Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-25

Completed Their work Yesterday
and Adjourned Sine Die.


Dallas, Tex, Jan. A.-The Texas
Street Railway association recon
vened at the Oriental hotel at II a. m.
The subject of the relation between
employer and employe was discussed
extensively, the end in view being
not only the avoidance Of wage diff
culties but the elimination from the
mind of the employe of the desire to
bring on such difficulties, Various
lifc-saving apparutuses and life-sayinB
rules for the guidance of motormen
were discussed pro and con. The
consensus Of opinion was that Il well
balanced hand and mind was better
than any mechanical device SO far
discussed. The question of reading
rooms was brought up and had the
warm support of nearly every MEM
Der OF the association 1t was par
ticularly urged that II reading rooms
Were established, specially should
be made of electrical journals of the
more elementary class.
Then came the question of tickets,
upon which opinion was so divided
as TO prevent any definite action. 1t
was pretty generally conceded that
they were only general convenience,
and not entirely satisfactory either
70 The public or the road.
The question Of speed ordinances was
Nl9AANhtu unu kilty were lpull " bN
limited to from to 10 miles per hour,
but none of the cities allow speed
approaching the rate allowed in the
larger cities In the North and East.
The electric roads in this state make
from 100 to 1870 car miles per day per
car, while in the North and East in
cities as large as st. Louis and New
York Il car viii make from $50 TO 1850
car miles per dny,
fnig
Wlltee on time and place OF the next
meeting. composed of A. w. Childress
Of the Queen city Railway of Dallas,
G. i. Freeman Of the Dallas Rapid
Transit Railway and G. A. Mckinney
Of the Houston city Railway
The nominating committee were s.
7. Cochran Of the Dallas Consolidated
Traction company, George I. Hen
bricks Of the Fort WORTH street rail-
way company OF Fort worth and w.
l.. Sale Of the Dallas Consolidated
Traction company.
The question of securing attractions
was entered into and opera. vaudeville
SHOWS, concerts. etc, We're fully dis
eussed. The conclusion was that eX-
crpt under exceptional conditions there
was no net gain to the companies, and
In some cases there had been In the
past year n considerable loss. The
ANNVoHlNy OIL lhNOTAnle weather uilu inc
uncertainty of getting 1t was one OF the
fruitful causes OF this loss.
Nothing definite was done as 10 the
establishing OF Il summer circuit
The report Of the nominating COM
mittee was adopted and resulted In
NE election Of the following officers for
the ensuing year:
w, II. Sinclair of Galveston, presi-
dent; c. A. Mckinney of Houston, vice
presldenti c. l.. Wakefield OF Dali
.as. secretary. These, with w. II.
weiss Of San Antonio and George b.
Hendricks OF Fort Worth were chosen
70 form the directory.
Inc committee on time and place
recommended Galveston as the place of
me next meeting. which was adopted.
Oh motion the meeting date was
SShanged to the third Wednesday in
March, 1896.
AR Hendricks OF Fort Worth present.
"a resolution of thanks In behalf of
sne visiting members to the Dallas
members for their entertainment. so
spuy and enJoyabiy crowned by the
BANQUET at the Oriental last night, to
Mhleh all the visitors voted aye. A
resolution OF thanks was adopted to
oee oriental hotel people. for the use
O' me meeting room.
Aulourned sine die.