up a certain territory has any implied rights against a new and greedy comer. I am relieved to know that I am not to decide whether or not some of the streets in the down town districts ought to be left free to the use of lighter vehicles. I feel sure you will appreciate that I rejoice at being able to meet with you without having to consider any of these questions. But you are welcome, in a higher degree, for that which you are here to do. In looking over some of your old reports, I find that within twelve years you have been considering such subjects as "salt" and "glanders." Now, I must say that when I read that I felt compelled to rub my eyes to remember what salt and glanders could ever have had to do with a street railroad system. It read to me like ancient history, and you will not be surprised, for, to an untrained mind, such other subjects, as electric apparatus, fenders, headlights, etc., suggested themselves. I could not but mark the significance of the substitution of these subjects. I could not but say to myself that this great and important change for you and for the entire community was brought about, not by the coercive force of the law, but by the native energy and force of your enterprise and genius. (Applause.) I think it is a fact that it will be well for those to bear in mind who seem disposed at the present day to rely upon government and law and protection for all the progressive work that is to be done. (Applause.)

It is natural that we should welcome you who are here to discuss problems, the solution of which not only may aid the advance of your business, but the solution of which must redound to the benefit of the whole community, for your interests and ours are one.

We welcome you

We welcome you in a broader sense. as our guests. The city of St. Louis opens her doors to you. As a city she can do nothing to speak of. Her power and her authority is restricted; but what she is prevented from doing in her official capacity, her citizens will be the more glad to do as individuals. You will find a ready welcome at the hands of all. You will find that to which you are entitled the protection which is guaranteed to all citizens in every State; but you will find more-the hearty wel

come which host extends to guest. (Applause.) We cannot do more for you than we would do for others, because we have a way of always doing our best. (Applause.) You will have to be content to receive at our hands that hospitality which we have been in the habit of extending to all our guests wherever they come from, or whatever may be the purpose of their meeting in our midst. (Applause.)

President Littell: Mr. Mayor, in behalf of the members of the Association, I thank you for your very cordial welcome.

The President: The next business will be the calling of the roll. The Secretary called the roll of members to ascertain what companies were represented at the meeting. It was found there were one hundred and twelve member-companies represented.

DELEGATES OF MEMBERS.

(ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY ACCORDING TO CITIES.)

The following persons were in attendance at the meeting, representing companies that are members of the Association:

AKRON, O....

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ALTON, Ill..

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ATCHISON, Kan..

ATLANTA, Ga..

AUGUSTA, Ga........

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BALTIMORE, Md.

W. D. Chapman, Gen. Man., Akron St. Ry. and Ill. Co.
C. A. Chapman, Akron St. Ry, and Ill. Co.

J. F. Porter, Pres., Treas. and Man., Alton Ry. and
Ill. Co.

James Duncan, Vice-Pres., Alton Ry. and Ill. Co.

.J. A. Bendure, Gen. Supt., Atchison Ry., Light and
Power Co.

Ernest Woodruff, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Man., Atlanta
Consolidated St. Ry. Co.

.Thomas Elliott, Civil Eng., Atlanta Consolidated St.
Ry. Co.

D. B. Dyer, Pres., Augusta Ry. and Electric Co.

R. J. McCarty. Gen. Man., Augusta Ry. and Electric Co.
F. E. Tobe, Mast. Mech., Baltimore City Pass. Ry. Co.
J. F. Heyward, Gen. Man., City and Suburban Ry. Co.
.S. B. Thompson, Mast. Mech., City and Suburban Ry.
Co.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. L. N. Downs, Pres., Citizens' St. Ry. Co.

BAY CITY, Mich..... W. R. Morrison, Asst. Gen. Man., Bay Cities Consoli

dated Ry. Co.

. A. S. Ashe, Supt., Bay Cities Consolidated Ry. Co.

Charles S. Sergeant, Gen. Man., West End St. Ry. Co.
.J. E. Rugg, Gen. Supt., West End St. Ry. Co.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Andrew Radel, Pres. and Gen. Man., Bridgeport Trac

tion Co.

BROCKTON, Mass.... Charles S. Clark, Dir., Brockton St. Ry. Co.

BROOKLYN, N. Y..

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BUFFALO, N. Y..

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BUTTE, Mont..
CAMDEN, N. J.

.. A. A. Glasier, Clerk, Brockton St. Ry. Co.

