The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-02

NATIONAL RNLROAO CONvgN TON.
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Necessity TOR Improvement In Railroad Ma
RsSsmsnt.
Call being rade BY circulars and Adgerisew .ss for
NATIONAL yasoad Convention Of Railroad PrAasnA and
supeFatsadsnh, Locomotive edpssasndspA snd Builders,
'oI others Interested In raoaa AnaSsnsns 70 assemble
in hs city % the lss day 4 septembe, 10 meeting took
place yesterday morning, n The rooms a she American
Institute 81 Broadway The object Of oag together this
array Of great from Al psrts Of the
try u NOT 70 discu how 70 save Tie eAnre railroad into
rest Of tho country from total destruction, through the
TRICKS, pecussoas and gambling propensites Of raroad
nAasgers but 70 discuss practical questions Of railroad
management especially coal burning the contract sysm
division Of management Admiration o. epgues traok
comoves and machinery 70 ooour probably the
pnu.delpnh Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad about
TIE meeting vas called for IL O'Clock in the morning. and
About half A. hour aer there wero from thirty i've 70
my persons IN attendance, grouped th oughou the roo
discussing The comments made in the HERALD respecting
the gross msmsna ement OF railroad companies, 6o.
Shortly After Mr. Holly called the meeting 10 order, and
reeo the following Isl Of names ~ The authorised callers
Edgar Thomson, President Pennsy lvania Central Rail-
raad; 8 l. Fulton, Preaideat Philadelphia, Wilmington
yer Railroad; L Sykes, Vice President Hudson RIVER
Railroad VIM. Parker late President Boston and Lowell
Railroad; Jno, Robit Mcdaniel, President Virginia
and Tennessee Railroad Lewis HArvie, President
Richmond and DsnvtDe Rail ioad W. H. Clement, Supern
.endeni Ohio and Mississippi Railroad; smith, super
intendent Hadson River Railroad NJ Brown. Bafao and
Erie Railroad; A. Parker, Superintendent PHILADELPHIA
Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad; Charles Oampbeli,
superintendent Rehmond and psnville RAilr nd; 4 T.
Peake Superintendent South Carolina Railroad Daniel
LAren Superintendent Cincinnati. Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad; 8. Hayes Locomotive Superintendent Illinois
den, New York and Erie Railroad; g g. Gsisgs Lncomo
tive Superintendent Boston and Providence Railroad Da
yd Upton Locomotive Super nsendent New York Central
Michigan Southern Railroad Sweet, Locomotive su.
perinden Buffalo Erie Railroad; jacob Hovey, LOCO
motive Superintendent Cleveland and Ptsburg Railroad
John Mcfarland, Locomotive superintendent Richmond
and Dsnvine Railroad; William Siearns Locomotive So
perintendcrt Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Railroad Geo. Aoosrs Locomotive Racine
and Mississippi Railroad; Edward H. Jones, Locomotive
Superintendent New York oen!r. Railroad; ThOs ". Al
Baldwin o., locomotive builders, Philadelphia chard
Norris son, locomotive buiiders, Philsdelphia; VIM
K % locomotive buders, Jersey City; ]. r. Anderson,
locomo i've builder, edmond, VIM. A, Croker, locomo
err Schenectady; Smith Perkins, locomotive buders
Alexandria John Branit, sr locomotive builder, LAnoas
ter; h, Uhry, socomssive builder, Peterson.
Mr. holly Alluded 10 the obeots OF Conve tlon and
In sdverng - TIE election OF oers hoped they woald
be OF such . character - would be willing 70 work and
cisl reform has come TO IL climax recently.
SAMUEL T. HAADLxY unanimously called 70 tho
chair, Mr.. s.earns having declined that honor.
portion which he vas called ILL., and alluded 10 the
practical nress Of railroad men prcseat carry out the
ke,srs Hays RICE and winans, we're elected Vice Pre-
eidene.
nr. A Holly appointed Secretary.
The Secretary then read the call OF the Convention and
81 the request Of Chairman the names Of those pre- sent
qualified or delegated 70 attend the Convention.
Int OF RArRoAD PRESIDENTS, srPKETKSDRss. KyGIsHlRs
nc, IL ATTENDANCE ON rHs oosvnsros.
