. The street railway review . hands of a receiver. For the last threemonths, however, the traffic has been more than doubledand we trust that this prosperity may continue long enoughfor the receiver, Chester W. Chapin, to resume the use of hisold title of president. Notwithstanding the popular impression that Florida isa low, flat country, the Consumers Company makes use ofwater power, having built a dam across the Hillsboroughriver at a point indicated in the accompanying map. Thismap shows the location of the street railway lines which ag-gregate 30 miles, all operated by electricity. The eq
. The street railway review . hands of a receiver. For the last threemonths, however, the traffic has been more than doubledand we trust that this prosperity may continue long enoughfor the receiver, Chester W. Chapin, to resume the use of hisold title of president. Notwithstanding the popular impression that Florida isa low, flat country, the Consumers Company makes use ofwater power, having built a dam across the Hillsboroughriver at a point indicated in the accompanying map. Thismap shows the location of the street railway lines which ag-gregate 30 miles, all operated by electricity. The equipmentcomprises 27 motor and 3 trail cars, which have been severe- ly taxed to carry the traffic, especially in evenings, between5 and 8 p. m. By the courtesy of George D. Munsing, superintendent ofthe street railway companies, we have received the photo-graphs of the camp scenes and tiie map which are reproducedhere. The map shows the location of the troops which itwill be seen are encamped in all parts of the city. One of. CUBAN VOLUNTEERS—TAMPA. the most interesting of these pictures is that showing a com-pany in one of the regiments of Cuban volunteers organizedin Tampa. The others are scenes in camp showing the bravesoldier boy at home and, an equally important member ofmilitary society, his faithful though at times obstinate ally,the army mule. Two of the views show the Inie of trans-ports tied up at the wharf and troops en route to take ship forwhat are at this writing (thougli we hope not for long) for-eign ports. CONSOLIDATION AT TRENTON, N. J. It is announced that the Trenton Passenger RailwayCompany is about to consolidate with the Ewing PassengerRailway Company, the Mulberry Street Railway Companyand the Pennington Avenue Passenger Railway new company will be called the Trenton Street RailwayCompany. These separate companies were organized to prevent aninjunction stopping the work of extending the Trenton Pas-senger Railway; the dififerences with S. K
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