DUES UNPAID. Detroit, Mich.-Wyandotte and Detroit River Ry. Co........$ 25.00 Great Falls, Mont.-Great Falls St. Ry. Co.... 50.00 Kalamazoo, Mich.-Citizens Railway Co.... 50.00 25.00 Newburyport, Mass.-Newburyport and Amesbury Ry. Co... 50.00 25.00 Steelton, Pa.-Middletown, Highspire and Steelton Ry. Co... 50.00 50.00 $325.00 1897 CONVENTION SPACE UNPAID. Diamond Truck and Car Gear Co., New York. Skeen Electric Signal Co., St. Louis.. .$ 60.00 10.00 5.00 20.00 $95.00 IN MEMORIAM. O, for the hour of rest, When I shall lay my weary head beneath the sod- The President-You have heard the report of the Secretary and Treasurer. What is your pleasure? Mr. Radel, New Brunswick-I move that the report be received and adopted. Carried. The President-We have some letters of regret from gentlemen representing companies that are members of the Association, who are unable to attend the meeting. LETTERS OF REGRET. The Secretary read the following letters: Augusta Railway and Electric Co., Mr. A. E. Lang, President, American Street Railway Association, My Dear Sir: I regret exceedingly that the program I had marked out, which included attendance upon the Annual Convention, has been altered on account of the death of the Auditor of this road. I have not missed a meeting before for a number of years, and I shall be a great loser now, as I always secure an immense amount of valuable information by meeting with my friends and associates. Please remember me most cordially to all my acquaintances, and with a sincere wish for the success of the organization, I am Yours very truly, D. B. DYER. Bar Harbor, Me., September 5, 1898. T. C. Penington, Secretary, American Street Railway Association, Boston, Mass. My Dear Mr. Penington: I regret exceedingly that I shall not be able to attend the Convention. I am at Bar Harbor, Me., on a three months' leave to regain my health. I am doing splendidly and begin to feel about as well as ever. I have been counting and expecting up to the last moment that I should be able to meet all mv old railroad friends at the meeting. But I am afraid to take the chances with the excessive heat that they are having in Boston, so I must forego the pleasure. Please give my kind regards to all that inquire after me. I remain, Yours very truly, HENRY M. WATSON. New York, September 5, 1898. T. C. Penington, Esq., Secretary, American Street Railway Association My Dear Mr. Penington: I had for months promised myself the pleasure of accepting your cordial invitation to attend the present meeting of the Association, but am prevented by temporary illness. I know you will have a most interesting and profitable session and deeply regret I cannot be with you. Please remember me kindly to my friends. With best wishes for all, I am, Yours truly, C. B. HOLMES. The President-The next business is the reports of special committees. We will now take up the first report, “Comparative Earnings and Economy of Operation Between Single and Double Truck Cars for City Use," by Mr. Richard McCulloch, Electrical Engineer, Cass Avenue and Citizens' Street Railway Companies, St. Louis, Mo. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON “COMPARATIVE EARN- Mr. McCulloch read the report as follows: Mr. President and Gentlemen: Before beginning a discussion of this subject it would be well to define what is meant by single and double truck cars, as these terms are often very loosely used. In this paper a single truck car will mean one in which the body rests upon a truck, the axles of which are parallel with one another and at all times perpendicular to the center line of the car. In a double truck car the body is pivoted upon two independent trucks, each of which swings underneath the body with perfect freedom. Figure 1 is |