. Electric railway journal . ric railway properties the urgency ofthe need for installing the skip-stop system. For thispurpose a number of bulletins were prepared andcopies were sent to all state fuel administrators workingunder the federal Fuel Administration, to public service January 4, 1919 Electric Railway Journal, 35 commissioners, to mayors, to city councilmen, and toelectric railway officials. To secure the co-operation ofthe American Electric Railway Association War Board,the Fuel Administration appealed to this body, by letter,and asked it to use its influence to insure the properca
. Electric railway journal . ric railway properties the urgency ofthe need for installing the skip-stop system. For thispurpose a number of bulletins were prepared andcopies were sent to all state fuel administrators workingunder the federal Fuel Administration, to public service January 4, 1919 Electric Railway Journal, 35 commissioners, to mayors, to city councilmen, and toelectric railway officials. To secure the co-operation ofthe American Electric Railway Association War Board,the Fuel Administration appealed to this body, by letter,and asked it to use its influence to insure the propercarrying out of the administrations request. The WarBoard reproduced this letter in its bulletin No. 29,dated Aug. 29, 1918, which was sent to all electricrailways. The substance of the important bulletinsissued by the Fuel Administration is reproducedon the following pages. Entirely aside from the question of power saving,the Fuel Administration used its influence to see thatthe skip-stop system was installed in the different. entlemen The UNITED STATES needs your help! Be a fighting member of the firemans army! Youare boss of the coal pile and your fight is to savethe coal to help the boys over there. Your workis part of the war work of the country. Everythingyou save, especially coal, can be used somewhereelse, to save and protect lives and preserve liberty. HOW YOU CAN HELP Inspect, adjust, and oil carefully. Properly adjustedand smooth running cars save off compressors and lights in idle cars. Do notburn lights or run shop and other motors except whennecessary. Power used here is utterly thrown brakeshocs clear of wheels. There is no worsepower IhkJ on the railroad than a dragging car shifting to the absolutely necessary move-ments only. Reduce coal used for heating by keeping shop and car.^gsEx doors shut. /SSH^ Another fact is that when cars can deliver passengersto their destination in less time the population of acity is more evenly
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