. The street railway review . -over the electric line, and then delivered to residence bydelivery wagons which belong to each sub station. The distance to the first station from the center of the citv is 3J^ miles: and to the depot fartherest out 8 station with a switch track, which will be run inupon a lot on which the station will stand, will be situatedabout 7 miles out. At the station which is now locatedmidway, the double track separates and passes around onboth sides of the block. At the point of divergence isa double curve, one track of which is not otherwise in use. and i
. The street railway review . -over the electric line, and then delivered to residence bydelivery wagons which belong to each sub station. The distance to the first station from the center of the citv is 3J^ miles: and to the depot fartherest out 8 station with a switch track, which will be run inupon a lot on which the station will stand, will be situatedabout 7 miles out. At the station which is now locatedmidway, the double track separates and passes around onboth sides of the block. At the point of divergence isa double curve, one track of which is not otherwise in use. and is thus made available as a convenient place to loadand unload for that depot. This track arrangement willbe readily understood from the plan herewith. The system thus inaugurated will be expanded fromtime to time as it becomes better known and businesswarrants. The mutual advantage will be apparent whichthis service offers to the residents in suburban districtsand the citj- merchants; both of whom by this means arefor the first time brought conveniently together for pur-poses of trade. Mr. Johnson has taken hold of this matter in earnest,and we predict will be surprised at the magnitude of thebusiness which will have been developed when the serviceshall have been in existence one year. We wish him allsuccess, for we believe the parcel express on street rail-way lines is surely destined to become one of the mostimportant adjuncts in the operation of electric and cablerailways from this time on, and when it shall have beenfully established, managers and patrons alike will wonderhow
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