. The Street railway journal . especially the pricepaid for split axle gears. I feltbatisfied that the gears could be builtfor a great deal less, and if wehoped to be successful in the streetrailway business we would have tocut expenses in the way of sup-plies. After talking the matter overW. S. PATTERSON with Mr. Nuttall he agreed with me that the gears could be made for lessmoney, but stated that he had nogear cutter and that it would not pay to attempt to cut on a millingmachine. He advised me that a gear cutter would cost about $1200,and upon my agreeing to give him an order for $ 1200 wor
. The Street railway journal . especially the pricepaid for split axle gears. I feltbatisfied that the gears could be builtfor a great deal less, and if wehoped to be successful in the streetrailway business we would have tocut expenses in the way of sup-plies. After talking the matter overW. S. PATTERSON with Mr. Nuttall he agreed with me that the gears could be made for lessmoney, but stated that he had nogear cutter and that it would not pay to attempt to cut on a millingmachine. He advised me that a gear cutter would cost about $1200,and upon my agreeing to give him an order for $ 1200 worth of gears,decided to make the venture. It was but a short time before themachine arrived and gears were being furnished us at the PleasantValley shops at about one-half what we had been payiug. The firsttrolley bases built by R. D. Nuttull were designed by Mr. Emmett,who was working in the Pleasant Valley shops at that time. Later,Mr. Nuttall designed the trolley the company is now building, calledthe Union Standard AMONG THE HANUFACTURERS The Walker Company, of Cleveland, O., has recently openeda branch office at No. 912 Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y. R. is in charge of the office. Harold P. Brown, of New York, has received a third order forhis plastic bonds from the Dublin (Ireland) United Tramways Com-pany. This order is for 10,000 plastic bonds. The Consolidated Car Fender Company, of Providence, R. I.,has issued a pamphlet giving an interesting summary of the acci-dents which its fenders have, on a number of prominent lines, keptfrom being serious. The General Electric Company, of Schenectady has recentlypublished a very tasteful catalogue on its incandescent lamps. Thepamphlet is from the companys own press rooms, and is exceed-ingly tasteful typographically. The India Rubber & Gutta Percha Insulating Company, ofNew York, extended a pleasant entertainment to its friends, atits office, 15 Cortlandt Street, on Dec. 31. Messrs. Habirshaw,Godfrey, Harring
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