. The Street railway journal . e city is bountifully supplied with almost chemic- 242 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. X. No. 4. ally pure water, which is obtained from boiling springs inthe heights about eleven miles west of the city. TheHolley system of supply is employed, there being twopumps with a daily capacity of 6,000,000 gals each. Astorage reservoir is located at a distance of seven and a halfmiles from the city, which has an elevation above thecity of 208 ft. During the day the supply is direct fromthe pumps, but at night it is drawn from the reservoirs,and the pumps are idle. The c
. The Street railway journal . e city is bountifully supplied with almost chemic- 242 THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL [Vol. X. No. 4. ally pure water, which is obtained from boiling springs inthe heights about eleven miles west of the city. TheHolley system of supply is employed, there being twopumps with a daily capacity of 6,000,000 gals each. Astorage reservoir is located at a distance of seven and a halfmiles from the city, which has an elevation above thecity of 208 ft. During the day the supply is direct fromthe pumps, but at night it is drawn from the reservoirs,and the pumps are idle. The cotton export business has increased slowly butsteadily during the last few years. There has been alarge increase in lumber and coal shipments, and in thetropical fruit trade, which has been diverted from NewOrleans on account of more direct shipping facilities tothe interior and because of lower port charges. On thecompletion of the harbor improvements it is expected thatthe port will become a prominent coaling station for sea. FIG. 6.— ENGINE ROOM—MOBILE LIGHT &. RAILWAY CO going vessels, as the price of steam coal delivered in thevessels bunkers will be as low as $ per ton, making itthe cheapest coaling point in the world. The city is notonly important from a commercial standpoint, but as awinter health resort it is taking rank with the heretoforemore prominent coast cities. It is quite natural that a stranger visiting the cityshould look for the first evidence of the internal growth, andwe find it strikingly illustrated in her admirable system of ELECTRIC RAILWAYS. These are controlled by three companies, and the twoprincipal systems are as well built and as ably managedas almost any other lines in the country. Mobile Light & Railway Company. This company operates one of the street railway sys-tems and also furnishes light and power for city and housepurposes. John Wilson, of Leavenworth, Kan., is presi-dent; J. H. Wilson is vice-president and general manager;A. J. P
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