. The Street railway journal . man. The papersforming this report will be announced later. Wheels, G. J. Smith, master mechanic of the MetropolitanStreet Railway Company, of Kansas City, chairman. Thepapers forming this report will be announced later. In addition to it he foregoing reports of committees, the asso-ciation is to have papers on the following subjects: PowerDistribution, by C. H. Hile, superintendent of wires, BostonElevated Railway Company; The Power Load Factor as aFactor in the Cost of Operation, by L. P. Crecelius, chiefelectrician, United Railways Company of St. Louis, Mo.;Po
. The Street railway journal . man. The papersforming this report will be announced later. Wheels, G. J. Smith, master mechanic of the MetropolitanStreet Railway Company, of Kansas City, chairman. Thepapers forming this report will be announced later. In addition to it he foregoing reports of committees, the asso-ciation is to have papers on the following subjects: PowerDistribution, by C. H. Hile, superintendent of wires, BostonElevated Railway Company; The Power Load Factor as aFactor in the Cost of Operation, by L. P. Crecelius, chiefelectrician, United Railways Company of St. Louis, Mo.;Power Houses, by Fred Bushnell, chief engineer, the RhodeIsland Company, Providence, R. I. The Question Box will also form a prominent feature thisyear. l42 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. XXVI. No. 4. NEW ENGLAND RAILWAYS ADVERTISING OF PARKS ANDOTHER ATTRACTIONS The Boston & Northern and Old Colony Street Railways,who own and operate nearly 900 miles of track north andsouth of Boston, have five pleasure parks where entertain-. additions and improvements. Many amusement enterprises,such as roller-skating rinks, boxball bowling, merry-go-rounds,as well as a collection of monkeys, have been added this year,while swings and rustic benches abound among the trees. Infour of these parks boating may be enjoyed. The official opening day for these resorts for ithe season of1905 was set for Monday, June 26. On this day the theaterswere opened, each with a different play, together with a bandconcert and a grand display of fireworks in the evening. Thetheaters have been enlarged so as to seat more people thanever before, and the auditoriums have been covered to protect
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