. Electric railway journal . DYNAMOTORAND CONTROLPANEL Amalgamated Association Continuesin Session THE meetings of the Amalgamated Association o^Street & Electric Railway Employees in Chicago,began Sept. 8, continued all of that week, and carriedover into the present week. The sessions on the finalthree days of last week were devoted principally to thediscussion of resolutions presented before the body. On Thursday afternoon the association listened to anaddress by Mrs. Tom Mooney of San Francisco and onSaturday morning to one by Secretary Morrison ofthe American Federation of Labor. Mr. Morri
. Electric railway journal . DYNAMOTORAND CONTROLPANEL Amalgamated Association Continuesin Session THE meetings of the Amalgamated Association o^Street & Electric Railway Employees in Chicago,began Sept. 8, continued all of that week, and carriedover into the present week. The sessions on the finalthree days of last week were devoted principally to thediscussion of resolutions presented before the body. On Thursday afternoon the association listened to anaddress by Mrs. Tom Mooney of San Francisco and onSaturday morning to one by Secretary Morrison ofthe American Federation of Labor. Mr. Morrison spokein place of President Gompers who was unable to attend. 586 Electric Railway Journal Vol. 54, No. 12. EMERGENCY USE OF A JACK ON A TRUCK New Jacks for Handling Railway Equipment THE accompanying illustrations show three of jacks which have been developed by theJoyce Cridland Company, Dayton, Ohio, with specialreference to their use by electric railways. The jack is single-acting and operates on the downwardstroke of the lever. This is a combination of a jackwith a detachable ground lift which may be used inemergency cases where a chain cannot be used. Thejack pivots on its base from a vertical position to within20 deg. of the horizontal and lifts, lowers or pulls at anyangle. The base is ribbed to prevent slipping when thejack is operated at an angle and to provide additionalstrength. The construction allows the ground lift footof the rack 1o drop down into the base, thus permittingthe placing of the foot under low loads. The cap isprovided with a corrugated surface arranged to grip thelinks of a chain and hold them firmly in position. Thesecorrugations also provide fo
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