. Electric railway journal . 950 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVII. No. 22. The stages are of two sizes and seat from 10 to 14 passen-gers. Two, three and four-mule teams, depending on thedistance and route, are used to haul the stages. The mules aremostly the small, tough, sturdy Mexican burro. Fares range from 3 cents up in Spanish silver, which isworth from 10 per cent to 15 per cent less than United Statescurrency. The method of insuring proper returns is route has a certain fixed earning value per trip, and. Havana Electric Railway—Locomotive and Dump Cars this varies wit
. Electric railway journal . 950 ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XXXVII. No. 22. The stages are of two sizes and seat from 10 to 14 passen-gers. Two, three and four-mule teams, depending on thedistance and route, are used to haul the stages. The mules aremostly the small, tough, sturdy Mexican burro. Fares range from 3 cents up in Spanish silver, which isworth from 10 per cent to 15 per cent less than United Statescurrency. The method of insuring proper returns is route has a certain fixed earning value per trip, and. Havana Electric Railway—Locomotive and Dump Cars this varies with the weather, the day of the month and theperiod of the year. The driver is required to turn in to hisdispatcher at the end of each day as a minimum an amount ofmoney which corresponds to the number of trips he has madeand is based on the above. Needless to say more than theminimum is not often turned in. Nevertheless the arrange-ment has worked out satisfactorily to the men and tne com-pany. The drivers are paid regularly at the rate of $35 UnitedStates currency per month. GENERAL The offices of the company are in the upper floor of theVedado carhouse and shops structure. They are commodious,well ventilated, well lighted and well equipped. They includethe administrative offices, the traffic offices, the accounting de-partment, the legal and the engineering departments. Exceptfor the recent selection of the turbine and electrical machinery,
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