. The street railway review . f others. This company havejust jirinted a new cataloijue showinij; thtir j^oods. Till-; John Siiciimcnson Co., (limitidi, as usual arelnis\- in all their de|iartments. havini^ orders tor a lari^eluuiiber of cars, not onl\ from llu honu- market, hutfrom Mexico and Brazil. Among the large orders beingcompleted b\ them are those from the Cleveland cableline, for grip cars, also Fourth avenue line in New York,and they have recently shipped a large consignment toSalt Lake Cit\-, Vhah. The New Process Co., Syracuse, N. Y.,report a very large trade in their go
. The street railway review . f others. This company havejust jirinted a new cataloijue showinij; thtir j^oods. Till-; John Siiciimcnson Co., (limitidi, as usual arelnis\- in all their de|iartments. havini^ orders tor a lari^eluuiiber of cars, not onl\ from llu honu- market, hutfrom Mexico and Brazil. Among the large orders beingcompleted b\ them are those from the Cleveland cableline, for grip cars, also Fourth avenue line in New York,and they have recently shipped a large consignment toSalt Lake Cit\-, Vhah. The New Process Co., Syracuse, N. Y.,report a very large trade in their goods and are showingsome \ er\- flattering recommendations from street railw aymen. Mr. J. H. Vanderveer, general manager of thePeoples Street Railway Co., writes of them that he hastried most everything in the market in the way of motorpinions and found none so satisfactorN and is thorouglih-satisfied that the rawhide pinions are tlie best, and thathe has equipped all oi his cars with them, and will notlook at any other !• ,;.—Two Bells: the country ^avcj. P. T. Barnum on the Electric System. TIIE proposition to change the Bridgeport, Conn.,lines from horse to electric power elicits the follow-ing sentiments from this well known man. Froma personal inspection in his travels on more electric rail-ways than almost any other person, he sa\s: •■.\s a friend to that noblest companion and aid to manamong dumb —the horse- I wish to declaremyself emphatically in favor of the new scheme forstreet railways, which shoukl be of double tracks, and Iam distinctly in favor of the single trolly system. Mvpublic interest in this matter is actuated by the desire topromote the growth of our city and the comfort and well-fare of its citizens, w hich ] believe can be best accom-plished by the transition from our present inadequatesystem of street railroad to the best know n to science andthe public. Edison Cjicneuai, Co. are progressingnicely with their wor
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