. Electric railway review . respect for the property of private individualsthan they have for the property of corporations. However,they were in most cases treated almost as badly as when weowned them, and we gave up entirely having anything to dowhatever with any inclosed shelter at such places unless con-ditions were such as to warrant an attendant being keptconstantly in charge. In some localities and at transfer points we have put upsmall inclosed buildings which are rented to be used as con-fectionery and cigar stands, with the understanding that theyare to be kept open at all hours durin
. Electric railway review . respect for the property of private individualsthan they have for the property of corporations. However,they were in most cases treated almost as badly as when weowned them, and we gave up entirely having anything to dowhatever with any inclosed shelter at such places unless con-ditions were such as to warrant an attendant being keptconstantly in charge. In some localities and at transfer points we have put upsmall inclosed buildings which are rented to be used as con-fectionery and cigar stands, with the understanding that theyare to be kept open at all hours during which cars are passing,but such buildings are not welcomed in the best residencedistricts, and even if they were there would be nothing towarrant maintaining such stands in those districts. After we had found from experience that it was abso-lulely impracticable to maintain any sort of inclosed shelterin the residence districts we decided to put up something thatwould merely break the force of the wind and keep off heavy. ■•■Plan jcc roof plan Duluth Shelter Stations—Details Showing Method of Con-struction. rain, and the present shelter is the result. It does not makeany pretensions of being a waiting room, but in a blizzard itis a great deal better than nothing. It is so constructed thatit is not as likely to become a nuisance as if it were inclosedand it will take a small boy with a jackknife some time towhittle it down. The shelter was designed by German &Lignell, architects, of Duluth. Western Pacific Not to Use Electricity Immediately. E. T. Jeffery, president of the Western Pacific Railway,denies the recently published reports that the road would useelectricity as a motive power. Mr. Jeffery is quoted as fol-lows: We have discussed the question of electricity for theWestern Pacific from time to time for a year and a half ormore, but have not yet reached any definite conclusion. Theprobabilities are that when we open the railroad for operationwe sha
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