. The street railway review . THE WHEKL. 722 (^ticctj\ailM^j\eyW CAWLEY SYSTEM OF CANAL HAULAGE. In view of the trials of a ropeway system of electrictraction for canal boats which is being experimentedwith on the Erie canal it is of interest to note a systemdesigned by an English engineer, George Cawley, therefrom $301,082 and from other sources $4, were $290,610. The Pittsburg & West End Company earned $166,686on its capital of $1,500,000 from 3,663,040 indebtedness is $500,000 funded and $500,000 unfund-ed. Expenses were $173,205, and dividends $30, CAWLEY SY
. The street railway review . THE WHEKL. 722 (^ticctj\ailM^j\eyW CAWLEY SYSTEM OF CANAL HAULAGE. In view of the trials of a ropeway system of electrictraction for canal boats which is being experimentedwith on the Erie canal it is of interest to note a systemdesigned by an English engineer, George Cawley, therefrom $301,082 and from other sources $4, were $290,610. The Pittsburg & West End Company earned $166,686on its capital of $1,500,000 from 3,663,040 indebtedness is $500,000 funded and $500,000 unfund-ed. Expenses were $173,205, and dividends $30, CAWLEY SYSTEM OF CANAL HAULAGE. and described in Commerce. In common with thepresent experiment on the Erie canal, the motors are notto be put on the canal boats but are to run on elevatedtracks along the towpath. The Cawley system has twoelevated tracks with the motors suspended on the lower track go in one direction and those onthe upper the other. There is no interference with boatsgoing in the other direction or with the mule motors onthe towpath. The locomotives grip the rails from aboveand below and a great amount of traction can be obtainedfrom a very light machine. The locomotive can becontrolled from the boat so that the cost is reduced to aminimum. PITTSBURG PAYS PROFITS. The Pittsburg Traction Company, having $1,900,000paid capital and $750,000 funded and $456,174 unfundeddebt, carried during the year ending June 30, 8,673,015passengers, receiving therefrom $441,452 and from othersources $7,993. Expenses were $262,921, and dividends$150,000. The Pittsburg &a
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