. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 39 GASOLENE MOTOR CARS FOR PLANTATION A great deal of interest has been manifested in recent years by a number of plantation owners operating their own railways, by the use of gasolene driven motor cars, the use of which enables the owner as well as admin- istrators and other officials to be conveyed cheaply and quickly fi'om one jiart of then- plantation to another without the necessity of running a steam locomotive. The car illustrated on this page is of the type most generally used by owners and administrators for tliis particular class of transportation.
. The Cuba review. THE CUBA REVIEW 39 GASOLENE MOTOR CARS FOR PLANTATION A great deal of interest has been manifested in recent years by a number of plantation owners operating their own railways, by the use of gasolene driven motor cars, the use of which enables the owner as well as admin- istrators and other officials to be conveyed cheaply and quickly fi'om one jiart of then- plantation to another without the necessity of running a steam locomotive. The car illustrated on this page is of the type most generally used by owners and administrators for tliis particular class of transportation. There are, however, several other designs of cars which are used to transport their labor back and forth and are not equipped as elaboratory as this particular design of car. The car which is illustrated is known as the free running engine type being started by a crank the same as the regular highway auto- mobiles. Fm'thermore, this design of trans- mission allows the car to operate at equal speed in both A necessary part of the plantation equipment HOME INDUSTRY IRON WORKS ENGINES, BOILERS and MACHINERY Manufacturing and Repairing of all kinds. Architectural Iron and Brass Castings. Light and Heavy Forgings. All kinds of Machinery Supplies. Steamship Work a Specialty A. KLING, Prop. JAS. S. BOGUE, Supt. MOBILE, ALA. ESTABLISHED 1852 ROHLIG &. CO INQUIRIES REQUESTED FORWARDING AGENTS BREMEN BREMERHAVEN HAMBURG Knochenhauerstr. 16-17 am Hafen Alsterdamm 14-15 GENERAL AGENTS OF MUNSON STEAMSHIP LINE, NEW YORK UNDERTAKING TRAFFIC ALL OVER THE WORLD AT LOWEST RATES THROUGH RATES TO AND FROM EVERY PLACE PROVIDED ON APPLICATION Telephone, Hamilton Night Call, 411 Hamilton Cable Address: "Abiworks," New York ATLANTIC BASIN IRON WORKS ENGINEERS AND BOILER MAKERS Machinists, Plumbers, Tinsmiths, Pipe Fitters, Blacksmiths, Coppersmiths, Pattern Makers, Sheet Iron Workers, Iron and Brass Castings. Steamship Repairs a Specialty. CORNER IMLAY AND SUMMIT S
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