. The street railway review . d/J\aiKv^9^eVlcv/ 413 A picture, done in water color, of tlie original Claystreet grip, is fastened to the trailer of the original cabletrain described last month in the Review and also shownin the actual on the grip car of the train. The patrons of cable railways who have oftenwondered what makesit ffo are also interestedin this fine loan collec-tion, which completesthis very complete ex-hibit—which is an illus-trated historj of cablerailway practice. It is said that those incharge of the variouselectrical exhibits at theWorlds Fair are in dan-ger of going into a
. The street railway review . d/J\aiKv^9^eVlcv/ 413 A picture, done in water color, of tlie original Claystreet grip, is fastened to the trailer of the original cabletrain described last month in the Review and also shownin the actual on the grip car of the train. The patrons of cable railways who have oftenwondered what makesit ffo are also interestedin this fine loan collec-tion, which completesthis very complete ex-hibit—which is an illus-trated historj of cablerailway practice. It is said that those incharge of the variouselectrical exhibits at theWorlds Fair are in dan-ger of going into a de-cline, or finishing a lifeof usefulness with a fatalattack of paresis. Thisterrible state of affairs isdue to the gentlemanlyinstinct of these guar-dians of progress inanswering all the feebleminded questions ad-dressed them by thewandering and wonder-ing public, whose interrogatory remarks, show not onlyvigorous desire to learn, but an aching void in the regionof the cranium where technical knowledge ought to CALIFORNIA CABLE RAILWAY COM-PANY GRIP, SAN FRANCISCO. EXHIBIT OF THE WESTERN BANK NOTECOMPANY. ONE of the most interesting sections on the WorldsFair grounds is that known as the gallery of theManufacturers, where education and commercialart are rampant. Here Scribners publishing house, andthe French and German book binders, and photograph-ers whose works are as beautiful as they are true tonature, are shown, together with the various triumphs ofengraving for commercial purposes. Space 107-108 E,M, is a wall display devoted to the Western Bank NoteCompanj. The displa} consists of six frames, holdingeveryday specimens of the lithography and engravingmade by the Western Bank Note artists. Every depart-ment is represented, showing not only commercial workbut portraiture and landscape as well. The frames aretastefully draped. The main frames show stock andbond details from several prominent concerns, and streetrailway men will note with pleasure the elegantl
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