. John L. Heins, Gen. Supt., Brooklyn City and Newtown
R. R. Co.

Clinton L. Rossiter, Pres., Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co.
Ira A. McCormack, Gen. Supt., Brooklyn Heights R. R.
Co.

.Hardin H. Littell, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Man., Buffalo
Ry. Co.

. Robert Dunning, Elec. Eng., Buffalo Ry. Co.
Robert L. Fryer, Dir., Buffalo Ry. Co.

.J. R. Wharton, Gen. Man., Butte Consolidated Ry. Co.
J. Willard Morgan, Pres., Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury Ry. Co.

.Thomas P. Curley, Secy., Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury Ry Co.

...Justine Naramore, Supt., Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury Ry. Co.

Henry J. West, Dir., Camden, Gloucester and Woodbury Ry. Co.

William S. Scull, Pres., Camden and Suburban Ry. Co.

W. E. Harrington, Gen. Man., Camden and Suburban
Ry. Co.

CARBONDALE, Pa....J. Winfield Aitken, Gen. Man., Lackawanna Valley Rapid

Transit Co.

.H. N. Sloan, Gen. Man., Calumet Elec. St. Ry. Co.
Frank R. Greene, Secy., Chicago City Ry. Co.
Thomas C. Penington, Treas., Chicago City Ry. Co.
M. K. Bowen, Supt., Chicago City Ry. Co.

G. W. Knox, Elec. Eng., Chicago City Ry. Co.

C. E. Moore, Mast. Mech., Chicago City Ry. Co.

A. C. Heidelberg, Track Foreman, Chicago City Ry. Co.
Robert Stewart, Div. Supt., Chicago City Ry. Co.

R. L. Garth, Purch. Agt., Chicago City Ry. Co.

.C. J. Reilly, Engineer, Chicago City Ry. Co.
G. W. Price, Clerk, Chicago City Ry. Co.

John M. Roach, Supt., North Chicago R. R. Co.

J. R. Chapman, Man. Elec. Dept., North Chicago R. R.
Co.

B. J. Jones, Supt., South Chicago City Ry. Co.

D. B. Dean, Clerk, South Chicago City Ry. Co.

Louis S. Owsley, Sec. and Treas., W. Chicago St. Ry. Co.

J. R. Chapman, Man. Elec. Dept., West Chicago St. Ry.
Co.

CINCINNATI, Ohio.... Hardin H. Littell, Pres., Cincinnati Inclined Plane Ry.

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Co.

H. P. Bradford, Gen. Man., Cincinnati Inclined Plane

Ry. Co.

Bion J. Arnold, Con. Eng., Cincinnati Inclined Plane
Ry. Co.

John Harris, Supt., Cincinnati St. Ry. Co.

Bayard L. Kilgour, Elec. Eng., Cincinnati St. Ry. Co. Patrick Leen, Mast. Mech., Cincinnati St. Ry. Co. COLUMBUS, Ohio..... W. F. Kelly, Gen. Supt., Columbus St. Ry. Co.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia. N. W. Wells, Pres., Omaha and Council Bluffs Ry. and Bridge Co.

".W. S. Dimmock, Gen. Supt., Omaha and Council Bluffs

Ry. and Bridge Co.

DAVENPORT, la................ James F. Lardner, Sec. and Treas., Tri-City Ry. Co.

DERBY, Conn....

DES MOINES, Ia.

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DETROIT, Mich..

W. B. Potter, Elec. Eng., Derby St. Ry. Co.

.George B. Hippee, Treas. and Gen. Man., Des Moines
City Ry. Co.

.J. S. Goodvell, Chief Eng., Des Moines City Ry. Co.
W. G. Owens, Supt., Des Moines City Ry. Co.

Thomas Farmer, Jr., Mech. Eng., Detroit Citizens'St. Ry.
Co.

Charles Remelius, Mast. Mech., Detroit Citizens' St. Ry.
Co.

EVANSVILLE, Ind.... W. L. Stockton, Elec. Eng., Evansville St. Ry. Co.
FALL RIVER, Mass.. Robert S. Goff, Pres. and Gen. Man., Globe St. Ry. Co.
..Arnold C. Gardner, Paymaster, Globe St. Ry. Co.

FINDLAY, Ohio..

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.J. A. Bope, Vice-Pres., Findlay St. Ry. Co.

Jacob Strader, Sec., Findlay St. Ry. Co.

