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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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endance. THE ST. LOUIS CAR WHEEL COMPANY, of St. Louis,was represented by A. A. Hilton, sales agent for the company. SALVATOR POTIS, formerly chief engineer of the North andWest Chicago Street Railway Companies, was a visitor at theconvention. THE AMERICAN CAR & FOUNDRY COMPANY, whosegeneral offices are now in St. Louis, with manufacturing plantslocated at various points, both East and West, had a very practical exhibit of street car wheels. The exhibit was in charge of ScottH. Blewett, of the home office. A feature of the wheel exhibit wasthe display of finished wheels, with parts broken from their rimsin such a way as to show the strength of the metal used in therims, hubs and spokes, and the depth of the chill. The samplewheels shown included plate wheels for interurban service, platewheels for ordinary city use, and,a new style of key seat designedto save the strength of the axle. The display was made under thejoint auspices of the Missouri Car & Foundry Company, the Wells
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NEW MGUIRE SWEEPERS & French Company and the Terre Haute Car & ManufacturingCompany, as the output of all of these concerns is now controlledby the American Car & Foundry Company. THE AMERICAN RAILWAY SUPPLY COMPANY, ofNew York, maker of badges, had on exhibition a very handsomesample board of conductors and motormens badges in bronze,nickel and aluminum finish. THE STANDARD UNDERGROUND CABLE COM-PANY, of Pittsburgh, was represented by its Western sales man-ager, J. R. Wiley. The full line of samples usually shown at ex-

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