Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-16
ASH0W ON THE WHARF
An Open Air Exhibit Of Street Cars
on Water Street Next Week.
PROGRAMME FOR THE CONVENTION.
PittSburg May Get the Presidency of the
Street Railroad Association.
SOME PAPERS THAT WILL BE READ

Everything is in readiness for the recep-
tion of the delegates to the convention Of
the American Street Railway Association
to be held in this city next week. 1t is not
expected that many of them will arrive,
however, before Monday or Tuesday, al
though the representatives of some of the
companies and firms that will have exhibits
at the Monongahela House and other hotels,
are now here to put in readiness the dis
plays.
Lewis D. Cofrain, of the Citizens line,
who is Secretary of the local committee,
was Busy man yesterday. He is beginning
to have many callers in connection with the
arrangements for the convention and his
duties are by no means light. The pro-
gramme for the three days meeting has
just been completed. The convention will
be called to order by President Henry NJ.
Watson, of Buffalo, at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning. Business sessions will be
held Wednesday evening, Thursday morn
ing and Thursday afternoon. Among the
papers to be read are:
PLENTY OF FOOD FOR THOUGHT,
ga Perfect Electric Motor" by H. A.
Everett, Secretary of the East Cleveland
Railway Company, Cleveland, o.
ga Years Progress of Cable Motive
Power" by ]. c. Robinson, formerly Vice
President of the Los Angeles Cable Com
pany, Los Angeles, Cal.
'tPublic and State Treatment of Corpora
tions,'' by G. Hilton Scribner, President
Central Park, and North and East River
Railway Company, New York.
"The Dependent Overhead or Under
ground System of Electric Motor Power"
by George w. Mansfield of the Attleboro,
North Attleboro and Wentram Street Rail-
way Company, of Attleboro, Mass
''The Independent Storage or Primary
Battery System" by Knight Neftel, cleo
trician Lancaster Street Railway Company,
Lancaster, Pa.
In addition to the above the convention
will discuss the relative merits of cable and
electric power in street railroading, expe-
dients for reducing operating expenses and
increasing traffic, the construction of power
houses and the safeguards against fire, break
downs and other accidents, the prospects
and possibilities of the storage battery and
conduit electric cable, the use of street cars
as collectors and carriers of the mails, labor
troubles and other matters pertaining to
and having bearing on the various sys-
tens of street railways.
The subject of carrying the mails on street
cars is beginning to occupy the attention of
street railway and Government officials.
The Government refused to put mail boxes
on the cars in Cleveland on the ground that
if labor troubles occurred with the men
operating the cars, the collection of the
mail would be hindered.
ENTERTAINMENT FOR DELEGATES.
1t has been decided to devote all of Fri
day following the convention to an e1cur-
sion on the river, including visits to Davis
Island dam and the usual points of interest
up as far as McKeesport. The Mayhower
will leave the Monongahela wharf at 10
o'clock Friday morning. Thursday evening
the annual banquet, mentioned elsewhere, |
takes place.
A large platform 200 feet long is being /
erected on the wharf where the exhibits of !
street cars, machinery and other heavy ma
terial will be displayed.
The present officers of the association |
are:
President, Henry NJ. Watson, of Buffalo.
the President or the Buffalo Railway Com
panyi First Vice President, William A.
Smith, General Manager of the Omaha Street |
Railway Company; Second Vice President
Charles Odell, President of the eNewburyport |
and Amesbury Street Railway Company of
urer, William J. Richardson Secretary of
the Atlantic Avenue Railway Company, of
Brooklyn, N. Y. Executive Committee,
Thomas Lowry, of Minneapolis; David F.
Henry, of Pittsburg: Albert E. Thornton of
Atlanta; Henry NJ. Littell. of Cincinnati, and
Thomas c. keefer, of Ottawa, Canada.
1t is very strongly limited that the cleo
ion at the coming convention will re-
suit In the selection of a Pittsburg man
or the presidency next year, although no
candidates have announced themselves.
Both d. f. Henry and George 1. Whitney
ire spoken of for the place