. Electric railway journal . an.; first vice-president,C. A. Morse, chief engineer Chicago, Rock Island & Pa-cific, Chicago; second vice-president, Earl Stimson, en-gineer maintenance of way Baltimore & Ohio, Baltimore,Md.; treasurer, George H. Bremner, district enginBerdivision of valuation, Interstate Commerce Commission,Chicago; secretary, E. H. Fritch, Chicago. Illuminated Maps of Railway System Transparent Paints on Plate Glass Aid BritishColumbia Company in Publicity Campaign TWO transparent electric map signs, believed to bethe first of their kind on this continent, have beeninstalled a
. Electric railway journal . an.; first vice-president,C. A. Morse, chief engineer Chicago, Rock Island & Pa-cific, Chicago; second vice-president, Earl Stimson, en-gineer maintenance of way Baltimore & Ohio, Baltimore,Md.; treasurer, George H. Bremner, district enginBerdivision of valuation, Interstate Commerce Commission,Chicago; secretary, E. H. Fritch, Chicago. Illuminated Maps of Railway System Transparent Paints on Plate Glass Aid BritishColumbia Company in Publicity Campaign TWO transparent electric map signs, believed to bethe first of their kind on this continent, have beeninstalled at the entrance to the interurban station of theBritish Columbia Electric Railway Company, Ltd., atVancouver, B. C. The object sought was the educationof the passing public to the actual layout of the com-panys city and interurban systems, as well as the im-portance of the company in the surrounding districts. Each sign is 5 ft. 1 in. x 10 ft. 1 in. x 6 in. deep,framed of l1^ in. x 1*4 in. x V4 in. angles to which are. ILLUMINATED MAP IN TRANSPARENT COLORS SHOWS ELECTRICRAILWAYS SYSTEM riveted twenty-two-gage galvanized iron back and signs are wired in three divisions, and so con-structed that each may be removed if it becomes neces-sary to replace the 40-watt lamps, of which there arefour to each division. The maps are painted on plate glass divided into threeremovable pieces which are separated by copper the accompanying illustration is shown the interur-ban map on which in transparent colors the companyslines are shown in red, rivers, lakes and sea in blue,names in white, stations in red and land in black. Onthe opposite side of the entrance a second map showsthe city, system, while over the opening there is anordinary electric sign B. C. Electric. The installation is part of a broad policy of publicityintended to promote good-will toward the company andhas been the object of much curiosity. The National Association of Manufacturers directsattention to th
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