Total 1911 members in good standing October 7, 1912... . . . . Individual members reinstated during the period October 1, 1911, to October 7, 1912..... 1202 бо ΙΟ 49 119 1083 Total old members in good standing, October 7, 1912.. 1088 1469 Company members reinstated during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1912 Delinquent Total reinstated company members in good standing. 5 I Total old company members in good standing October 7, New company members admitted during the period, October 1, 1911, to October 7, 1912. 340 54 I 1912 dues unpaid New company members in good standing October 7, 1912...... Total company members in good standing October 7, 1912.. Respectfully submitted, H. C. DONECKER, 53 393 Secretary-Treasurer. VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIES:- If there is no objection, the Report of the Secretary-Treasurer will be received and printed in the proceedings. Under the head of "New Business" the Secretary has a matter to present. SECRETARY DONECKER: Yesterday afternoon a committee representing the street railway interests of San Francisco and other cities in California presented to me as your secretary, communications inviting the Associations to hold their 1915 Conventions in the city of San Francisco, at the Exposition Grounds. Among the letters in question were the credentials of Mr. J. McMillan, of Los Angeles, and Mr. F. W. Frost, of Oakland, authorizing them to represent the California interests in the presentation of this invitation. The invitation, which is engrossed, reads as follows: The President and inden The Panama-Pacific Universal Exposition to be held in San Francisco in 1915 American Electric Railway Association This lity hasbien selected by Congresswith the approval of the President of the United States as the official site for celebrating The uniting of the waters of the Acific and the Wlantic through the Panama Canal, the greatest physical accomplishment achieved by man: The Exposition will not only attempt to show thatwhich is most advanced in Invention, most interesting init and ef graatest Scientific value, embracing all thatis most important in the material regressof the world, but it will be the aim of the Directors to make this rankin intellectual interestabere all prorus Expositions to bring together so much of Wisdom.so much of Practical Scientific Thought and so much of Broad Grasp of the World's Important Problems, that the progress of mankind shall be advancel a quarterofa century. Toassist in achieving this aim are invite your firesence in the City of San Francise in the your Minden Hundred and Fiften. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT September Twenty-seven, Dear Sir: The Congress of the United States, with the approval of the President, has selected San Francisco as the place for celebrating the World's greatest physical achievement, - the completion of the Panama Canal. Here in 1915 the nations of the world will assemble not merely representing their most important, valuable and interesting productions, but in a series of Congresses which are intended to be the most important the world has ever im own. These are intended to bring here the most noted thinkera and publicists of the world, men of all nations of broadest intellectual grasp of world affairs. It is therefore a matter of unusual consequence that the important Convention to be held that year by your body should choose San Francisco as its meeting place. We have delegated sara. 7.7. Briggs of San Francisco, J. McMillan of Los Angeles, F. W. Frost of Oakland, H. A. Lardner of San Francisco and Thomas Finnegan of San Francisco to appear before your Convention at Chicago, as the representatives of the President of the Panama-Pacific Universal Exposition, to extend in his name to the members of your Convention an invitation on behalf of the Exposition. We ask for them the courtesy of a hearing, and earnestly hope that the sentiment of the Convention will be in favor of holding its 1915 meeting in San Francisco. VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIES:-I see Mr. W. W. Briggs of San Francisco in the room. Perhaps he wishes to say a word. MR. BRIGGS: I do not want to take much of your time, but do wish to impress upon you the necessity for taking what will perhaps be rather unusual action, so far as this Association is concerned, on account of the peculiar conditions which will obtain in San Francisco at the time of the Exposition. The Exposition Company expects a large number of Associations to meet in San Francisco in 1915, and in consequence wishes early action by this Association as to holding its 1915 Convention in that city, so that a suitable assignment of time and place for the holding of the meeting may be made. There is much work to be done and it will be necessary to have advance information in order to see that the proper plans are made for the reservation of the Auditorium and Exposition Halls in which to hold the meetings. The City voted $8,000,000 for a civic center, including opera house, auditorium, etc. The Fair Company raised $8,000,000 in California without the assistance of the National Government. It is anticipated that the Exposition will be in every way a most remarkable one. We of the electric railway interests on the Pacific coast are anxious to see you with us in 1915, and we ask, if it is possible, that you take action at this meeting, or at the very latest at the next meeting, in order that we may set ourselves to work to get the best possible assignment of space and quarters to take care of you. The Pacific Coast representation is a unit in extending this invitation of the Exposition Company, and this movement is fathered by Mr. J. McMillan of Los Angeles and Mr. F. W. Frost of Oakland and the United Railroads of San Francisco is also much interested in the matter. The National Electric Light Association visited Seattle this year and had a successful meeting and it is getting to be pretty well understood that it is not altogether a difficult matter to get as far as the Pacific coast. I thank you. VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIES:- The invitation will, of course, be referred to the Executive Committee. |