Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-28
THE CONVENTION.
The Meeting Of Master Mechan-
les and Car Builders. =
SANTA FE FREIGHT Traffic
It Requires an Additional Switch Engine
at this Point-Appointed General
Manageable Pecos Valley
Tarif-Tan Lights.
AN IMPORTANT MEETING.
The Master Mechanics and Master Car
Builders in Session.

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Builders in Session.
The adjourned meeting of the association
OF master mechanics and master car build
ers of Fort Worth railways, and the master
mechanics and master car builders of other
railways in the state, was held III the par
lors of the Ellis hotel yesterday. The meet
ing was a very important one, not only to
the railroad COMPANIES, but to the shippers
as well. There was a full attendance Of
members, and all the railroads in the state
were represented. There were present:
j. f. White, president, Fort Worth
and Denver City railway; NJ. c.
Hosty, secretary, joint car inspectors
office; ]. MCGEE, master car builder, Hous-
ton and Texas Central railway G. F. Ward,
general master mechanic, Gulf, Colorado
and Santa F'e railway: W. D. Minton, mas
ter car builder, Texas and Pacific railway;
NJ. w. Elliott, superintendentmo motive power,
Texas and Pacific railway: K. Walker,
master car builder, Missouri, Kansas and
Texas railway; J. DOYLE, foreman car de-
partment, Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
way; Il. VI. Galbraith. master mechanic,
ST. Louis, Arkansas and Texas railway; J.
K. Cade, master car builder, Texas and Pa
cific railway; ". p. Siddons, superintend-
ent car department, International and Great
Northern railway; O. o, Winter, general
superintendent, Fort Worth and Denver
City railway; T. H. Osborne, master car
builder, St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas
railway; T. MCGEE, foreman car depart
ment. Fort Worth and Denver City railway;
K. Whelan, master mechanic, Fort Worth
and Rio Grande railway; B. Neil, joint car
inspector, Fort Worth
The meeting was called to order at II a.
n. 1t was resolved that the minutes of
last meeting be adopted as read.
Moved by Mr.. J. Niece that the report
of Joint Car Inspector B. Neil, regarding
the interchange of private cars with the
various roads in Texas, be accepted as
read. Seconded by ". D. Minton and car
ried.
On motion of Mr. James MCGEE, sec
onded by Mr.. w. p. Siddons, il was re-
solved that a committee be appointed by
the chair to draft resolutions requesting the
officials of the various Texas railroads to
take the necessary action with a view of
securing better attention to private cars
and the admission OF private corporations
into the association of master mechanics
and master car builders, and to report
promptly to this meeting.
In pursuance of the above resolution
Chairman White appointed the following
committee: j. MCGEE, master car builder,
Houston and Texas Central railway; Rob
ert Walker, master car builder. Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railway; r. M. Gal
braith, master mechanic, st. Louis, Arkan-
SdS anu IeAdS RAILWAY w. H. NilntOl. HIS
ter car builder, Texas and Pacific railway;
r. Whalen. master mechanic Fort Worth
and Rio Grande railway; F. K. MCGEE,
master car builder. Fort Worth and Denver
City railway; w. P. Siddons, superintend-
en-. car department, International and Great
Northern railway: J. r. Cade, master car
builder, Southern Pacific railway; c. f.
Ward, master mechanic, Gulf, Colorado and
Santa t'e railway; NJ. W. Elliott, superln-
tendent motive power, Texas and Pacific;
J. Doyle, foreman car department, Missouri,
Kansas and Texas; J. +. White, master
mechanic Fort Worth and Denver City.
While the matter Of handling private cars
was under discussion it was suggested that
representatives of Streets Western stable
car company and the Canda cattle car COM
pany were in the hotel. and at the request
of William Robert Walker, Messrs. Barr
and Thompson, representing the above COM
panieS were invited to take part in the dis
cussion.
At 80 p. N. the meeting adjourned until
3 p N.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was called TO order at by
President j. Z. White.
The chairman announced that the citizens
of Tort Worth had furnished carriages for
the purpose of taking the members present
TO visit the stockyards, roller mills, etc,
and on their behalf extended an invitation
to all to visit these places at p. m
On motion OF MIR. James MCGEE, seconded
by Mr.. R. NJ. Galbraith, the invitation was
accepted with thanks.
On motion of Mr.. ]. MCGEE sub-cou-
nittee of three was appointed to draft
resolutions concerning the handling Of pri-
v3te cars, the same to be referred to the
general committee for final approval.
Chairman j. +. White appointed Mr.. J
MCGEE, Mr.. c. F. Ward and Mr.. Robert
Walker on the above. At the request of
MIR Ward Chairman j. F. White was ap-
pointed in his stead.
Pursuant to the above appointment the
following resolutions We're drafted and ap-
proved by a committee OF the whole:
At meeting of the master mechanics
and master car builders association, held
at Fort Worth, Tex, April ~, 1891, for the
purpose of discussing the best mode for the
Interchange and maintaining of private
palace stock cars and other cars belonging
to private corporations, it was the sense of
the meeting that a set of resolutions be
drawn up and presented to the different
general officials of the roads within the state
of Texas, asking their cooperation with
US in securing from the owners of private
cars the object as is set forth above. Be it
Resolved, by this association that
each member and each representative of
the different roads in the state of Texas
take this matter up with their officials to as
sist US in bringing about the reform We
wish TO obtain for the better protection of
both railroads, its patrons, and the owners
of the cars, rs we are thoroughly convinced
from our past experience that there is not
enough attention being given to cars owned
by private parties that there should be-
We attach herewith for the information
of our general officials report from the
Joint car inspector at Fort Worth, which
explains the condition the cars are drifting
into. :,
It is Furthermore suggested by iris board
that the owners of private stock cars
should agree upon some one or more points
within the cattle districts where they
could keep q supply Of the different classes
of the material that is most liable to give
way, for the maintaining of their cars; and
request that they authorize the joint car in
spectors at the different points TO give
authority TO the different railroad compa-
MES to make such repairs as they should
keep up and to bill against them.
Also, that each Of the different
car companies be invited to be-
come members of the different
joint associations and to have all the bene-
fits that railroad companies have in
the interchange Of cars and under the mas
ter carbuilders' rules and that they contrib
ute, in proportion to the number of cars
handled, to the expense of the joint car as
sociation.
The members of this association are well
aware of the fact that when private stock
cars are not in active service they, as
rule, are stored at some isolated point
hon ynr fan fny- III,