. The street railway review . e, but youwill be less likely to err if you do so. ■» • » Electric Hoists for Power Plants. The lifting and transporting of coal, ashes and other commoditiesin industrial plants which do not require the use of a heavy travel-ing crane, has been rev-olutionized to a greatextent by the overheadtrolley system equippedwith an electric systems havebeen found quite satis-factory in dealing withthe lighter loads as isevidenced by their ex-tended use. In the accompanyingillustration is shown theapplication of an over-head trolley system tothe coal and ash han-
. The street railway review . e, but youwill be less likely to err if you do so. ■» • » Electric Hoists for Power Plants. The lifting and transporting of coal, ashes and other commoditiesin industrial plants which do not require the use of a heavy travel-ing crane, has been rev-olutionized to a greatextent by the overheadtrolley system equippedwith an electric systems havebeen found quite satis-factory in dealing withthe lighter loads as isevidenced by their ex-tended use. In the accompanyingillustration is shown theapplication of an over-head trolley system tothe coal and ash han-dling problem in a newand modern street rail-way and electric lightingplant in the South. Thelifting mechanism is atwo-ton electric hoistmanufactured by theYale & Towne Manu-facturing Co., New YorkCity. This hoist ope-rates on a motor-driventrolley as shown. The current is taken from the wires which runalong either side of the I-beam track. The system as installed, inthis particular plant, has proved very A TWO-TON ELECTRIC HOIST. Announcement of the 10th Annual Meeting ofthe Accountants Association. Secretary Elmer M. White, of the American Street & InterurbanRailway Accountants Association, has announced that the 10thannual convention of this association will be held in Columbus, O.,during the week beginning Oct. 15, 1906. There will be read a paper treating of the use of curves or thegraphic method of showing results. This paper will be prepared byC. F. Bryant, auditor of the Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.,Bridgeport, Conn. P. S. Young, comptroller of the Public ServiceCorporation of New Jersey, will present a paper on the routine ofconstruction accounts. The discussion of the subject of deprecia-tion and appreciation as applied to electric railways will be lead byRobt. N. Wallis, treasurer of the Fitchburg & Leominster StreetRailway Co., Fitchburg, Mass. This subject has been ready fordiscussion for several years and it is planned to make this effortth
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