Nexandss j. Marshall, hanasas aap Railroad Company,
samuel ?. He.dIcy. Sap. Morris and Ene. Railroad
yOhn o. searas, oenir. Railroad COMPANY, Now Jersey
r. RICE, New York and Erie Railroad Company.
s. J. Hays, Illinois Central Railroad Company
j. 3. Hoyt, New York and New aaven railroad
A. A Perkins, Great Falls and Conway, ~. q.
Joseph Anthony, engineers assn W. T., Greenbush,
" Y.
N. j. oongdon, Belviaere Railroad Delaware
Low Rlaeu, railroad mAchinist, New York.
E c. CabeI, President Of the Pens sola and Georgia
Railroad
s-muel Moore u n. q Railroad, New Jersey
j Pickering, DAnbpry and Norwalk.
Rcss Hinan.: aAl1nors Railroad, ,sOmotve builder
Boardman, New York, locomotive builder.
4. i. Hoi Ts'n' '0'''e do a"''as 40 a''''"S@'
WIN. ) Hudson, locomotive builder, Paterson.
jain L Darcy, New Jes scy,
A. Rooeru Pencoyd Iron Works.
member made . motion 10 appoint CON uittse 70
gentlemen we're named -hesszs ooburn, oaSeu ssarns
and W mans.
NJ. RonEsTs offered the foIl,wins resolutions, which
were read by ac Sccrc ary and referred the
Tee
Resolved, rnat = committee be appointed by the Con
verson 10 organise peymanen. associaos 70 be called
"rnc American association for the Improvement Of Rail-
Erse.vcd, rha, said association have for its objects tue
OF railway machinery BY actual experiment
ports from me oerent ralwsts q the Unitei asies
Rcsolred, that this association elect . committee
ally 70 MARE such experiments upon all improvements
ofercd At sncn time tho association may deem proper
and report thereon
Rssoyed, mat The association also appoint a n.ce
annually 10 obtain and publlsh reports The I'm
provemens tested On each OF the railroads. and .he
economy Of their running and repairing en- lenses.
Resolved, That the association elect . 90 nml tee
Finance, 70 coleo money from the various railroads. 70
meet the necessary expenses
Resolved. That The :iAron annually st The dH
ert nj cities the United States consider
prog e.sive improvement, of railroad machinery.
ire President sGpro-ed the buslntss mtce would
consider Tie ~hole suhic Of economy 10 The manage men.
The Convention Then took . until o'clock 70
able tho oommsise 70 prepare report and 70 arrange
The business.
AFTERNOON sxssror.
The CHAnxlS called the meeting 70 order At hsr past
sro o'cloes and Uked for the report OF the a;iee
srcs gentlemen then present and had their
names enrolled In The morning, were requested 70 hand
hem 70 the secretary for registry.
Tie resolutions drawn up By The committee were read
BY ne Secretary, and submitted ,erIam 70 the meeting
ON the reading Of The fourth resolution Mr. Ba.ppx.s
SAID be od 10, understand the object Of the resoueoDs
and requested The movers 70 erpsn them he vaniei
~ get up q discussion. The resolutions, ~ he Nhe
spesko) underwood. amounted 70 consti uu and be
vRned 10 have them explained desultory dvcussion
ensued viii b terminated by the Secretary finishing tae
rescpT a. he rerandr of the resolutions all OF which
ursu irously passed.
The following resolutions drawn up By The commit
zee yer. approved Of By The meeting
Resolved That n desirable sIpedieni form an a.
s9csior 70 Be e,lst The american Association for the I'm
prug eri u sahnsry
Received Thai .s.ocsou has for i1 object he i'm
prvsrneni o. rsv msennery by scsns prs sc.l eIpsr
nom he different railway o. the United states
Re olvcs ThA; this elect arniite~
srch al actually carried
rr.ctics Ion, Asd offered
cs.nn deem proper snd nereon and nynlrh
ebpeuse " ne assOcston noting ha and
neson N he uas and obtaining the railroads such
fRc'fiiss NJ hey MAJ Voluntarily
Nee ived rh.t this meeting appuint q comuise OBJ
- snd publish rnVurs he various provemsns
ch ssted or In prsics each Of the railroads.
and on the eruuny ~ 1er mechanical and expense
heroved Thai The ssagcts Ion ell 4 miee fnspce
~ coeei uorey various parties
Who m huks n