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Show Trunks by Wire. If everything goes as Stophcn Fowler Fow-ler of London desires and Amorlcan railroads adopt his Bchcmo, tho pro-fano, pro-fano, plcturcsquo Yankeo baggago smasher will pass Into history and tho trunk, of tho traveler will stand a fighting chance with nn hydraulic conveyer. con-veyer. Mr. Fowler said recently: "Tho London & Southwestern has recently re-cently put In operation an aorlal transmitter. trans-mitter. Iron towers havo been erected, erect-ed, and from each run four cables. These aro placed along tho tracks and run Into tho station. Attached to tho transmitter is a cngo In which the trunk 1b deposited. Tho baggnga agent puts n trunk In tho cage, pulls a lever, and In a mlnuto tho trunk Is by fho baggago car ready to 'bo takon In. The prlnclplo Is that of tho merchandise merchan-dise carrleVs In American dry goods stores." |
