tion they have given us in St. Louis-one of the grandest ever gotten up of street railway supplies of all kinds. They have worked hard and spent a great deal of money. I do not know whether they are going to get just returns or not; I hope that they will. They have helped us greatly, and show that they are with us body and soul; and, I think, we should thank them and thank them heartily. I move that we tender them our thanks.

Mr. H. H. Littell: I take great pleasure in seconding that motion. When you take into consideration the disturbed financial conditions of the country, the display they have made here is perfectly wonderful. I heartily second the motion. Unanimously carried.

VOTE OF THANKS TO RETIRING OFFICERS.

Mr. Bean: I move that a vote of thanks be tendered to the president, vice-presidents and members of the Executive Committee, for the efficient discharge of their duties and the able manner in which they have conducted the affairs of the Association during the past year. Carried.

APPOINTMENT OF COMMITTEE ON RULES FOR CONDUCTORS

AND MOTORMEN.

The President: I will appoint as the Committee on Rules for Conductors and Motormen, Messrs. W. F. Kelly, Columbus, Ohio; M. K. Bowen, Chicago, Ill.; E. C. Foster, Lynn, Mass.; Ira A. McCormack, Brooklyn, N. Y.; H. H. Vreeland, New York City, N. Y.

INSTALLATION OF THE PRESIDENT-ELECT.

The President: I will appoint Mr. Lang and Mr. Bean a committee to escort the newly elected President to the chair.

Mr. Lang: Gentlemen of the Convention, it is hardly necessary for me to say a word in introducing our new President, Mr. Robert McCulloch. His name is as well known to you as his face, and I bespeak for the coming year a very successful and pleasant one in the history of the Association, and hope that we will all meet together again at Niagara Falls. (Applause.)

President Littell: Captain McCulloch, I am delighted to have the pleasure of turning over to you the President's gavel; and I trust that in occupying this position you will find it as pleasant a duty as I have found it. (Applause.)

President McCulloch: Gentlemen, all that I can say is, that if you will give the new executive administration the same support as you have in the past, we will prosper as we have done in the past. I hope our relations will be pleasant and that we shall have a successful meeting at Niagara Falls, and our intercourse will be as pleasant as it has been in St. Louis. (Applause.)

REMARKS OF MR. H. H. LITTELL CONCERNING

NEXT MEETING.

Mr. H. H. Littell: Gentlemen, before we close I want to say that the next meeting will be at Niagara Falls. Buffalo is twenty miles away, and I expect to be in Buffalo up to that time, and probably a little longer. Our office is at the disposal of any of you; and if there is anything I can do for you in relation to the next Convention, I should be glad to have you write me, and I will look after your affairs as well as I can, and certainly will reply to any inquiries. you may make. When you are in Buffalo I want you to make our office your headquarters; come and see us, and stay with us.

SUBJECTS FOR PAPERS FOR THE NEXT MEETING.

President McCulloch: Gentlemen, a meeting of the Executive Committee was held last night, for a few minutes, and one of the suggestions we have to make is, that all of you, each one constituting himself an individual committee, will correspond with our Secretary and make suggestions of questions upon which you would like to have papers prepared to be discussed at our next meeting. We cannot promise to adopt all of the suggestions, but from the number which we may receive we ought to get a list of subjects which will be satisfactory to all. We will consider these subjects and make the selections at a meeting of the Executive Committee, to be held early in December. If any gentle

man present should be selected for the preparation of a paper, we will consider that we have offered him a very high compliment, and we want him to recognize it by giving the subject the labor and attention which it demands. We want studious and carefully prepared papers; and, above all things, that the man who prepares a paper will make his arrangements to come to the meeting and read it.

Mr. Harry Scullin: Do you wish the gentlemen who suggest subjects, also to suggest the names of gentlemen who may be fitted to prepare the papers?

President McCulloch: Yes, sir; they can suggest the subject and writer, too. We cannot promise to adopt them all; but from them the Executive Committee will be able to make satisfactory selections.

