. The street railway review . VICE-PRESIDENT COOKE IN HIS OFFICE. work. The recent large orders for the Lake streetelevated road in Chicago and for the Brooklyn bridgecars are notable examples of these trucks There are over 250 men at present employed, and theworks are running at night to fill large orders. Amongthose upon which they are now engaged may be men-tioned 256 trucks for the Cincinnati Street RailwayCompanv. 300 for the Pittsburg Traction Company. 100. M GUIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY—BLACKSMITH SHOP. (^lwtj\aiWa^j\eyl^ 379 of which have been delivered, lOO for the Pasadena &Los Angele
. The street railway review . VICE-PRESIDENT COOKE IN HIS OFFICE. work. The recent large orders for the Lake streetelevated road in Chicago and for the Brooklyn bridgecars are notable examples of these trucks There are over 250 men at present employed, and theworks are running at night to fill large orders. Amongthose upon which they are now engaged may be men-tioned 256 trucks for the Cincinnati Street RailwayCompanv. 300 for the Pittsburg Traction Company. 100. M GUIRE MANUFACTURING COMPANY—BLACKSMITH SHOP. (^lwtj\aiWa^j\eyl^ 379 of which have been delivered, lOO for the Pasadena &Los Angeles Railway Company. 90 for the CalumetElectric Railway Compan}, of Chicago, 75 for the Chi-cago Cit} Railway Company, and a variety of ordersranging from 50 down. A specialty with which the company is having a greatsuccess is a new form of motornians brake handle,though as indicated, the principal business in the streetrailway line is the manufacture of trucks. Its trucksare in use on nearly one-half the roads in the UnitedStates. The shops are under the direct supervision of thepresident, Mr. McGuire, while Mr. Cooke looks after theinterests of the sales department. TIE PLATES IN STREET RAILWAYSERVICE. The value of tie plates, as a means for preservingeven joints, keeping up the gage of track and as apreservative of cross ties has been for some time prettygenerally recognized in steam railway service. It is,however, within a comparatively recent per
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