The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-22
IN THE RAILWAY WORLD.
Called Meeting Of the Fort Worth
Joint Car Association.
NEW CAR ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED.
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pursuant to call issued by President
l.. W. Hayes Of the Fort Worth Joint Car
association Of Texas a meeting of that
association was held in this city yesterdnv
morning In the parlors of the CapitoI
hotel. This organization is compasea q,
'he representatives of the operating and
mechanical departments of Texas lines
and nearly every railroad In the State is a
member OF the association.
PRESIDENT Hayes, who is master car
builder of the Fort Worth and Denver
city, called the meeting to order, vim
secretary T. II. Osborne, master mechanic
OF the Cotton Belt at Pine Blun. Ark.
In charge of the minutes, and the follow
ing members present: Frank McGee.
fort Worth and Denver City; II. d. Gal
braith, Fort Worth and Rio Grande: Il.
X Thompson, Texas and Pacific. Fort
worth John Doyle, Missouri Kansas
ana ~, Texas Denison; G. A. Hancock p.
w. Farrell, Santa Fe Galveston; Thomas
lnglis, st. Louis Southwestern. Tyler; NJ.
Z. MOSS, Santa Fe. Purcell, l. T.; j. W.
Hogsell, Chicago, Rock Island and Texas,
Fort Worth; G.. W. Butcher, San An
tonic and Arkansas Pass, San Antonio; b.
X. Hanson, International and Great
Northern, Terrell f. Hufsmith. Interna-
tional and Great Northern, Palestine; j.
A. Hanglin. Hot Springs railroad, Hot
Springs, Ark; Charles o Brien. Southern
Pacific. San Antonlo; j. c. Williams, In
ternational and Great Northern, San An
tonic; G. II. Mieham st. Louis; j. s.
Patterson. Franklin. Pa; S. r. Tuggle
and James MCGEE, Houston and Texas
Central; A. S. Grant, Houston East and
West Texas; j. II. Masterson, Texas and
New Orleans; ]. r. Cade Galveston, Har-
al hi al n
Bentley, Missouri, Kansas and Texas. all
of Houston.
While the principal object of the meet
ing was for the purpose of organizing an
association to govern the Interchange of
cars, the matter was only briefly dis
cussed at the morning session and action
postponed until the afternoon. The MORN
Ing hours were devoted to discussing and
consideration of safety appliances. auto
matte car-couplers and general review
of matters pertaining to the construction.
repair and operation of cars. Reports
We're heard on the latest patents and re-
cent tests made of new inventions and
car designs. Before adjourning Chairman
Hayes announced the death of Mr. Samuel
Irwin. superintendent of car department
of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas, since
the last meeting, and appointed commit
tee to draft resolutions of respect to the
memory of their departed brother men,
ber
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting reconvened at ESQ p. M,
not as an association but as representa-
tives of the various lines members of the
car association for the purpose of erecting
organization to be known as the Texas
Association for the Interchange of Cars
After some little discussion of the aims
and objects of the proposed organization
in which the main purpose Is to facilitate
the movement of cars In interchange etc
the meeting got down to business anc
the new organization was launched by
the election of A. S. Grant, master me
chanic of the Houston East and west
Texas. Houston, president; G. a. Han
cock. Santa Fe. Galveston, vice president
and T. II. Osborne, of the Cotton Belt
Pine Buff, Ark secretary.
The new association was ORGANIZED
Under the most favorable auspices. and
Judging from the enthusiasm manifest
among the charter members promises to
do much good in the way of furtherlnE
the movement for the facilitation of the
interchange of cars by the Texas roaus
The membership will include all INES III
rraxas and States adjoining, and apphca-
,ions were received yesterday from roads
NOT represented at the meeting for mem
borship In the new organization.
IT was decided to hold the next inee.'',s
ot rort Worth on the first Monday III
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