. Electric railway journal . ator. The fourth in-dicator totalizes all fares col-lected and the three other in-|KB dicators show the total pas-senger load divided into thethree classes of fares col-lected. The counting mech-anism for the four dials isso interlocked that it is im-possible for any class of fareto be registered on the wrongdial. The addition of thenew features has involved nochange in the size of theregular Johnson fare box norin the design of the fares are deposited into one hopper and the countingmechanisms select the different classes of fares andindicate them on th
. Electric railway journal . ator. The fourth in-dicator totalizes all fares col-lected and the three other in-|KB dicators show the total pas-senger load divided into thethree classes of fares col-lected. The counting mech-anism for the four dials isso interlocked that it is im-possible for any class of fareto be registered on the wrongdial. The addition of thenew features has involved nochange in the size of theregular Johnson fare box norin the design of the fares are deposited into one hopper and the countingmechanisms select the different classes of fares andindicate them on the dials. Distinctive tokens, which may be furnished by the farebox company or purchased in the open market, havebeen designed especially for use with this box. Theyconsist of coins, one between the penny and the nickelin size and the other between the American dime andthe Canadian 5-cent piece. Both of these metal tokensare made with a bronze rim and a German silver centerswedged securely in place. This combination, together. FOUR-DIAL FARE BOX with the printed matter impressed on this coin with thedies, making it very difficult to counterfeit, and the hard-ness of the metal employed insures a long wear attention was given to the design of thecoin and the selection of the metal to overcome theusual objections to a metal ticket. This fact and the pro-vision of four cyclometer dials and the transfer registermechanism on the fare box, are distinctive featureswhich make possible the use of the registering machinein cities where complicated fare classifications havelimited their use heretofore. Three-Section Tower Wagon Since the adoption of the automobile type of towerwagon by many electric railway companies, the needhas been felt for a tower in which the weight is placedlower when the tower is closed than on the commonly-used two-section tower, thus eliminating top-heavinessas far as possible. To meet this demand, J. R. Mc-Cardell & Company, Trenton, N. J., have
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