CONTENTS

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Conventions of the Association .

Presidents of the Association .

Honorary Members of the Association

Active Members of the Association.

Associate Members of the Association

Officers and Executive Committee .

Committees to Report to the Twenty-first Convention

Committees to Report to the Twenty-second Convention

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First Session.

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Minutes-Opening of the Convention .

President Insull's Address .

Announcements .

Paper: "Analysis of the Cost of the Generation and

Distribution of a Unit of Electricity.” By Calvin

W. Rice

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Second Session.

Paper : “Public Lighting in Relation to Public Owner-

ship and Operation." By Alex Dow

Discussion : Messrs. Scovil, Atkinson and Davis .

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Third Session.

Paper : “General Distribution from Central Stations

by Alternating Currents." By Herbert A. Wagner

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Paper : "General Distribution from Central Stations

by Direct Currents." By Louis A. Ferguson

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Fourth Session.

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Discussion of Papers (Continued)

Announcements .

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Fifth Session

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Paper : “Lachine Rapids Plant.” By W. McLea Wal-

bank

Paper : “ Transformer Economy.” By Winder Elwell

Goldsborough

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Sixth Session.

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Report-Committee on Standard Candle Power of

Incandescent Lamps

Report-Committee on Legislation Concerning Theft

of Current

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Executive Sessions.

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Amendments to Constitution.

Report--Secretary and Treasurer

Committee on Legislative Policy

Report-Executive Committee

Election of Officers

ADVERTISERS

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General Electric Company
India Rubber and Gutta Percha Insulating Company
Southwark Foundry and Machine Company .
The Monarch Manufacturing Company
Electrical Review Publishing Company
Fort Wayne Electric Corporation .
Fort Wayne Lamp Company
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Electrical Exhibition Company.
National Conduit and Cable Company

CONVENTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION

First Chicago, February 25, 26, 1885
Second New York, August 18, 19, 20, 1885
Third Baltimore, February 1o, II, 12, 1886
Fourth Detroit, August 31, September 1, 2, 1886
Fifth Philadelphia, February 15, 16, 17, 1887
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Boston, August 9, 10, 11, 1887
Seventh Pittsburg, February 21, 22, 23, 1888
Eighth New York, August 29, 30, 31, 1888
Ninth Chicago, February 19, 20, 21, 1889
Tenth Niagara Falls, August 6, 7, 8, 1889
Eleventh Kansas City, February 11, 12, 13, 14, 1890
Twelfth Cape May, August 19, 20, 21, 1890
Thirteenth Providence, February 17, 18, 19, 1891
Fourteenth Montreal, September 7, 8, 9, 10, 1891
Fifteenth Buffalo, February 23, 24, 25, 1892
Sirteenth St. Louis, February 28, March 1, 2, 1893
Seventeenth Washington, February 27, 28, March 1,

2, 1894
Eighteenth Cleveland, February 19, 20, 21, 1895
Nineteenth New York, May 5, 6, 7, 1896
Twentieth Niagara Falls, June 8, 9, 10, 1897
Twenty-first Chicago, June 7, 8, 9, 1898