New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-21
THE ENGINEERS WELCOMED.
CHIEF ARrHURs ANNUAL ADDRESS
spxxcuxs BY MAYOR GRACE. GOVERNOR ALBEIT.
DR. TALMAGE AND Mr.. DEPEw.

DR. TAIMAGE AND Mr.. DEPEw.
The brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers
As,a ,hs opening OF their twenythird annual
io,erps,ionai convention at the Metropolitan opera
House Yesterday The Committee on Credentials were
husv all the morning at LYRIC Hall inspecting the
,.dsnals Of the delegates and distributing badges 10
,h.r Three hundred fifteen out OF possible three
hundred and twenty-five duly accredited by noon
ana nearly every had brought Ills vile with n'in
Rv2p A. abou, $500 people vero seated In the opera
Uouse and while Cappas band played the following
gentlemen took their seats upon the stage: Mayor
Grace Governor Leon Albeit OF New-Jcrsey, the Kew
DR. Tamage Cbauncey NJ Depew. p. NJ. Arthur.
Grand Chief Of tho Order; William III. Quincy
Oeios Everett, grand chaplain; T. g. lngraham' n's'
sran engineer; H. c. Hays. first assistant engineer
George H. Van Tassell third assistant eneineer D. H.
sprsygue second grand engineer; A. X Cavner seeonu
...,ant enrlnesr; j. Il. Fitzgerald. grand guide; ana
W W. Thompson and II. G. Davis. chairman and secre-
tary respectively of the Committee OF Arrangements
vho have been busy for time preparing the pro-
srsmme OF the opening exercises and OF the various
scbemes by which the Brotherhood will amuse them-
.e,ves during their ten days stay In the city.
Chairman W. Ii. Quincy called the meeting to order
and road the following message from President Cleve'
land: ....
EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHINGTON
Tow IT. GuRvRY, Master Of Ceremon,s - ,, ,,a.,,s
DEAn SIR President directs me to express s his S
be present at the 0psng edeS, s roteT
S Of locomotive Engineers "Wednesday next aud TO say
V Vnnrs o etc DANIEL LAMONT. Secretary.
Mr. Quincy then in a few words extended welcome
10 all the delegates and read poem composed Tor inc
occasion by s. MCCLURE, "the poet engineer OF the
order.
r,allv opened the proceedings with prayer The chair
man then introduced the first speaker Mayor Grace
who said:
lam here in my capacity TO bid Won welcome 10
NewYork and personally 70 rsanfeOn Sa, improved the
condition. OF wage all over the world ana ne kn1m
has developed you capacity for managing public sa%rs
Systematic po in than they possibly
acquire in any other & de to see the
general law viii allow them TO ncoPornte then orSan
izatons so that they may Dc brought "''n "''
recognition OF the law
The chairman then announced that Governor NM
who had been expected address the convepuon hau
disappointed the committee Governor Aooe'' was VIC
next speaker. He said In part:
yonr order as New Jersey is known as con
,aiiye and law abiding organization OF intelligent and hard
S1ns %sS By ihs wealth ss pny
nsp oST S%a s
and oil have Ssn 1h sS4 and ng Perfectly viii
ing g ir1s, hands the engineer whose
prompt action could implicitly rely sg slow S5 en-
f s%d the man make 9Ss
sG ag0 Sssn S po IN a9S
strikes Will show " some sS ha l heTe
every - sv SnS n Se'A r se or
printed ted On the snd
s eSnysnHa tS a nS not
and that so long as Son are g IA the and
hospitality of this mighty city. ~
The chairman then introduced the Rev. Dr. Iamage'
who said: 49,,
YOU for we engineers OF something Some OF us eng
oY- as . se sst sG%f Of C%
burst our SSs G I fea ARE are running on very
fut all hope to arrive a. nr I take YOUR hands in
mine giving you the secret grip OF te order ss see
yda Sa ae Ssf your Wives along
trust you nh this 8 Of E %S o y S come S" Tom
finest aud wonderful in the world MANY o, yS" ra
notice that then get there sooner than the others IN tray
@ eon 'd that on the Journey ganla
the sane wise course n s sDes man
ckef you cannot fail to get ali the rights you want
The chairman next called Chief Arthur to read
his annual address, As he arose the band struck up
"see the Conquering Hero, and the house resouuueu
with cheers as the venerable chtef VINO mas held that
honorable position for twelve years. arose from h
chair and advanced to the reading desk winch wal
draped with the stars and Stripes. Chief Arthur II
recognized remarkably successful arOiter on Dc
half of his constituents lie wieids MS power Juuic
tousiy aud never seeks To settle labor Hou"'es pJ
means OF subordinate officials, but always insists OF
dealing directly with the presidents OF the roads HI
address, winch was a long one, was delivered IN TN
firm ut moderate tones characteristic OF nim lie saic
IN part
In these troublous times the intellect and igno
SOFIA problems Nineteenth Century IT but right Una
should meet in the heatcy Of The Continent iron
which go the pulsatngein OF conme &c TO ever
Many 1s UI 9 pP aG IN
Sring our order and imparng our usefulness These crit,
csms aroused chiefly with rgan 10 our rea,"
otet labor organic tons Now. good labor organization
Iooi thing but a heterogeneous mass oil men engaged !
fn yS' an orsannaton which shall with sua
Justice very much doubt And TINS could Dc DONE ,n
I'd ofiSfaa DTlly
INTO ourselves What we are and what we nave g
s SsHooves us to be extremely how
Ns ~n S ns ss IS nothing oe be done
afford to become interested III other nns
pufns have been called dd on to aS% rs
satisfaction Of eneStpS rd .s el1 e"eH that en
S ss nsEe %G fore YET we secured
ad IN s cases The %atcwcrd OF our order
wo%s that they cg S enG WIZ not oea FG S
difference. hurul to both Cap'a SanIG, a Wsys
peace without malcns injury on itsf lor ,rone. lie, in III
three words Organization, arbitration modeIaon we hay
ypsTy % r., 5 Se @ poS 1N heTe Is
such thing as Inherent ansgonsm between capital am
and idleness All capitalists not rich and hop
usre is none ang%s ysO Pile In' e SS S so small
Of In not TI @S @f If
WHO'S duty order to ms family ra +, Dag s ss S vs.
Ssss2 fc %s PAID fIs
,ot is '%S do Su and orphans Of deceased
rseae '1 aaG %%s see .s:
for their conduct during the iecent, -, uis ,n
Koight OF Labor face Of danger, intmidatonal
their contracts with the cOrlo
mons Y and have given one more assuf 10 employ
ers thai promise Of our order can under al
be rsted - ,,a Inv
come together for our amusement Du
10 Iegisiate and lesislste wisely and deliberate
lutrr of order. We snail reNleV
he working order during the last nsca year III an ~
senarrmeufs The brothers whom you Represent arr " p
s-ve and by evesy way possible ann once
Are 10 be the coming term al OUTSIDE qnts
rv .tre and politics 10 be put aside ana every hcu
bent to the accomplishment OF the, TASK Dg
60 M And nov At the expiration OF my toufu
trm OF once must express my, , satslsc !,
- rs good feeling friendship when las eilstc
$3.50 ns ana ifch be forgotten. n mistake
been ale By errors OF the head ana no
~ NJ bear has guided you hitherto give yo
al % the future
a,tb. close Of Chief Arthurs address, which was Ns,