. The street railway review . irest method of showing the cost of these joints to us is toquote from our yearly report for the calendar year 1904:CAST 2,414 Cast-welded Joints. Account No. 180 Operating wages $1, per joint $ .659 t8i Repairs .292 182 Power & lightg expense .016 The operating wages, repairs and supplies above contain a cer-tain percentage of increase over actual amounts to cover generaldepreciation. The 2,414 joints were applied to rail ranging from5 in. to 7 in. in height. In addition to the above an average of $ joint must be added as
. The street railway review . irest method of showing the cost of these joints to us is toquote from our yearly report for the calendar year 1904:CAST 2,414 Cast-welded Joints. Account No. 180 Operating wages $1, per joint $ .659 t8i Repairs .292 182 Power & lightg expense .016 The operating wages, repairs and supplies above contain a cer-tain percentage of increase over actual amounts to cover generaldepreciation. The 2,414 joints were applied to rail ranging from5 in. to 7 in. in height. In addition to the above an average of $ joint must be added as expense in opening and closing the large proportion of the joints were scattered over a wide area andwere really welded under adverse conditions. The foregoing is given as being an statement of fact, and isthe reason for our belief that in the present development of any ofthe methods of welding rail joints, the cast-welding process comesmost nearly striking the true average between economy and
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