, 1874-11-30
RAILROAD NEWS.
Convention Of Conductors Formation Of q
Mutual Donclt Association.

RAILROAD CONDUCTORS.

| VNtANlGlNb a MUTUAL AID AoouOAAAAVNa
| A large number Of railroad conductors OF
Westcrn roads mot at tho 0rand Pacific Hotel
Saturday for tho purpoao of forming Railway
Passenger and Freight ConductolB' Mutual Aid
aud Douollt Association for tho United Statda
md Cauadas.
Although tho meeting had bouen called for 10
o'clock II. H., MI organization could not 10 eff
footed uutll o'clock, aB many Of tho conductors
had boon delayed by tho Bnow-Btorm.
Tl,o rnocting wns orgauizod by tho election Of
Nr. George uo,vitt. Of the Chicago Il North
woslorn nailtoaJ, NJ Chairman pro tcn1., and Alr
c. Huntington, Of tho Chscaso Il Alton, rs Sec
rotary.
| PROSPECTUS:
VIC, 1lin undersigned ctizeus Of tho Uuitcd Batos,
certify that, under tho provisions Of III aGt ontitled
a u a auI aisaiory tbe9cot aporuyo s Mars ri
90 1874 % asso'ato ourselves ana form All Associa
Fhsi-Tho sid Association shall 10 called tho RI
wny, pasacnger, md Ffognt Oouuuc:ois Mutual Aid
| nn.i Dsncllt Association fur tho unitca slaes aud
Seeond-Thc business and object for whtc, said As
sociaon il 10 ts formed arc 10 a, nssut and tenrht
al AnlGrcn n.ld tho UAnadas who l,uy bccono meme
boEs of tho Association who ars inlrol nTeetod in
bolJ Limb, OF iteah aud 10 sst tue widows and
Acir. Ut Tho leecastl nleinbors thereof.
aac5aon Ahnll 10 Eeycn,
tion hcttctcd fur the first year Of ta t1sEoncu
follows: q. Hewitt uAicaao II Northwestern; Il. D.
agia ats o4ls oas Ao + a. laa 9hssgo % hs
laaud 4 st. lnuls J. WasAlsirn. OHIO 4 Mississippi ;
y. +. iuu Missouri racltc, aud ). Ladd, Michigan
Central.
Tho document bears the signatures Of twonty-
1lyo chartered mambors.
On motion. tho following comm lttoo was up
pointed to prepare d constitution and bylaws
j, L. Redmond, st. Louis; r. u. Eycrs, Rocti-
fnr,i nnr!s 1a1nr,f T. T.1J,fR n VonIn,%
lltinoiu Central; Z. A. Ladd. Chicago. Dur!ing
ton Il Quincy,
After .tyo or six hours hard and steady labor,
the Committee reported
4 CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS,
Which wcro unanimously ndoptGd.
Tho principal points Of tho constitution are
that tho nlinual meeting OF tho Association shall
bo hold during November. Tho funds Hlall 10
Board Of Directors ehai bo constituted OF aoycu
| members, four Of whom shall reside In tho City
! Of Clncago. It shall bo lilo tlutY OF tho Bouitl
Of Directors to tx tho salary Of the Secretary and
Treasurer. wllo slal! bo required to give Oouds
for tho faithful performance Of his duties.
They ehall periodically examine all tho books
aud accounts, aud supervise all tho business Of
the Association. They shall I'LL vacancies II any
nny become necessary. No person slail BECOME
aNomIer uulcsu llo il of good moral character
and tree from ehro,,lu dreaacs. No greater
amount thsu .&3UD0 shall bo paid to any ono
Tno by-'awB provide thar each road or division
ehall 10 ontitlad to send delegate to the annual
Conyontiou. Tho Initiation loo shall bo 81.
Each Men,bor shall pay all assessment OF 81 OH
tho death or disability OF meubcr, mud tho
Grand Secretary shall forward tho money to tho
member, his widow, Or heirs, Tnoso refusing to
pay the assessment after having boon duly uoti-
tlol by tbs Secretary shall bs dropped from tho
roll Of mombcrs. Members receiving injuries by
collisions and accidcuts, disabling thoul from
perfDrUllnE tho t1fttoJ Of conductors shall re.