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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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ses. A mostentertaining programme was rendered and nearly all the offi-cials of the company and employees were present, as well asmany prominent citizens as guests. Early last fall it was suggested by certain members of theSchenectady Railway Benefit Association that a night schoolwould be a great advantage to the members of the organiza-tion. At a meeting of the board of trustees a committee ofthree, composed of C. C. Lewis, J. F. Hamilton and E. F.Peck, were appointed to carry on the work. It was decided todivide the work into two courses—one treating on electricity,as applied to a trolley car, and the other to mathematics. J. G.Baukat, engineer and master mechanic of the SchenectadyRailway Company, very kindly offered his services as instructorof the electrical course, and R. H. Read, of the General Elec-tric Company, was employed as instructor in mathematics.Sixteen joined the electrical course and 11 the mathematical. At the close of the term competitive examinations were held.
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INTERURBAN TYPE OF CAR FOR SERVICE IN AND ABOUT WASHINGTON, D. C. based on the subject studied during the school year. The twoprizes which were ofifered for good scholarship were won byErnest Huston and O. A. La Point, who stood first and secoijd.respectively. So successful was the school that General Man-ager Peck says the work will be continued next winter. NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION NEXT MONTH At a meeting of the executive committee of the New YorkState Street Railway Association, held May 17, in Elmira, itwas decided to hold the convention on June 27 and 28 at LakeGeorge, the headquarters to be at the Fort William HenryHotel. Messrs. Colvin and Peck were appointed as the enter-tainment committee. May 20, 1905.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 925 FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Wall Street, May 17, 1905. The Money Market Greater ease developed in all branches of the money market thisweek, rates for some maturities declining rather sharply, despitethe loss of over $2,000,000 in the surplus reserve o

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