The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-16
BRIDGE BUILDERS
TO MEET TUESDAY
Representatives Of Every Section viii
Assemble Here.
FOR A THREE DAYS. SESSION.
An Interesting Programme OF b"s'-
ness and Pleasure Arrangcd-A
Trip 10 the Seaside Inclndco--h
List OF the Ohiccrs.
FOR A THREE DAYS. SESSION

The National Association OF hahway
c,'nNrlo' enasm,s Of Bridges and Build
toss ,y,l convene at MorpAys hotel
Iresdpy. Octoscr 18th, for three days
session Nearly every section OF me
<o,,ntrv u,il be represented. and very
LARGE attendance - cNpccted.
All nreparations for the meeting are
belng made 10y Ir. Joseph Nj. staten. IN
spoclor Of BRIGGS Tor the Chesapeake
ard Ohio railway. The programme as
3 mapped out IS As follows:
THE PROGRAMME.
Tuesday. October lS-Mo. ming session.
The convention Will be called to ofuer
nv the president at 10 4. NJ. Prayer by
n III. Cumsnin. Cali the roll. Reading
81 minutes OF last meeting. Report OF
Committee on Applications for Member
chin. Admission OF new members. Presl-
dents oCdress Annual report or Elk
s.cutive Committee, Secretary, Treasurer
Committee on Memoirs and Special Com
ni.tee on Relief Payment OF annual
dues. Appointment of Auditing Commit
tee. Nominating Committee. Committee
on selection Of Subjects for Reports and
Discussion. Committee on kesolu'lohs'
and Obituary Committee.
Afternoon Session-Called to order al
l.. NJ. Committee Reports. Reading OF
reports Of Committees on investigation
Unfinished business Discussion OF re-
ports presented at last convention. Ne"
business. 49,
sion: -,.
called to order at 10 A. NJ. Discussion
of reports Of Committees on lnves1iga-
ton.
Afternoon sessioii-Cailed TO order at 2
p M. Continuation Of discussion OF re-
ports. Reading and discussion OF Ques-
lions propounded by members.
Thursday. October 20-Morning session:
called 10 order At 10 4. NJ. Miscellaneous
business. Election Of officers. Adjourn
ment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by trolley cars 70
tho battlefield Of Seven Pines ana 20
other places Of interest, which the Com
ynittee OF Arrangements, Mr. Joseph Nj.
Staten, mas planned
TO THE SEASHORE.
Friday. october q. Mr.. Joseph NJ. sta
ten has arranged for a trip TO Newport
News. Old Point Comfort fortress Mon
roe) and a sail on Chesapeake Bay 10
Newport News navy yard and the Capes
leaving Richmond on Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad at $50 A. NJ, arriving al
Newpor; News at II A. NJ. where Chesa-
reake and Ohio steamer will be waiting
IN take party to the Newport News navy
ward ana TO Old Point Comfort for
iucheon at the Hygeia Hote'.
Members wishing to return to kich-
ynond will have time after luncheon 10
visit Fortress Monroe. leaving Oid Point
Comfort on Chesapeake ana ono rail-
road at p. NJ. reaching Richmond at
GO =. NJ
Members desiring TO stay over night at
O,d Point Comfort or to 80 TO Washing
ton by night boat can, during the after
noon. take a sail on The Chesapeake BAY
10 Cape Charles and Cape Henry, the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad having
kindly offered their steamer for the pur-
nose. The return from this sail will be
In time for dinner at Z. VI. at Hygela
Hotel.
Members can either remain at Hygeia
Hotel or take the night boat for Wash
ington. leaving Old Point Comfort at az
r. NJ, reaching Washington, ID. G., next
morning at GEO.
Through the courtesy OF the Chesa-
peak. and Ohio railroad, members and
their ladies' will be given free transpor'
tatiou on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
road from Richmond 10 Ola Point Com
Fort and return, and also for the SAL on
the bay TO the navy yard and the capes
The COMMITTEE on Arrangements mas
arranged for a special trip through WIZ
liarns tobacco factory, where work Il
done by hand, and through Mayo's to-
bacco factory. where the same work Is
done by machinery.
THE PRESENT OFFICERS.
The following Is a list OF the present
officers OF the association:
Walter @. Berg, pres dent, Lehigh VAL
ley railroad. Jersey City. n. j.: Joseph
II. Cummin. first vice president, Long
Island City. n. y; Aaron S. Marley
second vice president. Chicago and East
ern Illinois railroad Danville H.; @. w
Human. third vice president, Louisville
and Nashville railroad. Evansville, Ind
c. c. Mallard, fourth vice president
Southern Pacific railway. Algiers, La.
S. +. Patterson, secretary, Boston ant
Maine railroad, Concord, n. H.; n. w
Thompson. treasurer. Pttsburg, For
Wayne and Chicago railway, For
Wayne Ind.
Besides these there are six executive
members. as follows: George J. Bishop
Topeka, Kan. Chicago. Rock Island an'
Pacific railway; c. i. Austin. Medford
Mass, Boston and Maine railroad, NJ
( Riney, Barraboo. Wis, Chicago an
[ Northwestern railway; william 5
, Danes, Peru, Ind. Wabash railroad J
II. Markley. Peoria. H.. Toledo. Peorii
land Western railway; w. O. Egg eston
Nuurttn~top Ind chiraco and Erie IA A.