. The Street railway journal . rane valves and Deane pumps are used. AW H. Smith feed-water heater, manufacturedby the National Boiler Works cf Chicago, isdoing excellent work. The water used at thepower statiou is from a well 600 ft. deep, fittedwith a 5-in suction pipe, the working barrelbeing placed 250 ft. from the surface, and is operated by anA. D. Cooke deep-well pump. The water supply from thiswell seems to be perfectly pure, making no incrustation or and a vaudeville performance every night. There are alsothe usual merry-go-rounds and other park features. The park has proved a great s
. The Street railway journal . rane valves and Deane pumps are used. AW H. Smith feed-water heater, manufacturedby the National Boiler Works cf Chicago, isdoing excellent work. The water used at thepower statiou is from a well 600 ft. deep, fittedwith a 5-in suction pipe, the working barrelbeing placed 250 ft. from the surface, and is operated by anA. D. Cooke deep-well pump. The water supply from thiswell seems to be perfectly pure, making no incrustation or and a vaudeville performance every night. There are alsothe usual merry-go-rounds and other park features. The park has proved a great success, and the traffic ofthe line has so far exceeded the companys expectationsthat it has decided to at once double-track the whole line,and has already ordered twelve more cars of the same type-as those now in use, and also another unit of ca-pacity for the power station. The fare between Bellevilleand St. Louis is set at 25 cents, including the bridge formerly stated, the steam roads are charging 65
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