. Electric railway journal . l agitation than anythingelse that it could do. Census Report on Wire Production According to a preliminary statement of the generalresults of the 1914 census of manufactures with respectto the wire industry issued by the Bureau of Census,Department of Commerce, Washington, the total pro-duction of wire in 1909 and 1914, whether made forconsumption or for sale, was as follows: Per Cent ofIncrease orDecrease, 1914 1909 1909-1914 Iron and steel wire, tons 2,418,331 2,3S9,13fi + Copper wire, tons 131,484 147,156 — Brass wire, pounds 38,988,613 ) German-silver w
. Electric railway journal . l agitation than anythingelse that it could do. Census Report on Wire Production According to a preliminary statement of the generalresults of the 1914 census of manufactures with respectto the wire industry issued by the Bureau of Census,Department of Commerce, Washington, the total pro-duction of wire in 1909 and 1914, whether made forconsumption or for sale, was as follows: Per Cent ofIncrease orDecrease, 1914 1909 1909-1914 Iron and steel wire, tons 2,418,331 2,3S9,13fi + Copper wire, tons 131,484 147,156 — Brass wire, pounds 38,988,613 ) German-silver wire, 749,021 /Wire of other metals and alloys \ copper-clad steel, zinc, bronze, / ii,a~~.,vvv bronze, nickel and nickel alloys, I etc.), pounds 6,175,393 J The United States Census Bureau recently stated thatthe result of its 1914 census shows there were operat-ing in 1914 nearly five times as many touring cars andten times as many auto trucks as in 1909. 270 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XLVIII, No. 7. PROPOSED STANDARD COLORING FOR CROSSING GATES Joint Grade Crossing Report A. R. A. Committee and Representatives of NationalAssociation of Railway Commissioners Meet inChicago and Adopt Resolutions Incorpo-rating Safety Recommendations AJOINT meeting of the American Railway Associa-tion committee on the prevention of accidents atgrade crossings and representatives of the National As-sociation of Railway Commissioners was held at Chicagorecently and the following resolutions were adopted: Whereas in the opinion of this joint meeting of the Com-mittee on Grade Crossings and Trespassing on Railroadsof the National Association of Railway Commissioners andthe Special Committee on the Prevention of Accidents atGrade Crossings of the American Railway Association thetime has come for the establishment of uniform methodsof protecting all grade crossings of railroads, after a fulldiscussion of the matter the members of both said com-mittees have agreed upon and adop
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