. Electric railway journal . miles, in ten hours andthirty minutes, arriving in excellent condition and readyfor immediate service. It is believed that this coach combines the good pointsof the jitney, such as low operating cost, curb loading,quick get-away, comfort of riding, with the good pointsof the trolley car—greater capacity, responsible man-agement, and free transfers to existing lines. Beingoperated by a street car system these vehicles serve asfeeders from outlying or adjacent districts, for use whereservice by trolley cars is not profitable or is objection-able, and for testing out
. Electric railway journal . miles, in ten hours andthirty minutes, arriving in excellent condition and readyfor immediate service. It is believed that this coach combines the good pointsof the jitney, such as low operating cost, curb loading,quick get-away, comfort of riding, with the good pointsof the trolley car—greater capacity, responsible man-agement, and free transfers to existing lines. Beingoperated by a street car system these vehicles serve asfeeders from outlying or adjacent districts, for use whereservice by trolley cars is not profitable or is objection-able, and for testing out extensions of rail systems. The equipment is the invention of R. B. Fageol ofOakland, Cal., who produced the Fadgl motor trainsused at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Mr. Fageolsinventions are being handled by the Fadgl FlexibleSystem of San Francisco. Although two demonstra-tion cars have been built previously, those recently putin service by the Pacific Electric are the first to be triedout by an electric railway TYPE OF CAR USED BY FRESNO (CAL.) TRACTION COMPANY CAR BUILT BY PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY; WHEELS AT THREE DIFFERENT ANGLES August 19, 1916] ELECTRIC RAILWAY JOURNAL 315 How to Appraise Public Utility Property In This, the Concluding Section, the Author Discusses the Use of Field Checks, the Summationof Field Data, the Preparation of Labor Costs and the Use ofAppraisal Data in EvidenceBy GEORGE W. KUHN, THE Electric Railway Journal of July 15, 1916,contained the first section of this article on the gen-eral methods to be pursued in appraising public utilityproperty. In that issue the discussion was confined tothe planning of appraisals, co-operation with the ap-praised company, the handling of company records andthe designing of forms. In this issue the author takesup the use of field checks, the summation of field data,the determination of labor costs and the presentationof appraisal data in evidence. Field Checks To secure information not available f
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