St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-20
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
State Station Agents Association Elects
Officers at It's Annual Oonven-
ton Yesterday.
A Resolution Favoring the Tax on But
tsnne Adopted by the Board
of Trade.
Visitors Como and SO, stopping to
Talk Briefly on Topics of All
Kinds.
A House for tho Bethel Association =
Injured at n Crossing--The Lo-
cal Wind-up.
STATION AGENTS LEGIsLATlNG.

The Station Agents. Association
Elects Officers.
The Minnesota division of the National
Railroad Station Agents association held
its annual meeting yesterday afternoon i'll
room Is at the Merchants. There were
present the following delegates:
c. Van Campen. Rochester; G. f. Tallmage
Hastings: G. r. Pheeney. Owatonna; p. II.
Allen, Kasson; ". \. Thompson, Plainview:
j. Trmble, Heron Lake; E. ID. Sewall, Still
water: c. E. Johnson, c. L. Stewart, Zum-
brota; c. o. Goss and II. L. Gorbin, Winona;
E. y. White, Waseca; E. Weston, Eyota; b.
3. Marshall, Battle Creek; w. Woolsey, Wi
mona; H. P. Briggs, Red Wing: II. IL. Herrick,
Chatfeld.
The meeting was called to order at
O'clock and the session lasted until nearly
II o'clock p. III.
The president delivered an address of
which the following is summary:
Brother Members of Minnesota Division:
We are assembled here to-day for the pupoSe
of perfecting to some extent our organization
by the adoption cf bylaws the election OF
officers, and trust to learn how we can best
work for our mutual good. There
is growing sentiment, think,
I'm favor of such an org anization rs ours
coutem plates. We do not counsel labor
uniors OF a secret order and l would at this
lion wherein we discountenance strikes and
cliQueS and ! would make Il sufficient cause
for dismissal from our order the engagement
Of any one in unlawful interference with the
property or liberty OF others. The combina-
zion of capital is responsible for the combi-
nation OF labor. l think we must agree
that much good results from association.
You are not called upon, in joining this asso-
citation, 10 subscribe to any secret oath or
merge your personal liberty in a collection.
Our aim is to make the association one of mu-
tual benefit.
Thirty-tour new members were adj
mitted. The association now has
membership of ninety-eight Bylaws
were adopted and some changes made in
the constitution. An invitation was re-
ceiyed from the Monon route to the dele
gates to the national convention, to be held
in indianapolis June 8, to accept
free transportation over their line.
The invitation was accepted. The
same line extended invitations to the dele
gates from the Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa
and Dakota divisions of the association.
An invitation was also received from the
Iowa Central road, which was declined
with q vote of thanks, as that line does not
run into Indianapolis.
The following delegates were appointed
to attend the national convention:
H. II. u. SeWdll, Il. M. w eSIOu, -
G. Stewart, c. o. Goss, w. Woolsey.
a vote of thanks was extended to the
st. Paul and Minneapolis press, to the
MOnOn route, Iowa Central, Chicago &
Northwestern, Minnesota Il Northwestern,
Milwaukee and Minneapolis Sc ST. Louis
roads tor favors extended. The following
officers were reelected for the ensuing year:
c. Van Camper, Rochester, president;iG. f.
Tallmage, Hastings, vice president: H. H.
Herrick, Chatfeld, secretary; ]. R. Pheeney,
Owatonna, treasurer.
The following executive committee was
appointed:
G. T. Tallmage, c. L. Stewart, E. A. White.
J. w. Stultz. C. o. Goss, w. A. Thomson, E.
d. Sewall and G. E. Johnson.
The association is reported as being in a
healthy condition and with bright prospects
for the future. An adjournment for one
year was taken.
1t was decided to hold the next meeting
in Minneapolis, on the third Wednesday III
May. ss.f5