. The street railway review . J. I. E. EXPRESS TRAILER, HINGHAMTON, N. V. roomy freight depots in each city for the storage business has developed in the face of the competi-tion of two or three steam roads connecting the twocities. Shippers patronize the electric freight line inpreference to the steam roads for obvious reasons—principal among which are prompt shipments and fre-quent service, offering all the advantages of an expressservice, excepting the collection and distribution of mer-chandise. Furthermore, the freight depots are centrallylocated in the business port
. The street railway review . J. I. E. EXPRESS TRAILER, HINGHAMTON, N. V. roomy freight depots in each city for the storage business has developed in the face of the competi-tion of two or three steam roads connecting the twocities. Shippers patronize the electric freight line inpreference to the steam roads for obvious reasons—principal among which are prompt shipments and fre-quent service, offering all the advantages of an expressservice, excepting the collection and distribution of mer-chandise. Furthermore, the freight depots are centrallylocated in the business portion of both cities, makingthem accessible and convenient. There are numerousother freight lines in practical operation in New York,and adjoining states, all ^•ielding fair returns and inseveral instances handsome profit. The introduction of express service upon electricsuburban roads is more of an experiment. The only for transmission to all local and through points. Aregular messenger runs between Binghamton and foiu round tr
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