. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—WINDING THE FIG. 4—DRYING ROOM. Such a showing in face of the universal dullness in businesseverywhere is remarkable, and perhaps emphasizes the fact thatduring hard times the truest economy is the use of apparatus whichcosts least to operate. Rails Wanted in Australia. J. H. Young, minister of Public Works for the Colony ofNew South Wales, Australia, has requested bids for the manufactureof 150,000 tons of steel rails and other permanent way materials foruse on the lines in that colony. These supplies are to be manufact-ured in New South Wales, a
. The Street railway journal . FIG. 2.—WINDING THE FIG. 4—DRYING ROOM. Such a showing in face of the universal dullness in businesseverywhere is remarkable, and perhaps emphasizes the fact thatduring hard times the truest economy is the use of apparatus whichcosts least to operate. Rails Wanted in Australia. J. H. Young, minister of Public Works for the Colony ofNew South Wales, Australia, has requested bids for the manufactureof 150,000 tons of steel rails and other permanent way materials foruse on the lines in that colony. These supplies are to be manufact-ured in New South Wales, and from iron ore, coke, coal, or otherfuel raised in the colony. The delivery of rails is to be extendedover a period of ten years and is to be at the rate of 15,000 tons perannum. Full specifications of the rails desired are supplied by theBoard of Public Works, at Sydney, or can be seen at the office ofthe Street Railway The rails are to be of the Ttype, of about sixty and eighty pounds to the yard, from thirty toforty feet in length, as re
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