. The Street railway journal . ter, which position he retained until in Feb.,1899, he was transferred to St. Paul in charge of the claim depart-ment of that division, where he also took up trial work. In thefall of 1902 Mr. Folds came to Brooklyn as assistant to the gen-eral attorney of the Brooklyn Heights Railway. Soon thereafter, inMay, 1903, he became assistant to the general manager, Mr. J. , in which capacity he served the company with markedsuccess. Mr. Folds has been the means of inaugurating many im-provements in operative methods in Brooklyn, most important ofwhich may be
. The Street railway journal . ter, which position he retained until in Feb.,1899, he was transferred to St. Paul in charge of the claim depart-ment of that division, where he also took up trial work. In thefall of 1902 Mr. Folds came to Brooklyn as assistant to the gen-eral attorney of the Brooklyn Heights Railway. Soon thereafter, inMay, 1903, he became assistant to the general manager, Mr. J. , in which capacity he served the company with markedsuccess. Mr. Folds has been the means of inaugurating many im-provements in operative methods in Brooklyn, most important ofwhich may be named the employment bureau system and school ofinstruction for car men, described in detail in the Street Rail-way Journal for June 17, 1905. Other accomplishments of his in-clude the invention of a new system of transfers involving im-portant advantages, a system of transfer collections from the con-ductors, the invention of several types of car fenders, and the pro-duction of rule books for both surface and elevated INDEXED Street Railway Journal Vol. XXVI. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1905. No. 9. Published Every Saturday by the McGraw Publishing Company Main Office: NEW YORK, Engineering Building, 114 Liberty Offices: Chicago: Mcnadnock Block. Philadelphia: 929 Chestnut Street. Cleveland: Cuyahoga Building. London: Hastings House, Norfolk Street, Strand. Cable Address, Stryjourn, New York; Stryjourn, London—Liebers Code used. Copyright, 1905, McGraw Publishing Co. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION In the United States, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Cuba, Canada,Mexico and the Canal Zone. Street Railway Journal (52 issues) $ per annum Combination Rate, with Electric Railway Directory and Buyers Manual (3 issues—February, August and November) $ per annumBoth of the above, in connection with American Street Railway Investments (The Red Book—Published annually in May; regular price, $ per copy) $ per annum Single copies, Street Railway Jo
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