. The street railway review . THE LYON BRUSH HOLDER. mechanical construction. Poor brush holders are aboutthe worst nuisance ever perpetrated against an unoffend-ing railway electrician, and this substantial device will beappreciated by them_ all. The details have been care-fully worked out, and testimonial letters from users con- firm all the claims made by the manufacturers for itsmany good qualities. The Fulton Foundry Company,Cleveland, are the makers. GARTON ARRESTER DISCHARGING. OUR engraving shows a phenomenon that many ofour readers may have seen, but it is very doubt-ful if any have-i
. The street railway review . THE LYON BRUSH HOLDER. mechanical construction. Poor brush holders are aboutthe worst nuisance ever perpetrated against an unoffend-ing railway electrician, and this substantial device will beappreciated by them_ all. The details have been care-fully worked out, and testimonial letters from users con- firm all the claims made by the manufacturers for itsmany good qualities. The Fulton Foundry Company,Cleveland, are the makers. GARTON ARRESTER DISCHARGING. OUR engraving shows a phenomenon that many ofour readers may have seen, but it is very doubt-ful if any have-in mind a clear representation ofits exact appearance. It is a photograph of the Garton-Daniels lightning arrester at the moment of GARTON ARRESTER AT THE INSTANT OF DISCHARGE. STORAGE BATTERIES FAIL AGAIN. A A NOTHER reminder that perfection is a growth,comes to us in the News that the Eckington &Soldiers Home Passenger Railway Company ofWashington, has ordered horses to take the place of themuch vaunted storage batteries. Our Washington cor-respondent says that a thorough test was made of thestorage system under the most favorable of circumstancesbut the old story of expenses is at the bottom of the failure. During the traction fight in Philadelphia these stor-age battery cars were held up to an undecided publicas perfection in rapid transit. Now discarded street carhorses from Philadelphia are sent to Washington to wearout the balance of their lives, while Philadelphias citizensride comfortably and speedily in the trolley car. There can be no question as to the honesty of theendeavor made in Washington to give the storage systema more than fair trial. But it is beyond the accomplish-ment of the best manager
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