The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-20

The seventh annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania Street Railway associa-
tion was called to order in the board
Of trade rooms at II o'clock yesterday
forenoon. Fifty or more men promi-
nent in this branch of business are
present. An afternoon session was held
at which the reading and discussing of
papers on subjects relating to street
railway operation and the election of
officers for the ensuing year Consti-
tuted the business transacted. In the
evening the board rooms were trans
formed into banqueting hall and the
visitors enjoyed a delectable spread as
the guests of the Scranton Railway
company.
General Manager Frank Silliman, jr.,
of Scranton, was called to preside in
the absence of Hon. Robert +. Wright,
Of Allentown. and was honored by be-
ing chosen president for the ensuing
year. He was given a vote of thanks
for his ability and tact as presiding
officer pro tenn, and he reCiprocated
with neat address conveying his sense
of pleasure and gratitude for the honor
and confidence indicative of his selec-
tion.
The other officers elected We're: First
ce-president William b. Given, Of
Lancaster; second vice president, Dali
las Sanders, of the Schuylkill Traction
company; secretary, S. p. Light, of the
Lebanon and Annville Street Railway
company; treasurer, w. H. Lanius, of
York; executive committee, Messrs.
Silliman, Light and Lanius. e. c. Eel
ton. of Harrisburg, and c. p. King, of
Pottsviile.
THOSE PRESENT.
! A list of those in attendance is here
with given: A. +. Walter and James
j. BOes. of the Allentown and Lehigh
| Valley Traction company; +. c. Eel
| ton and +. B. Musser, Of the Harris
! burg Traction company; S. p. Light
| and G. II. Smith, of the Lebanon and
: Annville Street Railway company; j.
| c. Lugar, of the Roxborough, Chestnut
| Hill and Norrstown Railway company;
Frank Sillman, jr., c. A. Pearson, jr.,
and p. w. Gallagher of the Scranton
Railway company; f. w. Ash. of the
Schuylkill Traction company: c. p
King and d. j. Duncan, of the Schuyl-
| kill Electric Railway company; Nor
man NJ Jones and John A. Rigg of the
Reading United Traction company;
JOhn Oirdnalll, James fegan, lneO. -
Barber and l.. o. Hoover, of the
Wilkes Barre and Wyoming Valley
Traction company; +. Fl. Davis of the
! Williamsport Passenger Street Rail
! way company; w. H. Lanius and c. II
Mayer, of the York Street Raliwa!
company; Robert f. Fox of the Ches
ter Traction company; r. F.. Moore anC
II. ]. Crowley, of the General Electric
company. of Philadelphia; c. n. Bragg
of the Westinghouse Electric Manufac
turing company, of Philadelphia; Gile
Allison, of the Hildreth Varnish com
pany: George C. Morse, of the Roches
ter Car Wheel company; Douglas
Campbell, of the Pittsburg Car Whee
company; j. Monteith Jackson, of tn
Jackson & Thorp Co.; H. c. Dick, o
Flood q Conkling Co.; II. n. Ransom
of the Consolidated Car Heating com
pany; B. f. Swartz, Of Mckee, Fulle
& Co., of Catasauqua; A. c. Roden
bagh, of the Easton Transit company
: William +. Stewart, of Lykens 81 Will
Jams Valley Street Railway company
c. L. Flynn and p. +. Reilly, of Car
, bOndale Traction company; c. j. HaT
! rington, w. j. Kenfeld, of the Stree
, Railway Review; W. L. Ludlow, of tn
American Rail Joint company; j. /