. The street railway review . ed in solid bronze frames. The platform gates are solid gold bronze of the grille folding typeand the dashers are capped with bronze and ornamental scroll de-signs. The exterior decorations ot this car arc in entire harmonywith its interior furnishings. The color is a rich olive, the stripingand ornaments gold; the lettering is trim and neat. The car isnamed Maryland. PROPOSED TRANS-ILLINOIS ELECTRIC LINE. The Wabash & Mississippi Construction Company, ot Salem, III.,has been incorporated to build an electric railway from Vincenncs,Ind., to liast St. Louis, III.,
. The street railway review . ed in solid bronze frames. The platform gates are solid gold bronze of the grille folding typeand the dashers are capped with bronze and ornamental scroll de-signs. The exterior decorations ot this car arc in entire harmonywith its interior furnishings. The color is a rich olive, the stripingand ornaments gold; the lettering is trim and neat. The car isnamed Maryland. PROPOSED TRANS-ILLINOIS ELECTRIC LINE. The Wabash & Mississippi Construction Company, ot Salem, III.,has been incorporated to build an electric railway from Vincenncs,Ind., to liast St. Louis, III., a distance ot about 150 miles. The offi-cers ot the Construction Company are: D. D. Haynic, president;C. H. Neflf, vice-president and secretary; W. C. Irwin, treasurer;A. N. Rooks, superintendent ot construction and right of way. Mr. Rooks states that the road will follow the old State road andbe almost parallel with the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Rail-road, passing through the many towns and cities, such as Olney,. AMERICAN LAK COMPANyS CAR FOR BALTIMORE CITY PASSENGER RAILWAY. The interior lines ot architecture are plain, modest and neatlyelaborated into the colonial and empire style. The upper deckbeing very broad is recessed into a secondary dome, from which theopalescent center electroliers depend; these latter surrounded andbordered by a large number of lamps with translucent globes in-cased in bronze gilt husks. The curtains are of green, silk-faced, pantasote mounted on springrollers with Acme holding devices. The over-hangings, portieresand upholstery are of a luxuriant texture in soft green tints harmon-izing nicely with the Royal Wilton floor rugs. The Reed furnitureof fantastic designs is stained and tinted to match the general colorscheme. The cheval mirrors, set in massive frames, at the fartherend of the ladies parlor are useful and ornamental adjuncts that addgreatly to the interior effects. Every convenience conducive to comfort and has been ad-mirab
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