. The street railway review . ric motor systems were then heard—Chas. A. Benton of the Rac system; M. K. Bowen of the Short,and Geo. W. Mansfield of the Thomson & Houston. SOME EARLY ATTEMPTS. A mechanical success is usually built upon the wrecks and failuresof contemporary endeavor. The few which survive out of themany which competed in the race, leave a trail of faded hopeswhich once seemed just full of promise to their promoters. Duringthe past decade there have been not a few undertakings in thestreet railway field that struggled bravely for a foothold, but havebeen carried down into the v
. The street railway review . ric motor systems were then heard—Chas. A. Benton of the Rac system; M. K. Bowen of the Short,and Geo. W. Mansfield of the Thomson & Houston. SOME EARLY ATTEMPTS. A mechanical success is usually built upon the wrecks and failuresof contemporary endeavor. The few which survive out of themany which competed in the race, leave a trail of faded hopeswhich once seemed just full of promise to their promoters. Duringthe past decade there have been not a few undertakings in thestreet railway field that struggled bravely for a foothold, but havebeen carried down into the valley of oblivion. .•d yet there wasa time when people believed in them and invested large sums ofmoney in the efifort to, perfect a better motive power than anypreviously used. Although they failed, these men are entitled todue credit for the courage and perseverance with which they strug-gled in a losing battle. It will not be without interest, and tothe younger members of the fraternity it will be information, to. VOGEL CABLE CONSTRUCTION. briefly review some of the inventions, each of which was at onetime expected to become the universal motive system for thethousands of cars which now daily transport busy millions. Although it seems more than to years since the trolley demon-strated its superiority over the cable, in 1891 inventors were stillbusy trying to devise cable systems which could be installed at acomparatively low cost. One of these was the Vogel system, thedesign of Charles Vogel and Frank Whelan, of Butte, Mont.,where a section was operated for two years. The cable was con-ducted in an iron cylinder only 4A in. in diameter laid in thecenter of the track on the ties which supported the rails. Thecarrying pulleys were placed in boxes at intervals. The conduitcylinder was made of rolled steel in 30-ft. sections, held in placeby braces fastened to the ties. It was never installed elsewherethan in Butte. CUTSIIAWS CABLE SYSTEM. This belongs to the vintage of i8yi
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