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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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y of its departments is weeks behind with orders. The Mark Railway Equipment Company, Chicago, made anextensive exhibit of its track specialties, consisting of rail joints,brace plates, tie plates, pole arms, etc. This exhibit embraced avariety of rail sections, fitted with its different styles of brace platesand rail joints. This company is meeting with phenomenal successand is equipping some of the most prominent street railway lineswith its goods. It has received some very flattering testimonialsfrom different roads that have used its line of equipment, many ofwhom have used them for the past four years or more. The braceplates and rail joints of th;s company have long since passed throughthe experimental stage and are now almost an absolute necessity inthe construction and maintenance of a first class roadbed. Thiscompany has assurances for a large business during the coming year.It was represented by C. E. Mark, of Chicago, and J. K. Rogers,of Rogers & Baldwin, New York Citv.
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EXHIBIT OF BRODERICK& BASCOM ROPE CO. The Commercial Electric Supply Company, of St. Louis, madea display that would have done justice to the Worlds Fair. Itsspace was large and was elegantly arranged and lighted. Samplesof goods and appliances from the various companies which it repre-sents were tastefully displayed, and represented the Bryant ElectricCompany, Clifton Manufacturing Company, Electrical Engineering& Supply Company, Holmes, Booth & Hayden, Hugo Reisinger,India Rubber & Gutta Percha Insulating Company, Pass & Seymour,Perkins Electric Switch Manufacturing Company, W. T. C. McAllen,Western Electric Company, Wagner Electrical Manufacturing Com-pany, A. O. Schoonmaker, St. Louis Car Heating Company, theMiller rail bond and the Standard Paint Company. The companywas represented by Jos. Franklin, Jr., Paul D. Cable, V. E. Raggioand Jas. OBrien. The souvenir was a bottle of amber coloredliquid of high potential, used as a booster. The Diamond Truck & Car

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