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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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ger is placed on a short piece of span wirestretched across an oval frame at the extremity of thebracket. It is a very neat and strong device. building plant. The company has five lo-bench opencars with closed ends and one 25-foot box car for sale ata discount. These are uninjured. Chas. S. Foster, well known as the mechanicalengineer of the late Worlds Columbian Exposition, Chi-cago, announces that he is prepared to carry on a generalengineering business, with offices at 1411-1412 Manhat-tan building, Chicago. Mr. Fosters excellent opportuni-ties for studying the subject, and the magnificent successof his department at the Worlds Fair, point to hisimmediate success in this new venture. The Charles Munson Belting Company, Chicago,reports improved trade with a goodly number of con-tracts for large belts, and a large number of completebelt equipments. Arrangements have just been com-pleted with the L. M. Rumsey Manufacturing Company,of St. Louis, to handle the different brands of Munson
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At a recent meeting of the directors of the PeckhamMotor, Truck & Wheel Company, the resignation of A.W. Field, as vice-president and director of the company,was received and accepted. H. C. Soop, of Kingston,N. Y., was elected to the vacancies thus created. Mr.Field takes charge of the Boston office of the companyand will fill the position with the same ability he hasshown in the past. Charles A. Schieren & Co., of New York, aremaking two 54-inch double belts for Allentown TractionCompany, Allentown, Pa.; two 54-inch double belts forCity & Suburban Railway Company, Baltimore, Md.;and have just shipped two 32-inch double belts for Rich-mond Light, Heat & Power Company, Richmond, Ind.,and 50-inch double belt (second order) for the Steinway,Railway Company, Astoria, L. I. The Ellis Car Company plant, of Amesburj, Mass.,which was destroyed April 28, included in the loss tenbox and fifteen open cars. The heavy wagon businessof the company has been removed to the factory on

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