C. D. Kinney, Treas., Findlay St. Ry. Co.
Charles F. Smith, Supt., Findlay St. Ry. Co.

GALVESTON, Tex.... Carl P. Young, Gen. Man., Galveston City R. R. Co.
GIRARDVILLE, Pa... E. W. Ash, Gen. Man., Schuylkill Traction Co.
HAMILTON, Ont.. .J. B. Griffith, Sec., Treas. and Gen. Man., Hamilton St.

Ry. Co.

HARRISBURG, PA.... Frank B. Musser, Gen. Supt., Harrisburg Traction Co. HARTFORD, Conn..

E. S. Goodrich, Pres., Hartford St. Ry. Co.

. William A. Grauten, Gen. Man., Hartford St. Ry. Co.

. A. Markle, Gen. Man., Lehigh Traction Co.

.George W. Thompson, Supt., Lehigh Traction Co.

A. H. Hayward Gen. Man., Houston Elec. St. Ry. Co.
H. C. Evans, Johnstown Pass. Ry. Co.

KALAMAZOO, Mich... L. N. Downs, Pres., Citizens' St. Ry. Co.

KANSAS CITY, Mo.... Walton H. Holmes, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Man., Metro

"....C. F. Holmes, Gen. Supt., Metropolitan St. Ry. Co.

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KANSAS CITY, MO.

A. E. Deibert, Mast. Mech., Metropolitan St. Ry. Co. LANCASTER, N. Y.......... Hardin H. Littell, Vice-Pres., Buffalo, Bellevue and Lancaster Ry. Co.

LANSING, Mich...... L. N. Downs, Pres., Lansing City Elec. Ry. Co.

LAWRENCE, Mass.... W. P. Clark, Dir., Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill St.

LEXINGTON, Ky..

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Ry. Co.

....Chas. Odell, Dir., Lowell, Lawrence and Haverhill St.

Ry. Co.

C. H. Stoll, Pres., Belt Elec. Line Co.
R. T. Gunn., Supt., Belt Elec. Line Co.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa.... John A. Seely, Treas., Lock Haven Elec. Ry. Co.
........ H. H. Harrison, Lock Haven Elec. Ry. Co.

LONDON, Ont.....

L. I. CITY, N. Y...

LOUISVILLE, KY...

Chas. E. A. Carr, Treas. and Gen. Man., London St. Ry.
Co.

.George Chambers, Gen. Man., New York and Queen's
County Ry. Co.

T. J. Minary, Gen. Man., Louisville Ry. Co.
J. O. Haddox, Gen. Supt., Louisville Ry. Co.
W. C. Cook, Elec. Eng., Louisville Ry. Co.

John H. Cunningham, Dir., Lynn and Boston R. R. Co.
MEMPHIS, Tenn...... F. G. Jones, Vice-Prest. and Gen. Man., Citizens St. R. R.

. Frank Smith, Asst. Gen. Man., Citizens St. R. R. Co. MERIDEN, Conn......N. H. Heft, Prest., Meriden Elec. R R. Co.

W. L. Squire, Sec. and Treas., Meriden Elec. R. R. Co.
W. J. Stark, Meriden Elec. R. R. Co.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.... C. D. Wyman, Gen. Man., Milwaukee Elec. Ry. and

Light Co.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.C. G. Goodrich, Vice-Pres., Twin City Rapid Transit
Co. Minneapolis Div.

MOBILE, Ala... . . . . . . J. H. Wilson, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Man., Mobile Light

S. M. Coffin, Elec. Eng., Mobile Light and Ry. Co.
.J. F. McAviney, Elec. Eng., Mobile St. R. R. Co.
Edward G. Connette, Gen. Man., Nashville St. Ry. Co.
George Swint, Mast. Mech., Nashville St. Ry Co.

...H. C. Benragh, Mech., Nashville St. Ry. Co.

Andrew Radel, Supt., Newark and South Orange Ry. Co.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass.,

Charles F. Shaw, Treas., Union St. Ry. Co.

Edward E. Potter, Gen. Supt., Union St. Ry. Co.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J. Andrew Radel, Dir., Brunswick Traction Co.

NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Chas. Odell, Pres., Newburyport and Amesbury St. Ry.

Co.

NEW HAVEN, Conn... G. A. W. Dodge, Sec., Treas., and Gen. Man., New
Haven St. Ry. Co.