. The street railway review . W. MYERS. George W. Myers, secretary of the Lewis & FowlerManufacturing Company, Brooklyn, N. Y., is a youngman to hold such a responsible position with a concern ofsuch magnitude. has earnedhis present positionby hard work, whichhas been appreciatedand rewarded by hisemployers. He wasborn in Brooklyn, in1862, his early lifebeing the same asmost boys. Thepublic schools fur-nished him with thefoundation of hiseducation, which wascompleted, as far asinstitutions of learn-ing go, in the Adel-phia academy, andone year at the sci-entific school of Yale Univers
. The street railway review . W. MYERS. George W. Myers, secretary of the Lewis & FowlerManufacturing Company, Brooklyn, N. Y., is a youngman to hold such a responsible position with a concern ofsuch magnitude. has earnedhis present positionby hard work, whichhas been appreciatedand rewarded by hisemployers. He wasborn in Brooklyn, in1862, his early lifebeing the same asmost boys. Thepublic schools fur-nished him with thefoundation of hiseducation, which wascompleted, as far asinstitutions of learn-ing go, in the Adel-phia academy, andone year at the sci-entific school of Yale University. Seven years agohe entered the employ of the Lewis & Fowler Man-ufacturing Company, as auditor and cashier. In thisposition Mr. Myers soon developed the faculty of master-ing details, which made him a valuable man in the serviceof the company. In January, 1893, he was elected secre-tary of the company, which was a well deservedpromotion, showing the appreciation of his employers inhis hard work and his GEORGE W. MYERS. COMPRESSED AIR AT WESTFIELD. The Compressed Air Car Companj has leased theWoronoco Street Railway Company, Westfield, street car line will be extended, and will be used fortesting cars before shipment. A large plant will prob-ably be built. The company is to paj an annual rentalof $2,000 for the street railway line, which is practicallyfive per cent of the capital stock of $25,000 and its$16,000 debt. The capital of the compressed air com-pany will be increased to $100,000. Westfield will securethe plant, if the citizens take half the capital stock. Edward Ash, superintendent of the Schuylkill TractionCompany, Shenandoah, Pa., has become a Anneta Buckwalter was the happy bride. (^/ti£ctlF(ailM^J^VlcW* 749 CAST-WELDING RAIL JOINTS. The New Process of Making Continuous Track —A PromisingRival of Electric Welding—Three Miles Laid at St Louis. Like a thunderbolt out of a clear sky came theannouncement, several months ago, t
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