. The street railway review . SECTIOX OF SIDEWALK SHOWING FLEXIBLE RAIL. tering expanse of Lake Michigan, the new line is IIIRDS EYE VIEW OF PIER AND SIDEWALK FROM THE CASINO. three miles an hour. This principle has been known formany jears, but the connecting of platforms into a con-tinuous line and the employment of an endless rail is theprincipal claim for newness, and the onl3 means of util-izing the principle. This continuous rail can make any-desired curve and the platforms be extended by the success of the experimental road,and assured of the
. The street railway review . SECTIOX OF SIDEWALK SHOWING FLEXIBLE RAIL. tering expanse of Lake Michigan, the new line is IIIRDS EYE VIEW OF PIER AND SIDEWALK FROM THE CASINO. three miles an hour. This principle has been known formany jears, but the connecting of platforms into a con-tinuous line and the employment of an endless rail is theprincipal claim for newness, and the onl3 means of util-izing the principle. This continuous rail can make any-desired curve and the platforms be extended by the success of the experimental road,and assured of the success of a greater enterprise andlonger line, Mr. Schmidt organized a new company andacquired rights in the Casino Pier at Jackson Park. The constructing company is a solid one; J. L. architect, is president; Max E. Schmidt, C. E., isgeneral manager and engineer; W. E. Furness is secre-tary; W. E. Gookin, treasurer, while R. McC. Smith,formerly of the C. B. & Q., is traffic manager. Thecontractors for the structure are H. B. Herr & Com-pan), of Chicago. With these men and $150,000 capital,the Pier Movable Sidewalk
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