. Electric railway gazette . FIG. 1. MONT SALEVB RACK RAILWAY. closer contact with the business center of thecity, much time is saved in going from one sec-tion of the city to another, the streets aremore cleanly, the citys heaithfulness in-creased by the removal of so manyanimals from the crowded streets, property valuesare increased by means of the Increased facilitiesfor transportation, and the business and social for the good old horse car in its place? Thepeople know what they want and the aldermenwho work for the best interests of the city willgrant their requests. MONT SALEVE ELECTRIC B
. Electric railway gazette . FIG. 1. MONT SALEVB RACK RAILWAY. closer contact with the business center of thecity, much time is saved in going from one sec-tion of the city to another, the streets aremore cleanly, the citys heaithfulness in-creased by the removal of so manyanimals from the crowded streets, property valuesare increased by means of the Increased facilitiesfor transportation, and the business and social for the good old horse car in its place? Thepeople know what they want and the aldermenwho work for the best interests of the city willgrant their requests. MONT SALEVE ELECTRIC BACK ONE ADVANTAGE OF TROLLEY CARS. deadly trolley is utter nonsense; but such isthe case. One of the electric roads in Baltimore,carrying millions of people annually throughcrowded thoroughfares, reports but four fa-tal accidents for the year 1893. In otherlarge cities, where the proper care is exercised,similar records of safety are the result. Not asingle well authenticated fatality from electric interests of the entire community are advancedcorrespondingly. And what more can be said infavor of electric traction than this? Its safetywhen proper care is exercised is unquestioned;proper overhead construction is not objectionableto property owners when the corresponding ad-vantages are considered; damage to the propertyof outside interests is easily guarded against; and An addition has recently been made to the ex-tensive system of suburban and district railwayswhich radiate from Geneva, Switzerland. Thenew road is the electric rack railway to MontSaleve, the favorite resort of residents o
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