. The street railway review . S^mlw^-O^ym/ which verj few passengers would care to violate therules. Conductors had a little work, at first, quietlyreminding some people of the order, but have very littletrouble now. Nearly all cars, on all lines, are equipped with pushbuttons, opposite each seat, for passengers to signal theconductor to stop. Summing up the street railway industry of the city,we find it giving employment to about 4,900 men, andoperating over 355 miles of track. The power stations to say that by various means that company has securedcontrol of the following roads, all of which
. The street railway review . S^mlw^-O^ym/ which verj few passengers would care to violate therules. Conductors had a little work, at first, quietlyreminding some people of the order, but have very littletrouble now. Nearly all cars, on all lines, are equipped with pushbuttons, opposite each seat, for passengers to signal theconductor to stop. Summing up the street railway industry of the city,we find it giving employment to about 4,900 men, andoperating over 355 miles of track. The power stations to say that by various means that company has securedcontrol of the following roads, all of which are under themanagement of Captain Robert McCulloch, and someof which are consolidations of several lines: CassAvenue & Fair Grounds Railway, Citizens Railway,Baden & St. Louis Railroad, Southwestern Railway andSt. Louis Railroad. The latter, the Broadway cable, isthe only cable line now owned by the syndicate. TheCitizens, operating on Franklin and Easton avenues,formerly was cable, but has been changed to CASS AVENUE * FAIR GROUNDS POWER PLANT. have a combined maximum capacity of 28,600 horse-power, of which about 3,300 is in cable plants. Thereare, in the city, 910 motor cars, all with doubk- equip-ments. Having briefly reviewed some of the general featuresof St. Louis roads, we can now turn our attention to thevarious individual sjstems. The Chicago Syndicate Roads. It is not necessary to enter into a detailed investiga-tion of the legal relations of the roads controlled by theNational Railway Compan}, of Chicago. It is sufficient D. G. Hamilton, of Chicago, is president of all thesecompanies, C. N. Duffy is secretary of the Citizens andCass Avenue, and R. B. Jennings of the others. TheCass Avenue & Fair Grounds Railway has 70 motorcars, 65 open trailers and 65 closed trailers, owns 37miles of track and employs 300 men. The CitizensRailwaj has 67 motor cars, owns 17 miles and employs250 men. The Southwestern Railway has 20 motor cars,employs 100 men and operates
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