. The street railway review . taken from leading street railway companies, for earlydelivery, and that companies anticipating purchase of for coming winter use, are invited to communi-cate with the manufacturers. THE SCHUTTLER RATCHET TRACK DRILL. PRESENTED herewith is an illustration of theSchuttler Ratchet Track Drill, recently placed onthe market by the Car Truck Supply Company,of Chicago. A brief examination of this device easilyproves its value as a labor saving tool. All the parts areof first class workmanship, and the material of the best(juality, crucible steel being used fo
. The street railway review . taken from leading street railway companies, for earlydelivery, and that companies anticipating purchase of for coming winter use, are invited to communi-cate with the manufacturers. THE SCHUTTLER RATCHET TRACK DRILL. PRESENTED herewith is an illustration of theSchuttler Ratchet Track Drill, recently placed onthe market by the Car Truck Supply Company,of Chicago. A brief examination of this device easilyproves its value as a labor saving tool. All the parts areof first class workmanship, and the material of the best(juality, crucible steel being used for the working parts,while the gears are made of cut steel. The working partsof the drill are covered with a malleable iron shell to pro-. tect them from water and dirt. All parts are inter-changeable, and the drill so made that it is quickly at-tached to either the inside or outside of the rail withoutinterfering with a passing train. Once attached, all theholes for a joint can be drilled without moving theclamps. One great advantage over the old style drills isthe fact that the drill works continuously in one directionb\ the movement of the handle in either direction, thuseffecting a great saving in time and labor. DULUTHS FERRY. THE Duluth-Superior line, adverted to in the lastissue of the Review, is progressing finel}- towardscompletion. Grading on the inlerurban line hasbegun. To accomplish the interurban transit sooner, thenovel idea of a ferry has been put into use. Withina few months street cars from Superior will be runningon Duluth lines and Duluth cars will do the same thingon Superior lines. The boat is to be built after themodel of the famous ice crusher, St. Ignace, only ona smaller scale, and will run regu
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