The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-11
ARE IN JOINT CONVENTION.
Street RAILWAY aod Light Men Ia
Session ut Laredo,
TECHNICAL PAPERS WERE DISCUSSED
Questicn OF mn AmniSamntion Was
Taken Up. bn, II Was Decided
IL Would lie luwtsc.

Laredo, Texas, March l0.--The sess' ors
OF the join, convention of the Electric Lab,
association and the Texas Street Car Meas
association today were devoted exclusively
10 the reading and discussions OF papers
Irelating TO the different interests repso-
seated BY The attending delegates
While all Of these papers were interest
Ing and Instructive 70 hlsh degree 10
the de.eates themselves. their technical ma
lure placed them outside the rale OF In
ttrest and understanding OF tne general
purllS. 81, ia. 4.
mo matter ar combining The Texas Gas
ana Electric association aud the leNss
SteSt KAi,way ASSOCIATION into one as
sociation ana extenuiny its territory 70
cover, the southern States and Mexico has
oet1 the sublect OF considerable ntorilal
a.soussion. but no oliicial action IN tnat
airecuon has yet been taken. II Is Likely
that 1t VIII form a part OF TOMORROW
business session
1ho Texas street Railway association
held an executive session this eyenins. at
which II has been decided that the indus-
tries represented by the respective asso-
Citations are as yet so disslmilar that II IA
thought eNpcdient and best not 10 .oi-
solidate them.
The visitors are being royalty entertained
by the people of Larllo, the dtsttnguish.d
iclegation from Mexico being the OBJECTS
OF special attention. Tonight 'hre danceF :
by the local tribe ot Red Men was gwen
ON MarKa plaza 10 honor oil the Guy .
guests it WAS an entertaining inciuent
An effort viii be made to get through
with the business OF the convention tomor-
row. one day earlier than the original PRO
eramme.
Upon the opening OF today's morning
session a committee was appointed to pre-
pare resolutions OF confidence on the daath
of the mother Of Max Levy, the latter hsing
oBe OF the prominent delegates from Bous-
ton.
George IL Cushmap Of San Antonio read
paper ON the subject of Uniform Voltage
and Continuous Service
a committee was appointed 10 design ana
have suitably engraved silver plate to be
sent to President Diaz. thanking him foc
the honor ana courtesy in placing the Mex
lean military band at the service Of the
convention.
a paper on the subject OF Trucks and
Thotr Maintenance prepared by George
H. Harrison OF Dallas. was rond aud as-
oussed,
street Mains and Services" was tho sub
iect Of paper by j. II. Fitzgerald 81
Dallas
The report Of Secretary md Treasurer
W u Holmes Of Austin was presented and
adopted. II showed that the two associa-
tons are in good financial condition.
4 number of applications for membership
were presented and acted upon favorably.
The first paper read at the afternoon ses
sion was on the subject of Car Bodice;
Their Maintenance aud Repair" by Frank
r. Scovllle, superintendent OF tho Austin
Rapid Transit company, He gave an inter
estipg description of the operation and ma
tefial condition Of the Austin street ra l.
way systsm.
A paper on the subject Of "Exrorment w
Efficieneies," prepared by II i. Gibbons
OF Corpus Christi, was read.
The convention then adjourned until 3
a. nj. tomorrow.