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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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hat memorable event was designatedthe feature of Transportation Day. The St. I.ouis Car Co. had3.0110 of its employes in line and the splendid showing they madewas generally commented upon. For several days previous to the parade this big body of em- What is l)elicved to be the largest display of electric heatingappsratus at the Fair is comprised in the attractive exhibit ofthe Consolidated Car Heating Co.. of Albany, N. Y., which will befound at post .17, aisle K. Transportation Building. Here areshown the standard and special types of electric car heaterswhich have been developed by the company, including samplesof heaters especially designed for the entire equipment of theManhattan Railway Co. and the Interborough Rapid Transit Co..of New York. There are also displayed several styles of crossseat heaters in which the betting elements are identical, but thecases are constructed so en to be adaptable to any of the crossseats on the market. A panel carrying a large variety of switches
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ploye) had l>een drllietl, and upon Transportation Day the offl-clalH of the company gave the men a holiday and paid their fareInto the grounds. The employes of the various departmentswore dlfTerent uniforma and carried toolH and Implements IIIuh-Irating the different bramhes In car conHtriutlon. There werebIi-o a military comriany lomposed of young employes, the com-panys volunteer emergeniy Ore department, a procession of auto-mobiles and tally-hos containing the official^ and the office force,and several large floats typifying various di-partments. Prizeshad t)een offered for the beit showing «nd this resulted In aspirited yet friendly rivalry between 30 ilepartments. The crowning fearure of the parade was an Immense globe,faithfully reproduced, surmounted by a miniature trolley car, aym-iMill/.Ing the fact that the sun never sen on St. I.ouIh Car Com-pany products. This HUggeHtive feature of I he occasion Is shownIn the accompanylDK Illustration. TIH.NSIMIIII ATlllN 1).\V I.MI

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