. The street railway review . nds School in Phila-delphia, he entered the University of Pennsylvania, wherehe remained for three years, working in the draftingroom of the Baldwin Locomotive Works during the vaca-tions. Leaving college, where he had pursued an engineer-ing course, Mr. Haiisellwent with the CharlesScott Spring Company,where he remained fouryears, first as mechanicalengineer, then as superin-tendent and finally as man-ager of the street railwaydepartment. In Febru-ary, 1895, ^^ ^^ ^^ ScottCompany and purchasedan interest in the old Kel-ler & Cook Spring Com-pany of New
. The street railway review . nds School in Phila-delphia, he entered the University of Pennsylvania, wherehe remained for three years, working in the draftingroom of the Baldwin Locomotive Works during the vaca-tions. Leaving college, where he had pursued an engineer-ing course, Mr. Haiisellwent with the CharlesScott Spring Company,where he remained fouryears, first as mechanicalengineer, then as superin-tendent and finally as man-ager of the street railwaydepartment. In Febru-ary, 1895, ^^ ^^ ^^ ScottCompany and purchasedan interest in the old Kel-ler & Cook Spring Com-pany of New one month hebought the entire businessand changed the name from the Keller & Hansell Companj-to the Ilansell Spring Company. The business quicklyresponded to the energy and ability of Mr. Ilansell, andoutgrew the New York shops. The works were removedto Newark, N. J., and in August, 1896, increased to twicethe size of the old plant. Within two months the capacitywas again doubled by building a new two-story building. \V. H. HANSELL.
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