. Electric railway gazette . sometimes claimed by thosewho are reputed to know, that it is impos-sible to construct a fender that will not endmore lives than it will save. The record thatthe Providence car fender is making for it-self, conclusively proves that those who makethe above statement are in error. It is per-fectly true that it is not possible to build afender that will invariably save life; butthat it is possible to construct one that willsave a very large percentage of lives, scarcelyadmits of denial, and the Providence fenderis evidently one of this nature. The fender has a definit
. Electric railway gazette . sometimes claimed by thosewho are reputed to know, that it is impos-sible to construct a fender that will not endmore lives than it will save. The record thatthe Providence car fender is making for it-self, conclusively proves that those who makethe above statement are in error. It is per-fectly true that it is not possible to build afender that will invariably save life; butthat it is possible to construct one that willsave a very large percentage of lives, scarcelyadmits of denial, and the Providence fenderis evidently one of this nature. The fender has a definite principle and is not a simplescoop-net carried at the front of the car. The structuralpart of the fender is built of rods and spring steel. Theserods are curved like the teeth of a hay rake, but instead ofbeing pointed, are bent around an axis at right angles tothe tracks and horizontal. Between each of the curvedrods on the axis before mentioned turns a soft rubberroller bushed with a steel tube. The curved steel rods are. CAR FENDER IN OPERATION. the motorman should neglect to spring the front fender,the automatic gate acts, and therefore the chance of thewheel guards not being dropped is almost nil. The fender is extremely strong, and it is claimed thatin several instances has picked up a horse, without injuryeither to the horse or the fender. None but the bestmaterials enter into its construction, and it is withal shapelyand even ornamental. 456 ELECTRIC RAILWAY GAZETTE. Vol. XII I. No. 25. FINANCIAL NOTES. THE LOS ANGELES RAILWAY SALE.—It is thought that suit willprobably be brought soon to set aside the recent sale of the Los AngelesElectric Railway property. Bonds amounting to $400,000 were held byChicago capitalists, the balance of $3,000,000 in bonds being held by SanFrancisco bankers and capitalists. The bondholders, in taking over theroad to secure themselves, arranged in the reorganization of the companyto give the former stockholders 40 per cent, of the stock,
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