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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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the Hale &Kilburn people l^ne spareil no expense to offer managersa line which in \arietv and ajipearance are all that anycan desire. The illustration is an interior of one of a large order ofnew electric cars which the Northern Car Co. of Min- THE LATEST POLE. IF one of eath of the )ioles that ha\e been de\ised forlarrx ing electric wires for railway and lighting pur-)ioses were spaced out, they would be found sufficientto equip a goodly sized road. Each have merits whichthe latest aims to improve upon.A new iron pole for railway work,and one which will strongly com-mend itself for strength, appear-ance, and simplicity, is now offeredb\ JuliusLefman, Fagin Building,St Ivouis. A cross section of the pole shown herewith will explain full\ its construction,whiih could scarcth be niort simple, and utilizes thecylindrical sha))e so potent for strength, with the use ofthe least possible material. Specially de\ised machineryis used in rolling tin- two parts which are similar in shape o
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neapolis ha\e just shippeil to Tacoma. The interiorfinish is elaborate and really elegant, to which effect theseating equipment lends its full share. The center aislewith the reversible seats unite to make the car airy andspacious. These seats are made in special styles forelectric and cable cars, though the Hale & Kilburn peo-ple make and carry a line of every possible desired stvlefor any service. In the seat here illustrated the back is 20 inches wideand the cushion 13< inches. The distance from centerto center of any two seats is 30 inches, and from floor totop of back 34 inches. Passengers can all face forward,or parties of four or less can directly face each other asdesired. Seats may be made of rattan or upholstered inplush of any color and any qualil\-. of w Inch the\- carry agreat variety. and size, and made from tough steel plate. These partshave straight edges on opposite sides projecting sullici-ently to secure strength, and fastened with rivets. Thepole is sighth,

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