. The street railway review . GENETT BRAKES IN ACTION. Probably no car in Atlanta carried more passengersduring the convention than the one shown here, whichwas equipped with the Genett air brakes with doubleaction pumps, manufactured by the Genett Air BrakeCompany, New York City. The brakes worked per-fectlv. under not particularly fa\-orable The many heavy grades gave a good opportunity for thedemonstration of its utility, which gave greater satisfac-tion to the investigators than if the tests had been madeon level track. Tests were made to satisfy the mostingenious whims of
. The street railway review . GENETT BRAKES IN ACTION. Probably no car in Atlanta carried more passengersduring the convention than the one shown here, whichwas equipped with the Genett air brakes with doubleaction pumps, manufactured by the Genett Air BrakeCompany, New York City. The brakes worked per-fectlv. under not particularly fa\-orable The many heavy grades gave a good opportunity for thedemonstration of its utility, which gave greater satisfac-tion to the investigators than if the tests had been madeon level track. Tests were made to satisfy the mostingenious whims of the street car men, who were deter-mined to find its weak points. General Manager E. was well pleased with the work of his car had McGuire trucks. QUAKER CITY SIAMESE TWINS. Peter A. B. Widener and William L. Elkins, the trolleyand cable kings of Philadelphia, are certainly entitled tothe pseudonym which has been conferred upon them bj-their fellow townsmen of the Siamese Twins of theQuaker City. They are united in business and in social matters. Their mansions are situated opposite each other onNorth Broad street, and each is engaging the other infriendly rivalry as to which shall eventuall}- own thegreatest art collection in the United States. When one goes to Europe the other goes, too. Theirtours in the United States are made i
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