. The street railway review . wer single reductions. The Robinson Broth-ers will order the entire road material. Ten miles ofoverhead construction will be used. At the rate theRobinsons are pushing the work, it will be in order by June I. - ,.-,»^ The London Southern Tramways has declared an annual dividend of $3,615, and will call the division at i shilling per share. 246 LEAVENWORTHS COMPRESSED AIR HOPES. What the System was to Accomphsh. History of the Deal. A Street Railway blocked by Wind,that are still in Air. Castles HAS long enjoyed the reputationas a portion of the footstool highlyfav
. The street railway review . wer single reductions. The Robinson Broth-ers will order the entire road material. Ten miles ofoverhead construction will be used. At the rate theRobinsons are pushing the work, it will be in order by June I. - ,.-,»^ The London Southern Tramways has declared an annual dividend of $3,615, and will call the division at i shilling per share. 246 LEAVENWORTHS COMPRESSED AIR HOPES. What the System was to Accomphsh. History of the Deal. A Street Railway blocked by Wind,that are still in Air. Castles HAS long enjoyed the reputationas a portion of the footstool highlyfavored with and noted for a gen-erous circulation of atmosphere,done up in bundles of zephyr orbHzzard, according to the prevail-ing fashion at various seasons ofthe year. It may have been forthis reason that the lively city ofLeavenworth was made the objectof the favorable choice of what is still promised to be thenucleus of a mighty revolution, which is to sweep thefestive mule from off the face of the car tracks, and liter-. worked gigantic air compressors, and—raised the grip hung from the car through the slot as docable grips, but instead of jaws a pair of vertical wheelson either side the revolving shaft were brought into con-tact with it by controlling devices handled by the driver,and as the angle of these wheels changed, the car wasforced forward, held at standstill on grade, or reversed,as might be determined by the driver. The model at-tracted much attention, and loaded with weights, whoseratio to weight of model car was greatly in excess of anypossible load on a working car, presented a very curiousand surprising application of a well known mechanicallaw. Later an experimental line of some 300 or more
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