. The Street railway journal . remarkable document and hasexcited much interest in financial circles. Gross earnings chasing the stocks and providing for the bonds of theother companies. There have been no important changes in the physicalcondition of the equipment during the year. In the winter of 1894-5 the only cable line in the city, that on College Hill, which has been a cause of annoyance and of loss to the main system since it has been in operation, was replaced by a balance weight system, IprovidenceII October, 1895. THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SOUVENIR. 61 so that this line, although c
. The Street railway journal . remarkable document and hasexcited much interest in financial circles. Gross earnings chasing the stocks and providing for the bonds of theother companies. There have been no important changes in the physicalcondition of the equipment during the year. In the winter of 1894-5 the only cable line in the city, that on College Hill, which has been a cause of annoyance and of loss to the main system since it has been in operation, was replaced by a balance weight system, IprovidenceII October, 1895. THE STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL SOUVENIR. 61 so that this line, although containing heavy grades,can nowbe operated by electricity. The system is similar to thatin use in San Francisco, already described, except thatinstead of having two cars counterbalancing each other «»-_<^ #5yRACU5E^ The property of the Syra-cuse Consolidated StreetRailway Company, whichhas been in the hands of on the hill, a heavy weight is used which is alternately a receiver since December, 1893, was sold under foreclo-. SECTION BETWEEN YOKESSHOWING BRICK PAVEMENT 17- f n- >K 19 Street Railway JournalSECTION AT YOKE CABLE CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION—COLUMBIA RAILWAY, WASHINGTON. f?^ drawn to the top and retaken to the bottom. An illustra-tion is shown herewith. This city has, in recent INDlANAPOLl5 ) IZ\ ^7? 1^ Z ^ <;^_^. X) hotbed of labor troubles and latterly of franchiselitigation. It is, to-day, one of the best street railroad citiesof the country, partly because its franchises have been pro-nounced sound and invulnerable by the courts, and partlybecause, owing to the firmness and backbone of GeneralManager McLean, labor organizations have been abso-lutely broken up to such an extent that not only are theunions not recognized by the company, but if a man isknown to belong to a union he is summarily company has prospered, its net earnings for 1894being fifty per cent greater than for 1893. sure of mortgage in August, and eventually repurchasedby the Sy
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