They need painting and varnishing pretty badly, some of them, but outside of that there's many a good year's wear in them yet.

I'd be very glad if we could put in new rolling-stock, but the item of expense will be considerable.

It's these extensions that we have to keep building and the long hauls for five cents which eat up the profits." The so-called "long hauls" were only two or three miles at the outside, but they seemed long to Mr.Skinner.
"Well, look at the South Side," persisted Kaffrath.

"I don't know what you people are thinking of.

Here's a cable system introduced in Philadelphia.