. Electric railway journal . Paxtang Park—The Starting Point of the MiniatureRailway The merry-go-round and theater are managed directly bythe company. The boating and swimming privilege is soldfor $500 a season, the concessionaire in turn charging 25cents an hour for the former and 25 cents for the latter,including a suit. The operators of the roller coaster andminiature railway respectively pay the company 25 percent and 25 per cent of their gross receipts. Miniaturerailway rides are six for 25 cents and for the roller coaster. Paxtang Park—Benches for the Weary and a Bridge forthe Thoughtfu
. Electric railway journal . Paxtang Park—The Starting Point of the MiniatureRailway The merry-go-round and theater are managed directly bythe company. The boating and swimming privilege is soldfor $500 a season, the concessionaire in turn charging 25cents an hour for the former and 25 cents for the latter,including a suit. The operators of the roller coaster andminiature railway respectively pay the company 25 percent and 25 per cent of their gross receipts. Miniaturerailway rides are six for 25 cents and for the roller coaster. Paxtang Park—Benches for the Weary and a Bridge forthe Thoughtful 5 cents per trip is charged, or six tickets are sold for 25cents. Paxtang Park is under the direction of F. M. Davis, su-perintendent of transportation and park manager of theCentral Pennsylvania Traction Company. Acknowledg-ment is due Mr. Davis and F. B. Musser, president of thecompany, for the views and information from which thisdescription was prepared. ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXIII. No. 5. THE PROBLEM OF REDUCING ACCIDENT DAMAGES—IV. BY FREDERICK W. JOHNSON, ASSISTANT GENERAL CLAIMAGENT, PHILADELPHIA RAPID TRANSIT COMPANY In the month of July, 1907, the Philadelphia Rapid Tran-sit Company still further took up the matter of the sys-tematic instruction of car men in the various branchesof accident work. The Frankford barn, at which between500 and 600 conductors and motormen report, was assignedto the claim department for experimental purposes. This barn was selected for the purpose for several rea-sons
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