, 1879-01-15
RAILROADS.
THE WESTERN RAILROAD ASs0'
t:IAT1fjN.

T1TE 3VEGrE1SN RAILROAD ASSO. |
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lhe annual 'aecl.EE u tne "s'.e'"
Association was held ycstcFday at rs otl'ee, No.
101 Washington street. Guncra-Sulicitor u. c.
fink of tho (,lfcano t. Northwestern Railroad,
ssn,nto1 I'm ,hoi- ou,t Mr. i. If. navmonl
oceup'so .no ss.n' 'a o'n... ."'. -, ~. ,,r,,.v.
acted as Secretary. a majority OF t1e e'ghsy-
| foar roads helonaing to tho Association were
| rcprcscntcd at tho meeting.
rho wrorn,,vo f,ommi.icc snl,,nttted tts mn
ntlal report. II commences WIN tho a''ouhes
,nent that Mr.. Robert 1Iarris, who for many
ycars has filled tho Office Of President OF the
Assos'a. ~. s .s.. -. -" r-aottro r,,m,ntttoo
patto1l III tl'e wuek VI t"c IAecut'so So",,s
on acconnt os MS having aecep'eu INC oi'.ce o.
Western Railroad. Tic following compliment |
!. LII ~ r1orrta. uTho t1delitv antl auccera
pu1o a,t' n"..'o' Nv ...", "a' .ta @ .s.sa,.
tlou as its chief executive olllcer deserve very
grateful mention. During his administration
,ho ncm,crahp of Thu Association llas Increased
80 ',. r. 80. ,,r,,,v ,,r,,r,,a. ~.
from sixteen 70 over e,sl.y spmpan'ss' up, nes 40
wotk mas increased a. .e'st a. n,a, a
~. o.nnr.es I'm. hccn very lar,,cly reduced.
V,s fn,,,ni,to, ,,,ot,. ttfs r,ntyy,c,lpmcrt the
1oul ",.'',.. .,,., H. irarr,s ,,,x ,,ro,,,.
ihe.o ,cryees a tbs u.s.
Ut considerable tt'no and !aoor." 49,.
Ihn rcpoi. 'nea sv.s i ~ VI ay,tr;sv s. i .
1878 hns necn one ~ nnas'sa1 1 n,,tx a horc
tces lMo eas"ss s. - ths ,n,"nt
psen N snS nf y,ses desreI to lie uscJ purIur
,anr 1ss ~ Now s,rcta i,nyr cen inycstratnti
aea'nst nea IT, ,"s, non;n.t as for last rp"r
Previous repnrs bayo shown ow .,tsafs y Is TO
use The simplest uevscS wnenes nseh.sa @ oy a.,
enlWose Ut pscsI"tMs ~ ~ n",,,,"a .xt, u n,.n
p!csenls patens pmu n,t ~ ~. .ntno,ts
element OF inc aevee w.oat s,oa,a, W. tr,, ,
atu 9lon ~ ~ - 3, s u T., tn "rt ~
speaiany FeisCM ~ htsns H"t % s ~ o., ~, J.. tst ~
WhieH tnt uese" ,4 .51t",, 1,nr, ~ IN - h,s,s
beeosnihE thc h:ust rhP w. t.,t ~ thot ehneo
meas u tho nssueiatn, ~; M, ~ aet sne tSts
o proecsacs used by railroad coapantes (tt.ero are
{ T muy infringe QUO, two, thfcc, and evcl, inore
patents ste: a ths cuM,.;so n sai1sE n
,,.. nc,,ern ahsrrrn1,ce Of thosa ruIrs OF
t"s t"s Association s pIosd.ax "ths. 70 dey!se
or pruccss, whetllur invented on tho rond Or pre-
Il 81, With Without iirst asycrtainng fro,t thu Az
n stnIatioa anu arranging for siu lab:lity to arise
II iron! ts @sc r, ., IN, Assocatoo ia. uThat M
tuo .'s M .nu m,i.nt "Iatn s1a,) to a,i
, Without tirst consulting the olccrs of tho A.
T. soGatiou anu ncyc:, unless III extreme cases,
Il | contrary to their alylcc."
~ Thu report glvcs q long list Of Rotne Of tho
G. au{,Irrt futters In which pntcuts have been ex.
" ! nnlnrd nnd ut,n!uns g!ycp during 1873. Tho
d suits TINT haze beun In etarg0 of tl!e Association
o. during eho year are lu14y eautuesatcu III tae
C. scHu@f' .,,..t -, A. ..t..t.. T.,
T. lno patslea''ea " .nr,,rn Inv fr,m, 1rre..
T. tne Husssue"t s 'or. lat +,"t 10,
=. at"e"n1is r,,, f-rn, .n,rv t.,,ortnr!,
~ hat t"''eN ~" ""y 80 ta"s ..,I
u nn1nss ~ mi ~ ~ ~ IL" Weu"ta
- polly Of all sallroad oLteats to"aFas Latchts
|
he | nnrt by q luck OF fnfurin1tUN. Tho following
oa .,,rt,nxtinna cOnccruIux the genera! prlNcEci
~ Of tl,v relations of tie Association to patunta
and Inventions ar0 submitted:
We pstteyu thut tue gradual and continuous re-
iii aettou ~ M tats. o. 'H1o % anu Which na
ILL., tho scnmuy If the ialur taytnv uu DO
vices which invention !hs furnished. it IL evidtn