. Electric railway journal . s, for the public feels that their servicehas been cheapened. In conclusion a most extraordinary condition must bementioned. When the safety car is installed as a mer-chandising means of selling more rides by giving betterservice to the railways patrons all real objections to thecar disappear. When thus applied, the use of the newtype of car does not involve fewer men but in manycases actually more are required. Furthermore the au-tomatic, laborless devices, with which the car is equip-ped, make it easier to operate and no justifiable com-plaint can be made by the
. Electric railway journal . s, for the public feels that their servicehas been cheapened. In conclusion a most extraordinary condition must bementioned. When the safety car is installed as a mer-chandising means of selling more rides by giving betterservice to the railways patrons all real objections to thecar disappear. When thus applied, the use of the newtype of car does not involve fewer men but in manycases actually more are required. Furthermore the au-tomatic, laborless devices, with which the car is equip-ped, make it easier to operate and no justifiable com-plaint can be made by the operator. The shorter head- ways and the better time made due to the less fre-quent and shorter stops insure the instant approval ofthe public. New Mounting for Welder IN ORDER to meet the requirements of electric rail-ways which are now handling their track maintenanceequipment by automobile or motor instead of by teamas formerly, the Indianapolis Switch & Frog Companyhas developed a high-speed mounting for its electric. xi:w inTv jiKui .siI:kii wi;ldingout:^:t welders. This new mounting is equipped with heattreated Timkin axles, Timkin double-thrust roller bear-ings, super-strength artillery wheels with solid rubbertires, heavy oil-tempered semi-elliptic springs and adouble-acting spring drawbar with attachment for con-necting to a work car or a motor truck. This type oftwo-wheel mounting permits the welder to be handled inwheel mounting permits the welder to be handled inclose quarters, as it can be turned in its length. In the design of this new mounting provision hasbeen made so that it can be interchanged with theformer four-wheeled steel tired mounting provided bythis company. The change in mounting can be car-ried out in half an hour by removing six bolts anddrilling four holes in the old frame. Creosote Treatment Increases Life of Poles Data compiled by E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.,Inc., show that the eifect of applying creosote treat-m,ent to the ends of pole
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