. Electric railway journal . namely, the readjustment of theeconomic balance. War industries gradually must sub-side, and the men thus thrown out of work must look toother occupations for their subsistence. The publicutilities, representing the industry of both war andpeace, will be a considerable factor in helping to stabi-lize conditions. If the men and women at home who have the chanceof voting during war times overlook an opportunity likethe Chicago situation to provide work for the returningsoldiers and sailors, it would appear that they have notat heart the best interests of these absent
. Electric railway journal . namely, the readjustment of theeconomic balance. War industries gradually must sub-side, and the men thus thrown out of work must look toother occupations for their subsistence. The publicutilities, representing the industry of both war andpeace, will be a considerable factor in helping to stabi-lize conditions. If the men and women at home who have the chanceof voting during war times overlook an opportunity likethe Chicago situation to provide work for the returningsoldiers and sailors, it would appear that they have notat heart the best interests of these absent men. Themore opportunities of this kind that are offered, thequicker will the general economic readjustment takeplace and the less likelihood will there be of a seriousfinancial disturbance to complicate the problems of re-construction. [ See Page 749 for Program ] Place—29 WESTDate—N OVEMBER 1, 1918 T H I R T Y-N INTH STREET,Time—A L L DAY, NEW YORK BEGINNING AT A. M. 728 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 52, No. 17. October 26, 1918 The Latest Convert to the Skip Stop—the German Army 729 The First Universal Car AS NOTED in the Elec-Z\ TRIC RAILWAY JOUR- JL JL nal for Oct. 19 theWar Board of the AmericanElectric Railway Associationon Oct. 17 suggested twotypes of cars for use by theUnited States Bureau of In-dustrial Housing and Trans-portation, following a request for designs and specifica-tions from Otto M. Eidlitz, director of the bureau. Both designs, which are known respectively as de-signs A and B, were prepared by C. O. Birney in co-operation with several car builders and other manufac-turers of electric railway equipment. Both cars arearranged for either single or train service, for opera-tion by either one or two persons, and for either pre-payment or pay-as-you-leave operation, single-end ordouble-end control. Type A is the one selected. Withtype B it is shown on the accompanying supplement. Dimensions, Openings and Steps—No DropPlatforms or Ramps Type A
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