. The street railway review . f Harrison Finkle, ofRensselaer. Very peculiar metheds are sometimes employed to obstructthe construction of trolley lines, and the North Jersey Street Rail-way Conqiany had a recent experience. A grocer in Montclairobjected to a trolley pole being planted in front of his \lien the liole was dug he hired a man to jump into it and paidliim ,a dollar an hour to stay there. The construction boss threatened him to no avail and finally paid him .$10 to getout, and tlie pole was set. The Connecticut farmers in the vicinity of Hartford appreci-ate what
. The street railway review . f Harrison Finkle, ofRensselaer. Very peculiar metheds are sometimes employed to obstructthe construction of trolley lines, and the North Jersey Street Rail-way Conqiany had a recent experience. A grocer in Montclairobjected to a trolley pole being planted in front of his \lien the liole was dug he hired a man to jump into it and paidliim ,a dollar an hour to stay there. The construction boss threatened him to no avail and finally paid him .$10 to getout, and tlie pole was set. The Connecticut farmers in the vicinity of Hartford appreci-ate what it means to have a trolley line service. As it has beendifficult to olitaiu a franchise along the country roads many ofthe farmers are offering rights of way across their fields to thetraction companies. These shrewd Yankees understand that thetr«lley car means not only a cheap, quick and frequent passengerservice to the city but also facilities for sending eggs, butter,milk and vegetables to market. 580 ^l3MS^Qilu^S\g)kleW*. Boston in 1790 PERSONAL. J. M. Blalt. of Clevelautl, bas been aiipoiiited sui)ciiiiliiuUnilof tlie Milwaukee, Kaoiue & Kenosba Electric Railway. J. D. R. Baldwin, of New York, bas been cbosen presideut oftbe General Klectric Railway Company, Cbicago. Robert .Jordan, a nepbew of Mr. Sntro, bas been appointedsui)erintendent of tbe Sntro Railroad. San Francisco. .Tames Rutler bas been made general sniierintendeut of tbeBridgeport (Conn.) Traction Company. Robert Miller, superintendent of tbe Springfield (Mass.) StreetRailway Comijany, bas resigned because of ill bealtb. Robert T. Lee, of Newport, R. I., bas assumed his duties ?ssuperintendent of tbe Springfield (Mass.) Street Railway Com-pany. Charles F. Uebelacker. engineer and assistant manager of tbercckbam Motor Truck & Wheel Company, was a Review callerlast month. Thomas II. JIcLean, general manager of the Toledo TractionCompany, called on tbe Review a few days ago while in Cbicagoon business. .T. C. Ha
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