. Electric railway gazette . ent. writesEugene Field, who assumes the role of a prophetfor this occasion. We have information whichleads us to believe that within 13 months a newmachine capable of use for providing transporta-tion, light and heat will be put before the public;that this machine will controvert the principles ofelectricity which now obtain; will revolutionizeall railway and other transportation systems; willdo away with fuel, gas and smoke; will, m short,give humanity undreamed of advantages at a verymoderate price. Yes, within the next 12 monthswe are going to see some very won
. Electric railway gazette . ent. writesEugene Field, who assumes the role of a prophetfor this occasion. We have information whichleads us to believe that within 13 months a newmachine capable of use for providing transporta-tion, light and heat will be put before the public;that this machine will controvert the principles ofelectricity which now obtain; will revolutionizeall railway and other transportation systems; willdo away with fuel, gas and smoke; will, m short,give humanity undreamed of advantages at a verymoderate price. Yes, within the next 12 monthswe are going to see some very wonderful happen-ings.—Aeto York Sun. Protect the Motorman.—The Supreme Courtof Ohio has advanced on the docket the casecarried up from the Common Pieas Court of ClarkCounty, which will determine the constitutionalityof the law requiring the equipment of electricmotor cars with proper vestibules for the safetyand comfort of the men who stand on the frontplatforms in the worst weather of winter. In the FI^fANCIAL WOODS COMBINATION POLE BRACKET. The piece of span wire in the bracket forming theflexible support for the hanger is about tliree feetlong and is readily adjusted by means of the eyebolt at the end of the bracket. The bracket is, ofcourse, suitable for either single or double trackwork. It is being placed on the market by theWallace Electric Company, Chicago. COMMENTS AND VIEWS OF CONTEMPOR-ARIES. The Fender Question.—Seriously the fenderquestion is taking up a great deal of our time, tothe exclusion of other matters that require atten-tion. The question of expense does not presentany difficulty; the problem is to get a fender thatwill do the work without taking up so much spacein front of a car as to trip up pedestrians and in-terfere with passing vehicles. I have a dozenletters, besides blueprints and models, still to beinvestigated, and it may be that out of the lot thepracticable fender may be selected. From theamount of inventive talent that is being
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