. Electric railway journal . man with ourpolitical foeman on all of his speechmaking tours. Thisman reported the candidates speeches to our spell-binders and also gave them valuable information as tothe character of the audiences which they would facein each place and the probable questions which wouldbe hurled at them. The company induced two of itsbest solicitors, who were popular chaps and goodmixers, to take the stump for the franchise, and theysucceeded in securing fair play for the company allthrough the candidates district. As a result, the com-pany not only secured a favorable vote on
. Electric railway journal . man with ourpolitical foeman on all of his speechmaking tours. Thisman reported the candidates speeches to our spell-binders and also gave them valuable information as tothe character of the audiences which they would facein each place and the probable questions which wouldbe hurled at them. The company induced two of itsbest solicitors, who were popular chaps and goodmixers, to take the stump for the franchise, and theysucceeded in securing fair play for the company allthrough the candidates district. As a result, the com-pany not only secured a favorable vote on the measure,but its political opponent was defeated on the very plat-form on which he had expected to win. Electric street-car service was inaugurated in Matan-zas and Cardenas, Cuba, on Dec. 17. The Diario de laMarina says that much enthusiasm greeted the openingof the new car service, and it is believed that the tram-ways will assist greatly in the development of thesecities. January 27, 1917] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 155. MATERIALS HANDLING IN SAN FRANCISCO—DERRICK CARPULLING UP OLD CABLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS HANDLING IN SAN FRANCISCO FIVE-TON CRANE CAR REMOVING OLD TRACK How Construction Materials Are Storedand Handled in San Francisco By B. P. LEGARE Chief Engineer Maintenance of Way & Construction United Railroads IN San Francisco we are using methods of handlingand storing materials which have been developedgradually to fit the requirements of our particularproblems. In looking over the article by R. C. Cramin the issue of the Electric Railway Journal forDec. 23, 1916, I find therein but little in common withour system. However, the very fact that two railwaysystems can rarely utilize identical methods creates aneed for a variety of information on this subject, andis in itself a good reason for compiling and publishingthe methods of various companies in solving their mate-rial-handling problems. The United Railroads employs no one yard wherematerials are delivered fo
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