. The street railway review . hastily dispatched to discover the trouble,and was told that the road had now been entirelyequipped with the Scott Spring, and as none were break-ing, there was no need to order. This was ten monthsago, and the road has not bought a spring of any onesince. It pays to get a thoroughly good article, even ifis does cost a little more. The Stirling Company reports business booming; itsorders since January i, 1896, exceed in horse-powerthose received during any corresponding period in thehistory of its business. Prominent amono; the salesmade are mentioned: Armour Pack
. The street railway review . hastily dispatched to discover the trouble,and was told that the road had now been entirelyequipped with the Scott Spring, and as none were break-ing, there was no need to order. This was ten monthsago, and the road has not bought a spring of any onesince. It pays to get a thoroughly good article, even ifis does cost a little more. The Stirling Company reports business booming; itsorders since January i, 1896, exceed in horse-powerthose received during any corresponding period in thehistory of its business. Prominent amono; the salesmade are mentioned: Armour Packing Company. Kan-sas City, third order, : PeoplesLight and Power Company, Moline. Ill,, 500-horse-power; Detroit Railway Company, Detroit, Mich.,second order, 2,500-horse-power; K\oto Electric Light &Power Company, Kyoto, Japan, 250-horse-power; Calu-met Plantation, Berwick, La., second order. 400-horse-power: .Suburban Railroad Compan\-. Chicago, 750-horse-power: Passaic Electric Light Company. Passaic,. NEU CDMHlNArioN C.\R Al CINC INNAil. 124 (^mectll\aiWayit\^^ N. J., 6oo-horse-power; Suburban Electric Light Com-pany. East Orange, N. 250-horse-power; Johannes-burg, ConsoHdated Gold Mining Company, A. R., 350-horse-power; Mazatlan Electric Light &Power Company. Mazatlan. Mexico. 200-horse-po\ver. Among the new year changes in business, which willinterest engine men. we learn that F. H. Ball has soldhis interest and retired from active participation in themanagement of the Ball & Wood Company, of Eliza-beth. Mr. Ball has been one of the officers of this com-pany for a number of years, and desires to take upactively the profession of consulting engineer andmechanical expert, in which capacity he will still be con-nected with the company, and his son, Bert C. Ball, alsoremains at the head of the draughting department. Thebusiness of the Ball & Wood Company, has been excel-lent during the past year, and has extended largelythrough the west si
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