TO REVOLUTIONISE TRAMWAYS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 927, 21 September 1910, Page 7

TO REVOLUTIONISE TRAMWAYS.

EDISON'S STORAGE BATTERY. . : . (By Telosranh.—Press Association.) 1 ; : ; Wanganui, September 20. - A'few weekrago the "Cixronicle'' pub-' : S lished a letter.'from Mr. Frank. L. Dyer, . yvicepresident. of the Edison ■ Storage ' ■ Battery Co., sent, in.J. reply: l to .an in-., quiry, and stating.that. Edison's'stor- .; age ' battery was ; a proved success,; andyj. , was-.destined : to /revolutionise all -motortraffic^: including tramways. Mr. R. Creagh, of Auckland) consulting engin- ■ eer.to.the Gonvillo andCastlecliil Tramway Board, was asked to report on the . : matter,; and his report was to tho effect that the battery was ' unsuitable for ■■. traniway. purposes; . He stated various . objections ill support of . his . opinion. i About- the sanio time Mr. Symington, engineer to the Invercargill Borough >~ Council, reported to the same" effect. Both'reports, were forwarded, to America, and . / the <'Chronicle''. to-day re- .' ceived a cablegram stating that the objections of -the colonial, engineers were unsound, tbat a- report covering the .. objections raised was being forwarded . by mail. r ' : The cablegram advises New Zealand municipalities to await the re- , port before v jumping to ■ hasty conclu-' ,: eions,'/.