Show The Growth of Electric Kailroaos The growth of the use of electricity as a motive power is remarkable said B L Carson an electrician of Boston Two years ago there were only 161 electric railways in the United States while now there aro over 500 Six years ago an electric car with two motors cost 4 500 while the bids for the last contract con-tract I knew to be given ran from 640 to 1 500 and the former was the price at which it was given the manufacturers manufactur-ers being reliable men It seems singular that with such a constantly increasing demand there should be such competition competi-tion as to run prices down to oneseventh of what was paid six years ago but such is the case and before it stops there will be very few lines of street railroad in tho country not run by electricity Cincinnati Enquirer |