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Title: The Street railway journal
Year: 1884 (1880s)
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Subjects: Street-railroads Electric railroads Transportation
Publisher: New York : McGraw Pub. Co.
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construction which hasalways been a characteristic of this register, together with the other March, 1896.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 197 features which have given it a well earned eminence. In the 1896style the register is arranged to totalize to 100,000, making it abso-lutely impossible for a conductor to ring it around. The totalizerhas also been changed in form somewhat and is shown now bynumerals. The small totalizing dial which was formerly used hasbeen abandoned. The new style of totalizer can be added to oldmachines if desired. The personnel of the Brooklyn & New York Railway vSupplyCompany is a strong one and includes the following well known names:President, J. A. Trimble ; secretary W. 1,. Brownell ; trea.surer, C. L.Camman, Jr.; manager of track and foundry department, W. C.Wood ; special .sales agent, Frank A. Morrell. These gentlemen need no introduction to the trade, as all areveterans in the manufacture of .street railway supplies. It is the Recent Orders for Trucks.
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THE L. 1896 IMPROVED REGISTER. intention of the compau) to continue at its works at Elizabeth theextensive business in car trinnnings which has been enjoyed by thetwo establishments united in this companj, and to ftirnish all the dif-ferent wood and metal parts needed in car repairs. In the depart-ment of new cars tlie works will have a capacity of some 1500 carsper year and all work will be done under the personal supervision ofMr. Trimble, which is a guarantee of the best possible construction.Mr. Trimble has been before the street railway public for many yearsas a practical car biiilder and the cars of his make have achieved anexcellent reputation for durability and good workmanship. A largesupply of timber will be kept on land owned by the company adjoin-ing the works, and this will insure the supply of perfectly seasonedwood._ The department of track construction has not yet been fullyorganized, but it is expected that the company will soon be able toannounce that it is ready to

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