Identifier: electricrailway331909newy (find matches)
Title: Electric railway journal
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Electric railroads
Publisher: (New York) McGraw Hill Pub. Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Smithsonian Libraries

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ith Worthington pumps andcondensers. The whole system was designed and con-structed and is operated under the direction of our chiefengineer, Mr. S. Misaki, a graduate of San FranciscoBoys High School, Stanford University and Purdue Uni-versity, of Lafayette, Ind. The promoter and the firstpresident of the company, Mr. S. Toyama, acquired theknowledge of constructing this first interurban electricrailway in Japan during his journey through the UnitedStates. I am myself also one of Americas sincere stu-dents, and in my present management I am following theinstructions received during my journey through America.I wish you, the delegates of our teachers, would be ableto examine whether your pupils have done well or not,and I am exceedingly happy if you feel thus at home evenfor a moment, on your way from Osaka to Kobe. I thankyou heartily for your generosity to honor us with a ride. When the speech ended, Mr. Misaki, the chief engineer,shouted, All abroad in American manner, and the cars
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Reception Cars for American Merchants Leaving the Amagasaki Car House hats. After the music, Mr. R. Imanishi, managing directorof the Company, addressed the guests. He said: Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the HanshinElectric Railway Company, I take the liberty to tender toyou a most hearty and cordial welcome to our road, whichyou honor by riding on to-day. I feel that we are espe-cially qualified to welcome you, because throughout ourwhole system we owe you and your fellow countrymen agreat help from its birth to the present prosperity. I begyou would allow me to cite a few instances. The car inwhich you are riding is a product of Stephenson CarCompany of N. J., mounted on Brill trucks, equipped withWestinghouse motors and controlling apparatus, andChristensen air brake, runs on the rails and steel girderssupplied from the Carnegie Steel Works, receiving currentthrough overhead construction supplied by the ElectricService Supplies Company, of Philadelphia. The currentis generated

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