New-York tribune., 1890-06-29
CONVENTION AT cRpssoN SPRINGS.

DIsCr1SsFjD-SoCiAL INCIDENTS OF THE
CONVENTION At ericsson SPRINGS.
Cresson springs. Penn, juno 25.-rhe third days
Of the Convention Of American Civil Engneers
held p pday. The proceedings seem 10 attract le's
attention every day while the ladies Of the party are
increasing their power and the number Of their count
hourly. II this were convention OF amaIgiinatcu
chimney swccpcrs there would moi be single moment
obiainablc for rambIcs about these charming fs the
members would be discussing the universe anu pass
ing sweeping and revolutionary resolutions from dawn
ill midnight. But tine American civil engineers are
an intelligent body Of and the annual convention
is made the occasion OF pleasant social gathering
with papers professional subjects for those VINO iNc
them. Is valuable time lost In discussing
ridiculous and impriccblc resolutions and everyday
is thoroughly enjoying himself or herself 1hls morn
ing an excursion was made by special train to Zen
GAP one Of the most beautiful spots in the state
Considering the late hour, which kept by Ola ana
Young the engineers display much civhty ana torti
ude in rrnng ont Of bed at early hour as they
have done every morning for the last three days.
In the afternoon the regular business meeting was
held Prs,iG mt William T.. Shinn occupying the ohaif'
number of report, presented and adopted Inc
committee appnnfcd last year to consider the revision
II The constitution the society and the formation
of branch societies and anlllaon with existing societies
reported that little progress had been made" owing I"
| the dinculiy OF promugatng plan for the Animation
Df
| to prosecute the matter. The report was accepted
| and the committee continued. The committee on
| uniform standard time reported progIr's. y Dill
viii be- Introduced In Congress next session dealing
with thi, desirable reform.
\ communication was read by he secretary from
| J. \. Bo-uc Of Brooklyn, stating that room "aS
| o be reserved In the Fannie Paddock Hospital al
I Tacoma wash. for the accommodation oi engineers
! and asking that the society coutrlbut" @l,Jb or
- 900 toward the endowment fund of $1,000 necessary
for the medical and nurse attendants. The balance
of the money j, 70 bc raised IN the West The matter
WAS referred To- the Board n Directors for considera
| tion.
\ letter from the Western society OF EnIinecrs -
Chicago rad. asking the -o,rty 10 appoint com
rlitfc, TO meet the Western lets, aid T. cooperate
| n the organization Of AN international congTr's to
le held in Chicago In connection with thc Exposition
Il I-03. The chairman va authorized TO appoint a
committee to confer with th' Chicago engineers at
! 70 meeting 10 be held lu october. The commtic',
| however 8, not to le uvc-tcd with any power. and
must rcport 10 thc society for further Instructions.
The New York member, of the -ocicty do not ap
| pear T., Doe. inclined to commit them .clyc~ e. any
definite promise II going into the chicago ENpn-ipn
President skinner wa hy the unanimous v"ir" Of me
couvcuti.n appointed. chairman Il the committee.
Obcrlu smith. president Of the Am rican society
II Mechanical Engineers. asked if anything had been
done I'm reference to the proposition made by his
-o,ety - fcdcrate the two >oc.ct". i!r eaid tat
hr understood that a committee Of three va7 I" b'
tppo.ntod io mct similar committee from ih'
Mechanical Enrr OPS. ttc Electrical =. icty "a the
Mining Engineer. thns nahns Dotni
Of twelve members. President ohnn saif
that tie Board Of Director. lad never
received any such proposal Mr. Smith
... ritinod that Henry H. TUwnc. the expert oi the
.l.ul.a, cnriucer-. mad submitted proposition OF
is character 20 John Bggart, tine secretary oi the
American C!yIl Eueuc.r,. Mr. bomrt then stepped
on the platform with bland sWnc ON lis cHprcs''yc
,uunt.utn,e and remarked tnnt b. would Il" o. make
| nn ,U1,,uail,u lie hid received proposition from
Mr. I,nno. but a. u Wa, marked confidential. he h,d
been naturally reil,cit about ID. II lot DO the
& NV, Nv Icy l.,,ii tn,. r,,t ben t,c c,d. ON,
senate which Ha- - b" even NOR" elect hlt a''T
senator, VII an innovation for "h'h hr th"usA' utN
| N,1oc- Nj Chairman. u th- b, AL there lS hci'n
thi- body. pfup'-e wc 'l".rh- ,..... .,...o,..n,
! and aid that flc board co. direction would not con
-ldcr -uch an absurd propo-tlon ia" m"iies was u'"
iIc domination Committee. 10 consider thc, claims
! of al candid iur 'Mtc neal year. Wa '''! az
| nolutrd Il consisted Of \. VI. Nclhueton. ". J..
| snukin Charlie Paine. VI. X. Holman ana - h"''
An interesting paper va rad hy :, fli,tn wat T.,
lu, n the smithsonian Institution. on The ghnih- ot
,.rriIi, Il,. Traced iUr cn,. fom tlc A. ra-
ard ~ piian- down tp Tie present tine lh,H'i'''N
| lr described the marvellous 'h-irrIlh7 worn
ancient Cha'dca Ltbylon. Egypt: lh"r"'m, lri-,,;;
india lnd CHINA. IA .con'm, ion bee nmR, lo,.. n'a
! tlnt IL might Dee mirh laid that thr Nn'
| ,an engineer typnci more than any "'hrr
professional man tho practical rc-tlr,s. progressive
,ii, ,,,ich b,. made this nation what II b.. Amru
! nnia never forget the names of Fulton. stevens,
| Jarvis Eads and Ericsson q, the M1ai.5e n,u t ID
gotten that OF the architect "n, d,,-lH. '' t ,mind
| dl.po-ai u sewage II East olnnrr. .,, .... am,
in the eycnng the mcmrH am ana rn''r M rhrnor
VIZ .npcrint,ndcnt of the Pennsylvania Railroad con
| ,truction work, at Altoona