New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-11
GENERAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION.

Ar a-iouined meeting Of the General Rsilro Vi As
socaln was hold, last evening, at the Aston House.
Tais meeting was the first held under the new organ
ization. The following gentlemen were present:
George d. PHELPS President Of the Delaware and
Lackawanns Railroad John ZulaD, Jsirersonyie
Railroad: Gurdon l. Ford New-Loadon Railroads
John p Jaekson Vice President Of the New-Jersey
Railroad end Trsn'portaiion Company; Henry ).
Bsichford Vice President Of the Harlem Railroad
Philo I. Hurd Vce.P President of the Hudson River
Ia lro ad; John D. Eliot Scpe iu;en1eh OF ths lar-
lem Railroad.
Mr.. JONI p. JAcKsoS, OF the NeEJorsey Central
Railroad President OF the Conyen'ion, occupied the
Chair. snd. in opening the meeting, he said
Genilomsp; On assembling under this new organ
ization il Il fubjec Of sin ere importance tnst,
suce our last meeting the rsi'roeds IN our connection
have passed through The most lIciement p5Hod OF
the wear ana have overcome the Obstacles AM OK
rosure. Of the winter with the avoidance Of serious
accident end generally with signal success IN their
operations. Every year briggs Win 1t new tesom ny
10 the usefuness OF TailrO ins AID their actye nru
mentality IN carr, iDg the affairs OF business and
society a. large; hence the more perfect their
ruiual alautatOn "a The advancement OF each otner
the greater will BE the usefulness OF o1tai ana II y
highly sa'sfsctory 20 witness the closer cool 'rmy 70
Table convenisrce the part Of railway. ssl the
t-yorsb's regards which are reclprCcsef. EtDe-
,'eIce vii continue - suggest improvement uhli
cur Tsilrosd stem s.sll become 50 interviewer WIN
the uoyen nis % the nrnty IS :" form "a e'ssh-
tel mart Of 'he machinery Of hunm ecton and p-oS-
res. n. rfofuirg is work With sgcn certainty
and Uniformity Is . render its az re .ole and H.
isper sable l. the prosecutor ~ the gfeetu't con-
n ittsd 10 the mbers Of this C)nvention ss IN
executive sragers OF tho pubic ~orAs intrn-isd
10 our care IL will be our duty AID pleasure TO
1--WE efficiency 70 our railroad = TEN ny luTosa-laS
III sucs imrove ueLts a. Ell eassge It's assialots'
From our coniort cOuuse's s1d coTnunleano1s NUN
hef eft il believed will dO1 1lo-s sccrdeto the n
unity. and sch one il hoped, viii cheerful ltnpsr
yvslysble inf,rmAuon hs Inay poses, al give
tbs appl c lOD OF bis ice I'D t.l7-t, IL stIshcios
re interests md prcu'tiog the fs'ln Of tbs IN
uortsnt department OF business in Snlco ~ ara eE-
eaeed Pursuing TIE course heretofore s1optsd, The
,,,mnittee. or shy member Of the C)nyeu' or, VIII
urstot ary sul iect deemed proper c)nntsra l1n'
IL. ing POW convened for this purpose. II vii % IN
orctr 20 Introduce any ms'ter sPpfoPn4'e Tor tts
action OF tbs bOcy.
The President having concluded M Iem'rss' ar.
II. 6. BLArcHFoRD OF the Harlem x afro 3D. and
secre.ry of the Convention, READ the minutes u NE
las. meetiDy.
Nr PEIIo T. HuRD member CT the Executive
Corrnittee regretted tina; he had reports TO pre-
sspt on III = sutjscl of fuel and Other matters.
Tbs PR,slDEsr remarked thst tne SUBJ Ut Of fdsl
lad attracted much siieu.ion IN NeF jersey, an CO.
ite called the N.bra having besp contributed Tor
tts use CT coal snd it had net with considerable sue
ceis TIE subjse. one wortoy Of thorough i1Tes-
Mr. PHELPS, Of The Delaware snd L,ek,rsnns
Rslrosd said ihsr Anthracite Goa. had been 1881 On
that read with consio liable success
The fonowI g resolution was offered by The Pres
dent:
RtS That the Huines Comnitie, be requested n ire
cert detailed report :. m,-tns ea the sae.e' 81
Itrotueps ard coke SD he eoe,tT1eioh OF roi en-
fes5- rrs6s TO atisir tbb deairsble eHd
Several models Of new Invention. being presented