. The Street railway journal . BRAGG FENDER, truck and made independent of the car body, thus allowing it to run asclose to the surface of the street as the character of the paving willpermit. Its action is entirely automatic, requiring no attention on the partof the motorman. The height is quickly and easily adjusted, and thefender can be quickly applied to any truck without changing anythingon the latter; it can also be adjusted to extend out or in, as patent is a very broad one, and covers the basic flexible frame. The Vernon Fare Register. The Vernon counting register was used
. The Street railway journal . BRAGG FENDER, truck and made independent of the car body, thus allowing it to run asclose to the surface of the street as the character of the paving willpermit. Its action is entirely automatic, requiring no attention on the partof the motorman. The height is quickly and easily adjusted, and thefender can be quickly applied to any truck without changing anythingon the latter; it can also be adjusted to extend out or in, as patent is a very broad one, and covers the basic flexible frame. The Vernon Fare Register. The Vernon counting register was used at Chicago at the Colum-bian Exposition last year at all of the gates to record the admissions,and at the Ferris wheel. Its accuracy was officially approved, and thecompany has testimonials from the Fair authorities in its favor. The Vernon fare register is an adaptation of the Vernon countingregister. Fifty of these registers have been in operation for sometime on the line of the Consolidated Traction Company, of New Jersey,. THE VERNON FARE REGISTER. and David Young, the general manager of that company,speaks highly inits favor. The machine is accurate in operation and simple and sub-stantial in construction. All parts are interchangeable. It is providedwith double levers by which it can be actuated independently fromeither side. It is positive in action, and steel gearing is used. It ismanufactured by S. M. Balzer, of 75-79 Center Street, New York. Charles Scott Spring Company. The Charles Scott Spring Company, of Philadelphia, reports alarge increase in its business. To meet the demand for its products,this company has found it necessary to purchase the property adjoiningits works, and is now erecting a handsome addition, having a frontageof 130 ft. on Germantown Avenue; 120 ft. on Canal Street and 43 New Market Street. This new shop will be devoted entirely to thenew manufacture of elliptical springs, increasing the capacity of thecompany to a total of nearly 3,000 t
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