Mr. H. H. Littell: I think it would be proper for the Secretary to embody what you have said in a circular, and send it out to all of the members of the Association, especially to those companies that are represented at this meeting. A great many of the delegates have gone; and if the Secretary will write them, and bring the matter to their minds, it will have an excellent effect.

President McCulloch:

That will be done.

RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO PASSENGER ASSOCIATIONS.

Mr. Seely, Lock Haven: Mr. President, I move the adoption of the following resolution:

Resolved, That the members of the American Street Railway Association in annual meeting assembled express their thanks to the several Passenger Associations of the United States, for their courtesy in granting reduced rates to the members of this Association and their friends, who are in attendance upon our annual meeting.

Carried.

RESOLUTION RELATING TO TAXATION.

Mr. Davis, Williamsport: Mr. President, I offer the following resolution:

Resolved, That the Secretary be instructed to obtain from the members of the Association information and copies of municipal legislation relating to the imposition by their cities or municipalities, of taxes or license fees upon their property, franchises or receipts.

President McCulloch: The Executive Committee has an idea of furnishing the Secretary with an assistant, who will gather information of this kind and send it out monthly to all the members. We propose to do that if our revenue seems to be sufficient for it; but the labor of gathering information of that character and preparing it for the printer and sending it out to the members is more than can be placed on the Secretary under present conditions. If we can carry out the idea we have, we will not only gather information upon subjects like this, but everything of the kind. That simply depends upon whether we find our revenue sufficient to justify it.

Mr. Davis: I suggest that the resolution be referred to the Executive Committee, for such action as they deem proper.

President McCulloch: The Executive Committee will attend to it.

ADJOURNMENT.

Mr. Goff: I move that we do now adjourn. Carried.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

Tuesday at two o'clock the visiting ladies, and by special consent some of the gentlemen, assembled in the parlors of the Southern Hotel, where they were met by the ladies of the local committee of entertainment, and under their guidance boarded cars which had been provided by the Southwestern, Broadway and Fourth Street roads. The party proceeded northward to Washington avenue, where they transferred to special cars of the Lindell Railway Company, led by the handsome car "Rover." The journey was then westward to the pavilion of the Lindell Railway Company at Forest Park, where was found an entertainment consisting of an elegant luncheon and music by a troupe of genuine colored jubilee singers. Having danced, and sung, and feasted, the party entered tallyhos and carriages, and were driven through streets and avenues which were adorned with the best residences of the city. The air was clear, cool and brac

ing, and after a ten mile drive the party found themselves in splendid condition to enjoy the reception tendered them by the local committee of arrangements at the Southern Hotel.

The reception in the evening was of a general nature, and all the ladies and gentlemen at the convention were invited to attend. The parlors had been transformed into a beautiful bower of roses and evergreens; the ladies' ordinary was filled with tables groaning beneath everything to tempt and satisfy the appetite; the floor of the main dining-room had been cleared and a hidden orchestra sent forth strains of music. With such surroundings is it to be wondered that "soft eyes looked love to eyes that spake again” and “all went merry as a marriage bell," and that the "wee sma" hours of the morning found all bidding reluctant adieus?

Wednesday afternoon all the attendants who assembled at the hotel found awaiting them two solid blocks of snow white cars of the Citizens' Railway Company, headed by the special car "Ariel." They proceeded northward over miles of smooth welded track and landed at the beautiful grounds of the St. Louis Fair Association, the authorities of which welcomed the entire four hundred at the gates, and bade them enter, enjoy and possess everything! Floral Hall had been transformed into a banquet room, and here, with feasting, enchanting music, and social intercourse, the time sped on lightning wings. An adjournment was had to the Jockey Club House, from the verandas of which was witnessed with much interest the racing which was in progress; and after a convention picture had been taken, many of the gentlemen could not resist the temptation to wander on a tour of investigation (and investment) to the other end of the grand stand. Some returned with smiling countenances; others with downcast looks and hats pulled over their eyes, and seemed to be wondering who would help them pay their hotel bills! The inexorable "all aboard!" was called, and the white palaces were soon speeding homeward. A short stop was made at the Cass Avenue power house, and an opportunity given to inspect the first power house which, in the history of street railway operation, was fully equipped with direct coupled generators.