. The street railway review . covering 12 miles of streets and owned by the Ameri-can Indies Co., composed of Thomas F. Ryan, P. A. B. A. C. Smith, Sir William C. Van Home, William McKenzieand others. Construction work has been commenced, and it isexpected a complete system of electric traction will be in operationby June 1st. Jan. 15, 1900. STREET KAIIAVAY REVIEW. 45 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUILDINGS. Very salisfadoiy progress has been made in preparing (or IhcIan-Anicrican Exposition to be held in (hiring the summerinonlhs of lyoi and the plans for the buildings are prac
. The street railway review . covering 12 miles of streets and owned by the Ameri-can Indies Co., composed of Thomas F. Ryan, P. A. B. A. C. Smith, Sir William C. Van Home, William McKenzieand others. Construction work has been commenced, and it isexpected a complete system of electric traction will be in operationby June 1st. Jan. 15, 1900. STREET KAIIAVAY REVIEW. 45 PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION BUILDINGS. Very salisfadoiy progress has been made in preparing (or IhcIan-Anicrican Exposition to be held in (hiring the summerinonlhs of lyoi and the plans for the buildings are practically com-pleted. The accompanying illustration shows the Machinery andTransportation Building, in which our readers will be most inter-ested, which is SCO x 350 ft. It is designed in a type of SpanishRenaissance, the best examples of which on this continent arcfound in the old mission buildings in California and Mexico. TheMachinery and Transportation building forms a hollow square STREET RAILWAY MAIL BOXES IN Copyright. 1899, by PAN-AMCRrcAN Exposition Co. M.\C111NKKY .\ND TR.\NSI>ORT.\TION , with arcades on all sides, tin: interior court being 100 xcourt is adorned with a fountain surrounded by flowersThe facades present an arcaded effect corresponding into mission cloisters; the eaves with great overhangspicturesque. Each facade is broken by an important afeature, and each corner flanked with low pavilions,giving large plain surfaces for color, while the eavesshadows. The color sclieme is made up in reds and yein tint. « ■ » MORE THEFTS OF WIRE. 200 ft. Theand shrubs,appearanceadd to therchitecturalthe designgive deepHows, light The night of December 23d over 2,000 lb. of trolley wire wastaken from the lines of the Chicago Union Traction Co. in Ridge-land Ave., south of 22d St. The night of December loth, 1,300 ft. of trolley wire was takenfrom the lines of the Detroit & Northwestern road near Farming-ton, Mich. On December 14th two attempts
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