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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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ar, and specially heavyand long leveling wings on each side which can be quickly openedand shut. A first-class digger is supplied. The machine presenteda most solid and massive appearance. ALEXANDER H. LEWIS, Cincinnati agent for the Cahallboiler and the Kilgour safety brake, was in evidence for the firsttwo or three days. THE GOLD CAR HEATING COMPANY, of New York,had an effective and attractive display of its well known electricheaters, tastefully grouped and showing details. The exhibit in-cluded complete lines of this companys street car heaters and thetypes for house, office and apartment heating. The company waswell represented, its forces on the ground including E. E- Gold,president; John E. Ward, general manager; Egbert H. Gold,Western representative; F. Weston, New York, and J. Watson andT. Downing, Western salesmen. A large business was done at thebooth, which was visited by the delegates in great numbers, andthe company was elated as to the victory recently achieved by it in
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the courts, and in regard to which a special circular was issued.The company, which has quite a reputation in the souvenir line,gave out liberally a choice leather pocket note-book, with manyfeatures of desirability. THE CONSOLIDATED CAR HEATING COMPANY, ofAlbany, N. Y., had an attractive exhibit on the main aisle underthe care of R. S. Scales, Western representative; W. P. Cosper,general agent at St. Louis, and J. H. Dubarry, Jr., of New YorkCity. The heaters were shown separately, in detail, and in opera-tion, under longitudinal and cross seats. Special attention wasdirected to the new three-point switch with a dial, which indicatesvisually the steps in throwing on the heaters and heating the car.Along the back of the booth or space the gratings of the heaterswere used to mask some colored incandescent lamps under mica,giving a very pretty effect. C. S. KNOWLES, Boston, a well known supply dealer, wasably represented by Percy Hodges, who is in charge of the streetrailway department.

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