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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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Miller, treasurer,were also present. THE STERLING-MEAKER COMPANY, of Newark, N. J.,represented by C. S. Ackley, president; E. B. McLean and C. F.Wickwire, exhibited all four types of registers, the Sterling brakeand the Sterling sand box. The Sterling No. 5 register, justplaced on the market, has been redesigned throughout and is re-markable for its simplicity of design, great strength of parts, largewearing surfaces, and other important features. This registercould not fail to attract much favorable attention. THE SPEER CARBON COMPANY, of St. Marys, Pa., ex-hibited a full line of carbon brushes in three grades. J. S. Speerwas in attendance. THE NEW HAVEN CAR REGISTER COMPANY, of NewHaven, Conn., had a large representation both in the way of menand exhibits. Willis M. Anthony, president; F. C. Boyd, vice-president and general manager; John S. Bradley, secretary andtreasurer, and representatives, H. E. Beach, M. DeF. Yates andJ. M. Hayes. This company exhibited all its types of single,
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operates the Morris Electric Company and several others, wasrepresented by Elmer P. Morris, E. Packer and J. Fountain, Jr.One corner of the north gallery was artistically decorated withMorris rail-bonds, Morris fare registers, Falcon switches, trolleywheels, trolley harps, pole brackets, overhead line material, signsand other Morris products. Mr. Morris distributed a neatbrochure among his friends containing illustrated yarns of sales-man life. THE TAYLOR ELECTRIC TRUCK COMPANY, of Troy,N. Y., represented, as usual, by John Taylor, showed three trucks,all being swivel trucks for long cars. One of these was a short-wheel base truck with swing motion, another a swing-motiontruck of a more common size, and a third an extra heavy swing-motion double truck for high-speed interurban service. THE SAMSON CORDAGE WORKS, of Boston, made anexhibit of trolley and bell cord. THE REVERSIBLE CAR SIGN COMPANY had its inter-ests looked after by H. S. Kemp and R. H. Lancaster. The noveltype of reversib

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