. Electric railway journal . is of course the increase in revenue due tothe increased efficiency of the men. Just prior to thetime at which the instruction work was started, the totalrevenue from city lines was approximately $2,000 perday less than for the same period in 1919. During theearly part of January, 1921, just after the completionof the instruction work, this difference had dropped toapproximately $750 per day, or an increase in the gen-eral trend of revenue of approximately $1,250. Part of this improvement is undoubtedly due to theoperation of a greater number of cars, but it is als
. Electric railway journal . is of course the increase in revenue due tothe increased efficiency of the men. Just prior to thetime at which the instruction work was started, the totalrevenue from city lines was approximately $2,000 perday less than for the same period in 1919. During theearly part of January, 1921, just after the completionof the instruction work, this difference had dropped toapproximately $750 per day, or an increase in the gen-eral trend of revenue of approximately $1,250. Part of this improvement is undoubtedly due to theoperation of a greater number of cars, but it is alsodue in great measure to higher operating speeds andgreater reliability of service, which are in turn at leastpartially attributable to the instruction work. The costof the instruction campaign was not in excess of $5, a conservative estimate that it resulted in an in-crease in revenue of only $200 per day, the cost waspaid for in the course of less than one months operation. April 9, 1921 Electric Railway Journal 685. AT LEFT, FRONT OF NEW CARHOUSE IN MASSILLON, PITS FACILITATE New Car House in MassillonOccupied Northern Ohio Traction & Light Company Moves Into NewBrick Carhouse in Massillon, Replacing the MainStreet House, Which Was Destroyed by Fire THE old carhouse of the Northern Ohio Traction &Light Company on Main Street in Massillon wasabandoned a short time ago when the occupancy of thenew house, built just off the Canton-Massilion Road, wascompleted. The new carhouse, a brick building withstone trimmings, will care for twenty-two city cars, asnowplow and a work train. It contains a repair shop,with a supply building adjoining, where facilities areprovided for making only the lighter car repairs. Themain building is 63 ft. wide by 120 ft. long and twostories high. On the first story open or intercommunicating typepits extending practically the full length of the buildingfacilitate inspection, repairing and cleaning of tracks over these pits are supported
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