National Republican., 1884-10-16
THE GAS A ssociATIoN.
Election OF Officers and Reading OF Papers
The Next Meeting Place.

The American Gasllght association began Its
duodecimal convention at Willard hall yeSter-
day with an attendance of over ljD President
w. II. Stedman calling 1t TO order at 10 o'clock.
Secretary c. ]. K. Humphreys read the names
OF the following applicants for membership
and they were duly elected ". NJ. Lane,
Lancaster; VIM, Clark New Orleans; j. HAY
wood, Baltimore: J. ;. Townsend, New York;
Frederic Mayer, Baltimore; w. j. Fay Denver,
Col; and J. B. LOOMS, Lancaster, Pa. The
programme for the convention was then re-
ported and adopted providing Tor TWO sessions
daily for two days, "A banquet Thursday by the
Washington Gaslight company, visit To the
local gas works, and excursion to Mount YER
non Friday. 81
President Stedman then read his annual ad-
dress, which stated that no startling discovery
bad been made during the past year. He
stated that the electric light had passed the
speculative stage and had now settled down
TO the prOsaic duty OF making dividends:
There was no longer any fear that gas would
be relegated to the sole work OF heating and
cooking. The address then touched upon sew
eral points of interest in the business. The re.
mainder of the morning session was devoted
to reports of committees, &c. a paper was
read by s. q. Stiners, of Pawtuckct, X. l., on
valves VS.. center seats for working purifiers
which was very generally discussed, after
which the association took recess until
afternoon.
A number of interesting papers were read at
the afternoon session, including one by Mr.. C.
4. HeQuembourg, of Bradford, Pa. upon
Natural Gas" He gave II detailed account of
the gas wells at that city and Pittsburg, to-
gethGr with the methods being taken to still
further develop the supply from the subtcr-
ranean reservoirs. Discussion on this paper
was cut short by a suggestion that the subject
was not one that affected the price of the
manufactured product elsewhere, and was not
therefore of moving interest to the members
whose business is strictly for revenue only
The chemistry of gasmaklng was lcarnedly
discussed by Emerson McMillin, of Columbus,
while John Cabot of Lawrence, Mass, des-
canted on the coating of gas mains with coal
tar. II. +. Coggshall, OF Fitchburg, Mass dis.
cpssed the use of iron sponge as purifier.
The following gentlemen were elected Off
GERS of the association for the ensuing year
President, Eugene Vanderpoel, of Newark,
| n. J. Vice presidents, A. C. Wood, of Syracuse,
| n. Y; Thomas Buttcrworth, of Rockville, ILL.,,
and NJ. X, Greenough, of Boston. Secretary
and treasurer, G. j. X. Humphreys, of Bergen
| Point, n. Y. Finance committee, John An
drews of Chelsea, Mass. W. Cartwright, OF
| Oswego, n. Y, and =. L. Burtis. of Chicago,
| ILL., Executive committee, A. B. Slater, OF
| Providence; J. II. Bauingardner, Of Lancaster,
Pa; ID. H. Geggie, of Quebec, Canada; Samuel
| Pritchitt, of Nashville ]. NJ. Starr, of Rich
mond, Ind, and Benz Rankin, of Louisville
| The next meeting Of the association will be
| held at Cincinnati. The association will con-
tinue its session this morning at 10 o'clock.