Show STREET RAILWAY DEVICES among aidone a scheme to seep conductors honest it is ia many years since mark twains kwains lines 11 nes immortalizing immortal imm izing the enforced punching of variously colored slips by street railway conductors to prevent their holding up cp tho the company ran riot through the land and the buff trip slips the I 1 I 1 pink trip slips and the blue trip slips have long been abandoned by most street railways in favor 0 of f the clock faced indicator indica tor this is ia a fairly good device but still it may be worked by a clever man not unwilling to divert a few nickels to his own pocket in toronto the company has a scheme which so far as any one knows has never yet been circumvented by a conductor indeed it is difficult to see how bow it could be got around without the connivance of a passenger by this plan the conductor does not touch money or tickets at all ail when collecting he be car ries around a specially epe bially made receptacle into which the passenger must put his bis own ticket or 5 cent piece the conductor who violates the companas comp anys rules by taking the fare irom from the passenger and putting it into the fare holder is liable to discharge at tho the end cad of each collection the receptacle is hung upon a special hook and must there remain until more passengers board the car the cars of the trolley line between minneapolis and st paul are fitted with admirable appliances to prevent accidents to passengers careless relesa ca in stepping on and off at the rear end of each car are folding gates which are under the control of the motorman who does not open them until the car has reached a full stop and closes them before it starts again controlled by the same rame lever ever as that which opens and closes the gates are folding steps which let down when the gates open and close up when they shut the manag managers cis of this same line have carried the street t car advertising notion to a greater length than the manageri manager of most other trolley lines in the united states in hi addition to the ordinary space apace for fac advertisements oter ayer the windows the lacks backs cf the seats are provided with panels for the display of adver advertising g matter this does not bo however wever seem to attract the advertisers of the twin cities v very ry much for the panels ore are very rarely utilized except for amusement announcements aim ou geem eo ts esca Eze bange ange I 1 |