Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-13
A STREET RAILROAD SHOW.
An Interesting Exhibition % be Given
I'm the streets Of the City.

Willard Han and vicinity Will On wednesday
look Ike car shop. The annual convention Of
the American Street Railway Association Is to be
opened there on that day. The membership Of
the Association is composed Of Isl companies, and
each company Is entitled to Two representatives
at each Official meeting. The Officers OF the As
ISOLATION are Charles B. Holmes, president, Chi
cago;Julius E Rugg, first VICE president Boston;
X. Dudley Frayser, second vice-president Mem.
phis;Chares B. Ceyg, third e-president, Dayton;
"llnam j. Richardson, secretary and treasury.
WHAT THE ASSOCIATION Is FOR.
The object OF the association, set forth in its
constitution, is 'rhe acquisition OF experimental
statistical and scientific knowledge relating to the
construction, equipment and operation OF street.
railways, and the diffusion OF this knowledge
among members OF the association, with the view
OF increasing the accommodations OF passengers,
improving the service, and reducing It's cost; the
establishment and maintenance OF spirit OF fra
tern1ty among the members OF the association by
social Intercourse and the encouragement OF cor
diai and friendly relations between the road and
President Henry Hurt, Of the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad, In speaking OF the coming
convention, said TO STAR reporter that he thinks
this convention VIII be one OF the most interesting
and most instructive OF any gathering that this
CITY OF conventions has known.
EXHIBITORS EXPECTED.
Among those who have signined their intention
OF exhibiting something in the way OF street cars
or their supplies are the Peckham Street Car
Wheel and Axle Co, OF New York; VIM. Wharton
Junior Z Co., Philadelphia; johnson Steel Rail
CO., youngstown, Pa. Duplex Supply CO., Norwaik,
Sona BROOKLYN a Hallway supply Co. BTo0xly9
York; Dornsr q button & DuIJOn, Cleveland; J.
a. Keefer, kansas city; Norris Llttearm & sons,
Brooklyn; Frost Peterson, New York; Pullman
Palace Car Co, Chicago; August Day, Detroit;
II. AndrewA New York: PomerOy a. Fischer, New
lork; The Lelb hbricating Co., Buffalo, N. Y;
pes Pies r, Henderson, Baltimore; NJ l. Farnnam
ington, d. c.; Charles II. Brown, syracuse. N. Y;
Vim. Rqof, Philadelphia; A. whitney Sons,
Post Co, Cincinnati OHIO; Lewis & Fowler
Manufacturing Co., Brooklyn; A. W. Nitsch, New
nork; Baldwin LOCOMOTIVES Works philadelphia;
the ST. Louis Car Co, st. Louis
OBJECTS TO BE SHOWN.
The exhibits expected will take up all the space
IN Willard Hall and the space in front Of Will
lard Hall on street and on 14th street, from
street to Pennsylvania avenue, which the Dis
tr1ct Commissioners have granted for the use OF
the convention. The space upon the street Will
De occupied by SUCH exhibits sS tracks, turntables
switches, transrer-tables, horse-cars cable-cars,
SnOw-pl0wS and Sweepers, rOat-ScraperS, electric
motors, and steam street-cars Those in the hall
Will he OF such character as wheels axleS rails,
heaters, carstarters, seats and backs mats, lubr-
cants, dislnfectants, varnishes, paints ana other
supplies or trimmings. The railway supplies will
De feature that Will be especially attractive The
exhibit Of the Pullman Palace Car Co. will be
striking The Baldwin Locomotive Works intend
exhibiting steam street-car.
The j. q. Brill Co. Will show new apparatus for
eQualizlng the weight In fOur-wheel cars.
The Peckham Street Car Wheel and Axle Co.
will show, among other things, a special wheel
adapted for tie Use OF electric motor cars on their
Interchangeable case-hardened axies, using an
axle that has been In actual use.
The regular sessions OF the annual convention
usually close on Thursday evening, but number
OF delegates Will remain over day or for sight
seeing.
The local companies have arranged to entertain
the delegates with trip to Mount Vernon, and,
on Ihe return trip stop will be made at Marshall