. The street railway review . mp. The luminous arc lamp, developed by , is exhibited; also a complete line of thecompanvs meridian lamps. A novel feature is the mercury arcrectifier which is shown in operation on a single phase alternatingcurrentcharging the batteries of an aiUo,nol,ile which may be operated. The company has established attractive reception quarters in tlieElectricity Building, consisting of a handsome white booth decoratedwith green and gold, containing artistically furnished receptionrooms This booth is surmounted by a dome, on top of which isa cluster of mercu
. The street railway review . mp. The luminous arc lamp, developed by , is exhibited; also a complete line of thecompanvs meridian lamps. A novel feature is the mercury arcrectifier which is shown in operation on a single phase alternatingcurrentcharging the batteries of an aiUo,nol,ile which may be operated. The company has established attractive reception quarters in tlieElectricity Building, consisting of a handsome white booth decoratedwith green and gold, containing artistically furnished receptionrooms This booth is surmounted by a dome, on top of which isa cluster of mercury vapor arc lamps, which add materially to thedecorative scheme of the exhibit. One of the reception rooms isdevoted especially to the British Thomson-Houston Co,, thl^ roombeing furnished in Old English style. .STANDARD STEEL WHEELS. Managers of interurban and suburban electric railways will beparticularly interests in the steel tired wheels and solid rolledsteel wheels eNliibiled bv the Standanl Steel Works, of Philadel-. phia. STANDARD STiOIOL comparative advantages of steel tired wheels and chilledwheels are mailers now causing considerable discussion, and thiscompany will be to furnish to anyone interested full informa-tion concerning the life and cost of the steel wheels it is makingfor heavy electric railway service. i02 STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. [Vol. XIV, No. 6. STOMBAUGH GUY ANCHORS. A small, but very interesting, display in Section 8 of the Elec-tricity Building is that of W. N. Matthews & Brother, FuUertonBldg., St. Louis, who exhibit different styles and sizes of theStombaugh guy anchor. This device, although not appreciated bythe pole-using public when first placed on the market, has nowbecome standard with many of the largest railway companies in thecountry. When this device was first presented to Messrs. Matthewsthey were equally as doubtful of its merit before taking hold of itas nearly every one else, and, to satisfy themselves, had C. Ca
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