being the executivehead of one of the most important traction organizations in thecountry, and it was with a great amount of pleasure that the dele-gates greeted this recent addition to the street railway his half-year ot presidency Mr. Greatsinger has ably car-ried out the plans of reorganization which had been formulatedfor the development of the mechanical side of his road, and has. J. L. GREATSINGER so familiarized himself with the various conditions, obstacles andlimitations which are inherent to the operation of his system that henow stands among the prominent railway presidents of the coun-try upon an equal footing. Having for many years been notedfor his ability to handle men, gaining their confidence and esteem,his influence has already become felt throughout the entire system,and both rank and file of the Brooklyn Lleights Railroad Com-pany are placing that confidence in their president which is so im-portant in the elimination of factional and other disagreementsand disturbances. In commenting on the article by PresidentGreatsinger in the Street Journal for Oct. 5, in whichhe brought out some of the problems that he is solving, the Brook-lyn Eagle speaks editorially as follows: The whole paper showsthat the situation is in the grip of a railroad man who appreciatesthe size of the problem. It shows that long foresight
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