. Railroad digest . the coupons of an ordinary mileage ticket on the train fortransportation. The court held that the road had no rightto refuse such tickets on the train for transportation, andmulcted it in damages for the action of its conductor. Thisdecision deprives the mileage strip ticket of most of Itsvalue as an interchangeable ticket. It throws the door wideopen for manipulation of this form of transportation and renders almost impossible absolutely correct accounting be-tween the roads engaged in this interchangeable association will be asked to consider the matter at th
. Railroad digest . the coupons of an ordinary mileage ticket on the train fortransportation. The court held that the road had no rightto refuse such tickets on the train for transportation, andmulcted it in damages for the action of its conductor. Thisdecision deprives the mileage strip ticket of most of Itsvalue as an interchangeable ticket. It throws the door wideopen for manipulation of this form of transportation and renders almost impossible absolutely correct accounting be-tween the roads engaged in this interchangeable association will be asked to consider the matter at theearliest opportunity and adopt methods for securing the rights of all the roads members of the bureau. The New London Dry Seat Tramnay and KaiUcay World (London), Jan. 10, 1901, p. are two illustrations of the New London DrySeat, which was unanimously awarded the prize offeredfor the best invention for securing a dry seat on the topsof tramcars and omnibuses in all conditions of weather, at. the International Tramways and Light Railway Exhibition,held at the Agricultural Hall in London last year. The competitive seats at the Exhibition numbered sixty-five, and since its success in the competition the NewLondon Seat has deservedly gained in popularity withtramway committees, tramcar builders and others, andlarge orders have been given for the seats by corporationsand car builders, and they are being largely adopted ontramcars throughout the kingdom, several very importanttramway committees having recently specified the seatson their new electric cars. The seat is extremely simple and is automatic in its ac-
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