New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-05

TELEPHONE MEN WARMLY WELCOMED.
OPENING OF THE NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN-To
COMBINE WORK AND RECREATION

NPENING OF THE NATIONAL CoNvENTIoN-To
COMBINE WORK AND RECREATION.
Tho Convention of the National Telephone Exchange
association met yesterday at the Hotel Brinsw'cR
There about 200 delegates and representatives Oh
electrical manufacturing companies present, comprs
ing members Of twenty six active corporations TWO
associate and five honorary companies The hrst dss
as LARGELY devoted TO routine business and long eS
ecutfve session. One paper on Batteries by r. ~
pfckcrnel Of Ncw-York, read, however during
the discussion which followed. J. A. seeley vi 'he
Metropolitan Telephone Company, made Known inc
fact that he about to try storage battery III soo
Of the Offices of the company An Interesting auu'eS'
was delivered by President Henry Meuser, or fit's-
burg Mr.. Metzger is known in telephone ana eiec-
tcal circles generally as one Of the pioneers in putting
telephone wires under ground lie introduced inc
rysfem about seven years ago at Pittsburg, ana MS
sompany now has forty miles Of cable underground In
chat city.
NO LACK OF HOSPITALITY.
Henry @ Davis OF the Electric Club, introduced
70 the convention, and extended a cordial invitation
10 the delegates TO make the club their headquarters
while in the city The American Bell Telephone Com
many presented for the performance OF Matthias
sandorf. at Nblo's last evening; T. J. Hall invited
the delegates for drive through Central Park al The
close Of toays meeting, which will terminate with
dinner at the Mount St. Vincent Hotel, given by the
Western Electrical Company and tom morrow the con-
vcntfon VIII be the guests OF W. H. rNhci' OIL" W.
Metropolitan Telephone Company on cruise up inc
Hudson to West Point, al dinner at the CASINO STATE"
Island. and in the evening at the Fall of Rome.
The election Of officers resulted as follows Presi-
dent Henry Mctzger Of P,sbnrg; vice president, c. H.
Barney OF New-York treasurer, H. l. stofh' OF new
York; member Of Advisory Committee, Morris = ISler
AZ New Haven members of Executive Committee W. D.
Denver, OF Boston; Samuel W. Bryant, OF Washington
George NJ Stone, OF Cincinnati. and C. f. cutter oi
Ncw-York An application was received for member
shin in the association from the National Conduit Asso
citation and referred to the Executive Committee
TO-DAY'S PROGRAMME
The programme for to-day will include papers on tho
following subjects: Dynamo Currents and Inter
currents by c. F. Mcclure Of Richmond q" Electrical
Relations Of Telephone, Light and Power stations ana
aRalIroads, by L. b. lockwood Of Boston; Il" Under
ground Work in Brooklyn by T. A. Sargent During
the discussion OF this paper Mr.. Beckwth will read
short essay on the progress OF underground work ID
Sew-York BY F. F. Sherwood. The telephone Will be
scientifically discussed by DIR. L. NJ Plush. of Phila-
delpha and An Important Judicial Decision by H. g.
mccullough The decision is one Of great moment TO
tclcphone companies, II holds thai persons VINO
disturb wires by house moving, ETC., must pay Tor III
Jury done
Among tho prominent telephone present. be-
louisville KY Colonel A. ID. Bullock. of Cincinnati
r. b. Doolittle If Boston: II. W. Pope of New OK,
II. b. Thayer, New York agent of tho western REG
trlcal Company: W d. sargent Brooklyn; H. r.
Thornberry, Montreal ". A. Vail OF the Metropolitan
Telephone Company: General Z. II. Barney New
YorkS Frank u. knight, Texas: Major J. n. Bro"n'
Of the American Bel Company; Colonel George L,
Beetle, Chicago: George T. Durant St Louis. and
Theodore ~ Vail president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company. The convention VIII meet
At 10 a. IN. to-day