Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-13
TIE ROIDM4STERS.

The First Annual Convention of the Ma
tionaI Association-The Subjects Under
Discussion.
The first annual convention of the Road
masters association of America convened
| in the Office of the union depot at 2:3C
o'clock yesterday afternoon. The associa-
ton met in Chicago and organized last
June, and, although young as to corporate
existence, it numbers in its membership
some of the most enterprising railroad
men in the country.
The attendance yesterday was quite
large, there being over twenty delegates
present from different parts of the coun-
try. The present officers are I. Burnett, of
the Chicago & Rock Island with residence
at Joliet, H.; John Tierney, of the Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific, Chicago, secretary,
and Thomas Adsmson, of the Ohio & Mis-
sissippi, Lawrenceberg, Ind, treasurer.
DELEGATES.
Among the delegates present were the
following:
]. Burnett, Joliet, ILL.,; Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific, John Tierney, Chicago;
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; James
Sloan, DaHville, Ill, Chicago & Eastern
Illinois; Thos. Rafferty,, Laneston, Mimi,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul; j. E.Crip-
pen, Grand Junction, Ia, Des Moines &
Fit. Dodge; s. L. Sweeney, Bement, ILL.,,
Wabash, st. Louis & Pacific; J. B. Moll,
Faribault, Chicago, Milw aukee & st. Paul;
j. H. Preston, Des Moines, Ia, Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific; o. D. Richards,
Andover, Ohio, Lake Shore & Western;
Thomas Adamson, Lawrenceburg, Ind,
Ohio and Mississippi; John G. McQuiston,
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Indianapolis and
Chicago; David Wright, Redwing, Mime
sofa, Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; A.
Cox, LIE Suer, Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul; George B. Trlpp, Tomah, Wisconsin,
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul; c. R.
Meeker, Chicago, Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy; T. Raynor, Battle Greek, Michi-
gan, Grand Trunk; P. ]. Kelley, Kanka-
kee, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Chicago and
ST, Louis; r. Y. Galerneatt, Lima,
Ohio, Lake Erie and Western;
B. Bowen, Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul;
C. b. StockwelI, Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul; E. q. Mott, Winona and st. Peter,
and ex-Alderman Brennan, of the st. Paul,
Minneap olis Il Manitoba, st. Paul.
In the afternoon a general discussion
took place as to the best methods and ma
chinery employed in the work of building
ditches, and some very interesting infor-
nation was brought out.
The evening session was held at the
capitol, and it was devoted to discussion
of the best manner of laying ties, and the
merits of the several descriptions of rail-
road ties were discussed at length.
1t was brought out in the discussion that
owing to the increased difficulty in pro-
curing oak ties, cheaper substitute was
found in cedar ties which were less ex-
pensive and just as safe as oak. It was
also shown that when Bornetized hem
lock ties would last thirteen years:
the process costs fifteen cents per tie, and
the natural life of hemlock ties is only
three years, the natural life of cedar from
seven to nine, and of oak from eight to
ten years.
This morning the delegates will visit the
falls and trip will be made on the Mil
waukee road to inspect the workings of
ditch machine. In the afternoon a meet
ing will be held at the capitol. The con-
vention lasts till tomorrow.