. The street railway review . nce at theconvention held a meeting and appointed a comittee which will so-licit small contributions from the various manufacturing concernswhich usually send representatives to the convention contributions will be used to help make up the deficit whichis found to exist in the finances of the association. The manu-facturers repersentatives committee is composed of John Ohmer ofthe Ohmer Fare Register Co., W. N. Bloss of the Buda Foundry& Machine Co., and C. Drake of the Galena Signal Oil Co. In thenear future this committee will send out a circular
. The street railway review . nce at theconvention held a meeting and appointed a comittee which will so-licit small contributions from the various manufacturing concernswhich usually send representatives to the convention contributions will be used to help make up the deficit whichis found to exist in the finances of the association. The manu-facturers repersentatives committee is composed of John Ohmer ofthe Ohmer Fare Register Co., W. N. Bloss of the Buda Foundry& Machine Co., and C. Drake of the Galena Signal Oil Co. In thenear future this committee will send out a circular letter requestingthe co-operation of the manufacturers in the territory of the Cen-tral Electric Railway Association. The Traction Engine in the Electric RailwayField. A traction engine is being used for hauling ballast and othermaterial on the Lancaster & Eastern Ry., which is being built be-tween Lancaster and Christiana, Pa. The engine is mounted on atram car as is shown in the accompanying illustration, the wheels. UNIQUE TRACTION-ENGINE LOCOMOTIVE. of the engine first having been removed. The main gearing of theengine is connected by a sprocket wheel, to the axles of the im-provised trucks. This unique locomotive is geared to run 10 milesan hour and is proving of considerable service in the constructionwork. * • » It has been announced that the wages of all motormen andconductors of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light been increased one cent an hour. The new scale went intoeffect on May 1st last. The Power Transmission Line and Third-Rail System of the Long Island R. R. The lines of the Long Island R. R. first to be electrically equippedcomprise the Atlantic Ave. Division, between Flatbush terminal andBelmont Park. Ihe Rockaway Beach Division between WoodhavenJunction and Rockaway Park, the Far Rockaway Division to ValleyStream, the Old Southern Road from Jamaica to Springfield Junc-tion and the Montauk Division from Springfield Junction to Val-ley Stream. Cu
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