, 1877-06-14
RAILROADS.
RAILWAY employees AssOCrA.
J1ON.


1ION.
The seventh annual Convention Of the Rail.
wny Employer Mutual Benefit Association Of
the West was called to order at the Palmer
House club-rpom yestrday forenoon by tho
President, George o. Manchester, OF the CHI
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. Thero
wcrn nbout forty delegates present. Member.
ship In tho Association Is confined TO employees
Of rai1road and transportation companies, not
connected with tin running departments OF tho
same, under 50 years Of nge when admitted, and
not afflicted With chronic or incurablo diseases
or addicted TO habItual drunkenness.
There azo It prcsont about 1.eoo
members, and in case OF the death
OF otlc an assessment OF 81 pcr head Is made,
Which Is paid over 10 tho 1cgal representatives
OF tho deceased. There Is no provision for
sick or accident fund.
Tic first business Of the morning was the np-
poLntmcnt by tho President Ut Committee Oh
Credentials, consisting Of Messrs. Z. d. Parker,
J. Il. Wood, and II. 8. Skinner, who retired for
a few minutes antl returned IL l'st Of thfrty.nfnc
tuly-accredlle4 Delegates Mr.. 4. y. Ctcye-
land, Of tho Chicago, Alton s. st. Louis liatI.
road, was elected Secretary of tho Convention.
The President rcal his annual ad1ress, ln
llad been one Of extreme business depression,
tic Association hail nut rctrugrnded. Tile class
from which its membership was drawn wcrc
especial sufferers W the recent reductions In
them to rctn!n their membership unless abso-
lutcly compelled to do otherwise. Tho system
ot insurance adopted by the Association was
cheaper than TINT 81 ony insurance company, and
tho manner In which assessments Wer0 collected
rendered It easier for nsctnlIcrs to meet their
obligations thAh where ther had to pay annual
premiums In advance. During the pnst year
the deaths were twenty-five, and the sessincnts
3rtr nv frrdb Inn nnti9 NlntN ~
SIS for nn average insurance Of 61,o05,5o, Or at
tlo rate Of sl5.45 pcr H. ,0o0 Of insurance. There
vas little doubt that 4 members would exert
s q might DO
4 cnlnlnfttco on constitution. and bylaws,
conslstlng OF Mcssra. Trnshcr, Like Shore u
Michigan Southern Railroad; Whitman. Colum-
oner ha, csege Gesgpo 1paa { cenfa Snsv
Dickson, Chicago u Pacific Ilalroad; Simpson,
of tho Whto Line; and Wool, ol tue Miehlgan
Central, was appointed by Tho Chnlr. 1n tho
matters VI special nature WIS constituted,
consisting Of NIessrs. Ash, Of the Empire Line;
Underwood. 9f the C!!cago, Alton q y: Louis
Railroad; and Marshall, Of tic Lake Shore 81
Michigan Southern RAILROAD.
MIR. l.. 4. Ash. from tho Executive Com-
mttcc, reported that said Com1Elttcc had OF.
atntncl tue books Of the Secretary and Treasurer,
which they found correct. Tho reports Of tho
Secretary and Ireasarer soT that J4ns 1as 1s;
during the ycar tic rctcfpis from nll sourccs
wcrs s5l ,Gda. 75 making total oi sS309s.ov.
o. account Of death lossos si0,5U wcIo paid.
tho lasl convention sI77:5o, salary of sscretnry ~
amounted to s29o7M; making, the total
asbnrsGmsnt' ssnsa u .5l'g%o add lssytRg s., %
Since the organization up to tho lat iast tic
sum OF Se25, 17v llaa been paid on account Of
dcath-losscs.. During tho past year 12o certl1.