. The Street railway journal . reat rapidity. I shoiild, and no doubt others would,(who are interested in this imj)ortantbranch,) like to see an article from yourpen, on construction of street railway, andmaterial to be used. Tbamway. Where Chicago is Ahead of Philadelphia. A correspondent of the, PhiladelphiaPress writes it as follows: Everybody has noticed the fact, doubt-less, that whenever there is a strike ofhorse oar employees, the great majority ofthe community in which it occurs sympa-thize with the strikers. This is evident inChicago, where a strike of large propor-tions has been in f
. The Street railway journal . reat rapidity. I shoiild, and no doubt others would,(who are interested in this imj)ortantbranch,) like to see an article from yourpen, on construction of street railway, andmaterial to be used. Tbamway. Where Chicago is Ahead of Philadelphia. A correspondent of the, PhiladelphiaPress writes it as follows: Everybody has noticed the fact, doubt-less, that whenever there is a strike ofhorse oar employees, the great majority ofthe community in which it occurs sympa-thize with the strikers. This is evident inChicago, where a strike of large propor-tions has been in force for four days Press, July 2. Yes, and the West Division EaUroadCompany of Chicago runs open Summercars, one minute apart, allows smoking onthe three rear seats and sells coupon tick-ets entitling the holder to twenty-five ridesfor one dollar. When will old fogy Philadelphia awakefrom its Van Winkle sleep? Look at anygreat city and compare the local transpor-tation lines with those of this city. C. B. S. WEOQE KEY. paved streets the bond and strength needsno discussion. In macadam or gravel it• Jletalllc Street Ealway Co., Albany, N. Y. Whartons Patent Durable Shovel. Among the exhibits at the Novelties Ex-hibition of the Franklin Institute, Phila-delphia, is a shovel* the peculiar construc-tion of which, it is claimed, adds from 50 tolOOJo to its durability. The object in con-struction is to prevent the rapid wearand subsequent curling over of the shovelnear the end. This is accomplished byrolling the steel plates from which the bladesare made in such a manner that when cutinto lengths there is a band about 2 wideof slightly increased thicknessacross the end of each shovelblade. The added weight is lessthan one ounce to each B. H. • Wm. ■Wharton, Jr., & Co., (Limited),25th St. and Washington ave., Philadel-phia. The Street Rail way Joubnaii is the only paper in this country devoted to the street railway interests. Subscribe for it and know what is
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