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Title: The street railway review
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: American Street Railway Association Street Railway Accountants' Association of America American Railway, Mechanical, and Electrical Association
Subjects: Street-railroads
Publisher: Chicago : Street Railway Review Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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while on theelectric lines the fare is 25 cents. This 25 cents is collected infive installments, one by the Union Railroad, one for each of thefour sections of the interurban. The officers of the Providence & Taunton are: J. J. Whipple,president; George A. Butman. secretary; P. L. Saltonstall, treas-urer; James F. Shaw, general manager; .\. C. lialph. sujiorintend- ANOTHER UNION DISBANDED BY ASTRIKE. The employes of the Citizens Railway Company, of Waco.Tex., organized a union and about six weeks ago demanded areduction in working hours at (he same pay per day. As thebusiness of the company would not justify any change it wasrefused by the officials. A strike was inaugurated, but Super-intendent RathcU secured new men to take the places of thestrikers. Attempts were made to Ijlow the cars up with dynamiiebut these were not successful and only slight damage was in-tlieted. The result was a complete victory for the company, diestrike being called off and the local union dislianded.
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ALLIS ENGINES: B. & W. BOILERS: A.MERICAN COMPANY S CAR: TROVIDENCE ,^- TAUNTON STREET RAILWAY. ent. We are indcl)led to Mr. Shaw for the accompanying illus-trations. The road was built complete by James F. Sliaw & Co., ofBoston, the time being 50 days. Much rock was encountered inpreparing the roadl)cd and six tons of dynamite was used forblasting The Brockton. Bridgewater & Taunton Street Railway has thethe same officers as the new interurban and in July was inaugu-rated a through car service over the two lines from Brockton toProvidence (at the new station of the N. Y., N. IT. & H. R. R.j.The fare for the total distance. 35 miles, is 50 cents. Tickets aresold by the leading druggists in each city. It is stated that there are no less than five comjianies in thelicld for renewals of the franchises now held by the RichmondRailway & Electric Company but soon to expire. STREET CAR MAIL SERVICE FOR SYRA-CUSE. Arrangements have been completed for carrying mail poucheso

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