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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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every conductor and motorman might have a good time itwas made a progressive picnic, one set of men running doubletime, taking out the regular cars on the regular runs, besidesthe extra cars that conveyed the picnickers to the lake wherethe big outing was held. The next day the pleasure-seekerschanged places with the men who were on duty. The UnitedRailways Company made arrangements to give transportationto the car men and their families. The men received badgeswhich entitled them to transportation and picnic privileges. Awhite badge was recognized the first day and a yellow badgethe second. Thirty events were arranged for during the twodays carnival and many handsome prizes were awarded to thewinners. Capt. Robert McCulloch provided an ox for an old-fashioned barbecue each day of the picnic. TRANSPORTING HORSES BY ELECTRIC CARS ON THESPRINGFIELD & URBANA RAILWAY One of the possibilities for shipping freight over tractionlines is shown in the accompanying illustration. The Dayton,
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CARRYING A HORSE IN COMBINATION CAR ON THE SPRINGFIEL & URBANA RAILWAY Springfield & Urbana Railway, of Springfield, Ohio, the otherday accepted for shipment a small horse, destined for Akron,Ohio. It was crated in a good stout crate, and was handled ina combination car without any difficulty, except that it tookseveral good, strong men to get it in and out of the car. Several of the Ohio roads have done quite a business intransporting horses in this way. September 16, 1905.) STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 421 FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE Wall Street, Sept. 13, 1905. The Money Market The feature of the money market this week has been the decidedweakness in the sterling exchange market. The heavy offerings ofbankers bills, together with a liberal supply of exchange againstthe shipments of cotton, carried the rate for prime demand sterlingoff about a cent on the pound to 4.8505, a point which permits theimportation of gold from Europe at a profit. So far only $1,200,000gold has been engaged

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