Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-20


day the society will meet in st. Paul. on
Friday it would go to Minneapolis, where
the annual address would be delivered.
The secretary also read a communication
from the Engineers club of Minneapolis,
rendering the inequalities of the club, and
announcing that its headquarters were To-
Gated at the city hall in Minneapolis. The
local committees of the club are as follows:
On milling interests and water power,
William De La Barre, chairman; on city
Improvements, Andrew Rinker, chairman;
on city water works, James Waters, chair
man; on proposed city parks, S. H. Baker,
chain man.
This was succeeded by the reading of
paper on water power from the pen of
Professor Emery, which also caused some
discussion.
THE PROGRAMME.
The following programme of papers to
be presented during the meeting was read
by the secretary:
Cost of steam power by G. E. Emory.
Building dyke at the Falls of ST. Antho-
ny by F. W. Farquhar.
Rebuilding Monongahela bridge by g..
Lindenthal.
Pontoons, by John LaWler.
On the current meter, together with a
| reason why the maximum velocity of wa
ter flowing in open channels, is below the
surface, by L. P. Stearns.
Water power at st. Anthony's Falls, by
]. P. Frizell.
l. Meteorological Investigations.
.. The determination of minute heliacal
errors in measuring screws.
3. suggestion for the elimination of
personal observations in block signaling,
by o. E. Michaelis.
How can railroads be made more eff
Gent in the transportation of freight, by
William P. Shinn.
Railway track repair byBenjamin Reese.
The cause of decaying timber, by j. w.
Putnam.
Accident to steam pipes resulting from
the use of blast furnace wood, by DR.. Egg
gleston.
Reports of standing committees on the
preservation OF timber on uniform sys-
| tenn for tests Of cement on uniform stand
ard time.
Major T. ". Farquhar read the first
paper, being an exhaustive and wonder
| fully entertaining production on the dyke
| system, which has obtained, at the falls of
st. Anthony, illustrating his treatment of
the subject by maps and drawing, ETC.,
which was listened to with undivided at
tention and followed by discussion.
The convention adjourned at l 80 o'clock
until this morning, yesterday afternoon
being appropriated to driving about the
| city.
The following is a complete list of
the names of those present:
Abbott. A. v, New York.
| Abbott, T. S., New York.
| Andrews, Edward R., New York.
| Appleton, T. and two ladies, New York.
Atkinson, John B., Darlington, KY.
| Archibald, James, Scranton, Pa
Allaire, William NJ, New York
Bogart, John, New York.
Barnard, j. f., st. Joseph, Mo.
Bates, Omoard, Pittsburg.
Burnett, Daniel, Kansas City.
Bradbury, Henry, New York City.
| Bradley, I. c., Kansas City.
B5ardsley, Arthur and wife, Swartmore, Pa
Bishop, J. W., st. Paul.
Blackwell, Charles, Roanoke, Va.
Burns, <. c., Detroit
Breckenridge, Cabell, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Burr, William H., Troy, N. Y.
Bixby, William H, Willis Point, NY.
Bell, And ew, Carlton, Canada.
Blaisdell, A. H., St. Louis.
Cartwright, Robert, Rochester
COlling wood F., New York.
| COryeil, Martin, Lambertville, n. j.
Crandall, C. L., Ithaca, N Y.
Cross, J J. r., New York.
Cunningham, David Grandin, Oak.
Cara, l. B., st. Louis.
Davis Chester B., Madison, Wis.
Davis, Charles, Pittsburg, Pa.
Dempster, A., Pittsburg Pa.
Doape, E. A., Meadville, Pa.
Duane, Q. c., Detroit
Davis, James p, New York.
Tggleston, Thomas, New York.
Ed~ad IL, n. NJ, Appleton. Wis,
Elmer Howard N, st. Paul.
Emery, ,harles E., New York.
Emerson, George D., Rolla, Mo.
Endicott, NJ. L., League Island, Pa.
Force, C. e., Cleveland, Ohio.
Fisher, Clark, Fenton, n j.
Farquhar, F. .. Detroit, Mich.
Fletcher, Robert and wife, Dartmouth, n.
i Francis, James B., Lowell Mass,
Freeman, John r., Lawrence, Mass.
Frost George H., New York.
Goad, Charles E., Montreal.
Graft, Frederick, Philadelphia.
Gray, Samuel NJ, Provdedce, r 1.
Green, Charles e., Ann Arbor, Mich
Green, Geo. S. Jr., New York.
Harris, W. P, Huntington, Ind.
Haven, W. A, Buffalo.
Hermann, Chas Louisville.
Herring, Rudolf, Philadelphia.
Horton, Horace E., Rochester, MINI.
Howard, Fred b., Detroit.
Howe, NJ. q. and wife, Houston; Texas
Huntington, W. s. and wife, Dartmouth, N H
Huges, w. NJ. Cleveland
King, Chas. Capt, Milwaukee.
Kiefer, Thomas c., Ottawa, Canada.
Knight, VIM. B., Kansas City.
Kingsley, NJ. W Cleveland
Lee, Thos. B., Newark, NY.
Lindenthal e., Pittsburg.
| Ioyett. Thos. d, Cincinnati
Low, Gordon P, Gloucester, Mass.
Loweth, has. F., st. Paul.
Lucas. D. Jones, Lowellville.
LANCE, F. R., Washington, D. c.,
Miller, VIM, Pittsburg.
MacNaughton' James, albany, NY.
Metcalf, A., Pittsburg.
Mckenzie Z. H., Southington, CT.
McCullum, Tros q, Boston.
McNulty, Il. W., Rrook YIN, N. Y.
McCintock, W. H., Lou sville, Ky.
McMath, Robt. Z st Louis.
McVean, ]. j., Cucago.
McC NIB, D. E. Washington, D. C.
NJ choetis, Il. E., Philadelphia, Pa.
Moore, RObt., st. Louis, Mo.
Moore, H. c., st. Louis, Mo.
Morehouse, l.. B., Chicago.
Morris, Henry G. Philadelphia, Pa.
Morris, Marshall, Louisville, KY.
Morse, B. F., Cleveland.
Myers, c. H., New York.