. Das Straßenbahnjournal . t Railway Journal, represents jetzt eine Konsolidierung von Interessen, in die in den letzten ein oder zwei Jahren ein gutes neues Leben eingeflossen ist, und für die ein kontinuierliches, allmähliches Wachstum für die unmittelbare versprochen scheint. Die Vereinheitlichung des Managements, die Anfang 1901 erfolgte, mit der Gründung der Virginia Passenger & Power Company, hat, wie die Regelung mit der Assoziationzusammen von compet-i n g Eisenbahnen, wieder in einer besseren Verteilung der Linien in der ganzen Stadt und eine gleichfähige und befriedigenserService für die Öffentlichkeit. Änderungen in den Streckenund die Erweiterung der

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. The Street railway journal . t Railway Journal, now repre-sents a consolidation of interests into which a good deal of newlife has been infused in the last year or two, and for which acontinued, gradual growth seems promised for the immediatefuture. The unification of management, which occurred early in 1901, with theformation of theVirginia Passenger& Power Company, has, as is the rulewith the associationtogether of compet-i n g railways, re-sulted in a betterdistribution of linesthroughout the cityand an equable andmore satisfactoryservice to the public.Changes in routesand the extension oflines have, of course, been attended withthe usual politicalobstructions, but therearrangement hasgone steadily on. The geographical location of the city as the center of some of thenotable engagements of the civil war, as well as on groundassociated with the early settlers, gives the property the specialadvantage of attracting the tourist; and two important subur-ban and one interurban line, passing near points of historic. LEE MONUMENT urban and suburban properties, possessing a comprehensivecity and country park business. From an engineering standpoint, the property is of unusualinterest, chiefly as to the power plants which serve it. One ofthese is the combination steam and water-power plant on theJames River, besides which are two water-power plants in pro-cess of development near Petersburg, on the Appomattox River.The James River plant was begun a few years ago by theVirginia Electric Railway & Development Company, with aninitial installation of 4000 hp in both water-wheels and steamengines. As the flow of the James River is a fluctuating onethroughout the year, and as the company instituting the planthad to furnish an uninterrupted supply of power, the steam ad-junct was a necessity. Lately the plant has been enlarged tohave a capacity of 10, 000 hp in the steam plant as well as thehydraulic equipment, as use can now be made of the full powerat all times. The Appomattox p

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