, 1876-01-12
widely known. Had he iivot. lio wcutd have
had brilliant carccor Of literary and Clrintian
1tsefutilbnK A.
RAILROAD NEWS

Tho annual n,ocling Of Tho Wostern Hntfroa1
Association whs held At tho Grand i'acIfc Hotel
yesterday. The Association counis na mcmbors
about forty ct Tho principal WoBtern rontu. aud
has for Its object to eathor necessary and shtua-
bls information to contest nnjnHt patont clanls,
and mnhc advantageous Hetalon1onta, which
cannot bo t1ono By individual comrancH with
tho Same diapateh economy. and convenience AZ
when done by al association Of oompauioH.
The mooting was called to order at II o'cloclt
by Mr.. Nobctt I1artIa President OF the Associa-
ton. tho following mon,bcrB bclng present: II:
Il: Porter, chlcneo 4 Nolthwc.ter'l md WeHt
go, lock Islnud Il Pacific; W. D. Strong. AItcht-
huntington 4 Quincy; Charles Paine, Lake
Shore Il A'ehigsn Southern; !. .: ,lil!iken.
9. ". Rosers, Atlantic / Pacific; y. $. iiciing,
Missouri I!ivor, Fort Scott Il Gulf; u. II.
Settleson, Atcllson 4 Nebraska; 4. y. darnor.
Missouri, Kan,a. :; Tesau ;. +: barnard, knn-
chsnar, Quincy, MISSOURI L Pacific.
Tho first business donn waa tle Submission Ut
tho annual report Of the Executive Comlnittoo
fur tho year ending Doc 81. which was road by
a general reylow Of all tho lttlkatlons, claims,
etc, that hayo como mp for tho consideration OF
sho Association during tho year. Tho report waa
introduced NJ folows
8ueh report cannot we'll show ID detail sll work
douc and rrogeeaa n,alo sone ides At this nny In
leryoa from lilo fhcts that tho litigation or twenty
impnriant suits hss hcon corducted that 81t et:ers
hs1o Seen E.ytn 10 1non,bers Tia. ths woIo h!sery
md state of tho art in The tests nt sleertngears aud
s nsen 5esiewe. Tstc H. a acsa
ieetta ron sSo nabsss aud *lsoa.7 tesn espei.i.
hasn been cfiectod for thirty-nyo members; lint
dals copies Of letters rats4t upon railroad devices
h,ss been eo1 lssea and p1ssd &c on o IN 1s
md one neenR Of tie Hoard OF Directors have been
held, In which many and tnportnnt matters have been
under discussion somo OF which arc herolu referred
10 your consideration.
Alter tho reslinR q tho annual roross election
Of officers for tho eusu!ug year was hcld with tho fu.
''I1as Iress,dens"Rober. 11srrls.
Steretaru md 7trosuter-'7. y. Raymond.
2. Cox, q. II. Net!1stou. J: g. MsMnltln, charlea
pa!ae. Joseph r. Tucker, 7. l. Wltirnw, IT, H. Porter,
Strong, ]. F. Tucker. and +. +. Withfow+
1ftortitv-ncorgo payson. .......
long discussion roaarains sho litiea!on ard ratent
,a of no tatesest 70 tho outside public, alter which tho
After diournmcnt the proprietor Of tho hotel gave
thn Mernbssa Of tho AssooIatlou banquet iu parlor
A. which was heartily appreciated by tho participants.
DETERMINATIONS.
The Discrimination Committoo OF tho Board
Of Trade hold auothor session yesterday morn
ing, Mr.. E. .. Stevens In tho chair.
Boyoud ar, tntorna1 discussion OF the ovidonco
nlrcaJy bofoeo tho Committee, no businoBs Of
importance Was tran8notod.
Tic Secretary. Mr.. ". r. Da1ter, stated t1ist
Ms. II. q. Wicker, General Freight Agent Of tho
Chicago j. Northwestern Railroad, aud Sir. Hor-
AGO Tucker, doneral Freight Agent OF Tho 1lli-
nols Central Railroad, hnd promised to appear
before tho Cotlpltttee this morning aud tatl