. The street railway review . for all C. R. King, R. P. Byrns, Geo. A. Mead, and A. L. Wilk-inson are looking after the companys interests. ATLAS RAIL JOINTS. The Atlas Railway Supply Co., of Chicago, is showing samplesof joints and braces at space No. 16. Mr. J. G. McMichael, who hascharge of the booth, is kept busy greeting old friends and making 1 i 1 \ w$m.^m^:L^ ii *i L^ . - new ones, and expresses himself as well pleased with the results ofhis display. The company is also calling attention to the Atlasprimer and surfacor. Messrs. R. B. Kent and E. W. Ash are as-sisting
. The street railway review . for all C. R. King, R. P. Byrns, Geo. A. Mead, and A. L. Wilk-inson are looking after the companys interests. ATLAS RAIL JOINTS. The Atlas Railway Supply Co., of Chicago, is showing samplesof joints and braces at space No. 16. Mr. J. G. McMichael, who hascharge of the booth, is kept busy greeting old friends and making 1 i 1 \ w$m.^m^:L^ ii *i L^ . - new ones, and expresses himself as well pleased with the results ofhis display. The company is also calling attention to the Atlasprimer and surfacor. Messrs. R. B. Kent and E. W. Ash are as-sisting Mr. McMichael. » « » BIERBAUM & MERRICK METAL CO. At this companys space, 10, are displayed samples of Lumenbronze bearings and Ideal trolley wheels. Lumen is a metalmade according to a patented formula, and it is claimed, possessesmany qualities as a bearing metal not found In phosphor and otherbronzes. According to tests made by Prof. Carpenter, of CornellUniversity, it has a specific gravity of ; average tensile. strength of over 30,000 pounds per square Inch; average compres-sive strength of over 75,000 pounds per .square Inch; and electricallonduitivity of 22 per cent compared with pure copper. Bulk forbulk is from 15 per cent to 25 per cent lighter than bronze. Itwill not score or cut the shaft, journal or pin, and runs cool underpressures that crush other alloys. Mr. Edward P. Sharp, of Buf-falo, manager of the street railway department. Is kept busy ex-plaining the properties of the new composition. < «»CUTLER-HAMMER MANUFACTURING CO. One of the newcomers into the street railway field is the Culler-Hammer Manufacturing Co., of Milwaukee, which is showing atspace No. 31 a line of switchboard appliances. The display con-sists of a standard switchboard for a 500 kw. station, the boardcomprising a generator panel, a motor panel, feeder panel andautomatically controlled booster panel with necessary switches
Size: 1926px × 1297px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., book, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1890, booksubjectstreetrailroads
