Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07
THE MUNICIPAL ELECTRICIANS
Only Three Years Old But of
Great Importance.
OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION
Now mly Established on a
Solid Foundation.
Magnificent Result of Conference of
sukerintendents of FIRE and Police Teie-
graph systems Held In Brooklyn, n. H.,
in September, IS96-Royally Welcomed
by the People of Wilmington.

graph systems Held In Brooklyn, n. NJ,
in September, I396-Royally Welcomed
by the People of Wilmington.
The International Association Of Fire
and Police Telegraph Superintendents
and Municipal Electricians, is a
young organization, but in the few
wears of its existence has become one
of the most important ia America and
the interests it represents are the in
terests of the whole people, from the
fact that everybody is interested in
electricity and its development, and
because this organization is composed
of people who are at the head of the
electrical departments of the leading
cities in the United States and Canada.
At the request OF Frank 9. Mason,
superintendent of the police and fire
alarm telegraph system of Brooklyn,
n. T., in 1896, who had sent invita-
tions to the chiefs of the electrical
departments of most OF tho important
cities of the United States, about 20
such officials met at the Clarendon
Hotel, ia Brooklyn, on September 10th.
1886, for the purpose of exchanging
ideas and talking over matters generally
pertaining to the electrical bureaus of
municipalities, and at that meeting the
organization now In session here was
formed, Mr.. Mason being elected the
first president From q membership
of about % the association has grown
to international proportions, the roster
now being as follows: Jonathan w.
Aydon, superintendent of the fire aid
police telegraph system of this city,
president: II. #. Blackwell, Jr., New
York; William A. Barnes, Bridgeport,
Conn. II. q. Bundy, Watertown, N.
"; William Brophy, Boston, Mass. |;
Adam Bosch, Newark, N. j.; p. ID.
Borden, Fall River. Mass p. j.
Beisel, Allentown, Pa. j. p. Barrett,
Chicago, ILL.,; William Crane, Erie,
Pa. !; John Castle, Holyoke, Mass; P.
R. Colsitt, Nova Scotia; W. D. Clair
bourne, Savannah, Ga; w. Y. Elicit,
Elmira. N. y; T.. B. Ellicott, Chi
cago. Ill. i; Frank ?. Foster, Corning,
N. y; B. F. Flanders. Boston, Mass. /;
Q. g. Garrett, Ithaca, N. Wv. j.
Gardner, Detroit, Mich. L. j. Harper,
Atlanta. Ga. @. +. Hopewell, Cam
bridge, Mass H. A. Knight, Worces-
ter, Mass. Leona Lemon, Baltimore,
Md Elmer LOOMS, Allegheny, Pa. ;
Frank @. Mason, Brooklyn, N. Y.
BurtlMcAl lister, Bradford, Pa. Lewis
W. Miller, Rochester,. N. "; Morris
W. Meade, Pittsburg, Pa. Harry l..
Marsten, Brockton, Mass. G. r. Mac
donald, Ottawa, Canada j. L. Morgan,
Kansas City, Mo. !; :; Mulcab ny.
Moines, Ia; H. L. Stern, Denver,
w. G. Smith, New Haven, Conn. ].
| Etl;att St,,itb Nau, Norlr. Edward N
Schurig. Omaha, Neb. W. II. Thomp.
son. Richmond, Va. Thomas.J. WEIGH,
Buffalo, N. Y. S.. Il. Wheeler, Spring.
field, Mass. John Weigel, Boston,
Mass. J. e. Zeleff. Paterson, N. j.
Associate members Frederick Pearce,
No. 10 John street, New York; f. NJ.
Ferrim, G. s. Knowles & Co., Boston
Mass. Gamewell FireiAlarm Telegraph
Co., New York; Gordon, Burnhan
Battery Co., New York; John A. Roeb
ling's Sons Co., New York: Montaul
Multiphase Gable Co., New York
Okonite Co., Insulated Wires ant
Gables, New York; Standard Under
ground Gable Co., New York; Safet,
Insulated Wire and Gable Co., New
York; W. r. Brixey, Days Kerite
New York. Life member: DR.. W. N
Charming, Los Angeles, Cal.
1t can readily be seen from the rapit
growth of the organization in its brie
history that it has become one Of th
leading institutions in the country
and it is not at all surprising tina
the result is such, as most of tn
members are practically in charge O
one of the leading departments of mos
of the principal cities Of this countr
and Canada. department which O
! itself has developed so rapidly an
which has become such necessar
adjunct to any city government. Onl
la few years ago electricity was com
raratively little known as factor j
I the makeup of IA community, but nov
it has branched out to such grea
r proportions that it not only goes
. make up large part of the faeilitie
for protecting life and property, bu
enters into nearly every industry. Thi
D being the case, it is not at all SUI
Q prising that those so deeply intereste
in it should band together for the CON
r parison Of ideas and adoption OF til
t best methods for handling it. Its grei
= Importance is realized everywhere an
. as a result every section of the countr
: is represented in this great association
At tho Brooklyn conference pc
DlHIl6uL Wao CIloppuA 0h
@ plans were outlined for the futur,
q and in II very short time eleotrici
II people all over the United States az
s Canada, especially the people at ii
Y head of municipal electrical bureaus
u began to realize what good was
/ be derived from meeting annually an
!, discussing questions of vital impor
T. ance to them, and at the secor
Q meeting, which was held at Nasi
: vile, Tenn, the membership W;
o greatly Augmented and the intere
l. shown and spirit manifested by ii
" delegates demonstrated plainly thi
e much thought had been given durir
It the year to the approaching meeting
y Papers of the greatest Importance we
}; read and commented on and a grei
3 doat nf benefit was derived from tt
= meeting.
Y ans session was particularly il
d terestiug, from the fact that the Soutl
10 ern Exposition was being held at Mas
e vile at the same time and the mer
J. bers learned a great deal from ii
L practical demonstrations at the q
d hibition. They were royalty ente
tie tanned by the municipality, the eli
81 Gems and the people interested in u
5, exposition and the occasion will loi
t. be remembered by those who We
fortunate enough to attend and pa
., ticipate in the good things which h,
W been planned and were carried out (
IS their benefit. .=..-....
Of Another feature of this meeting W
IN the fact that the annual oonventi
in of the old time photographers was he
ST at the same time and at the sal
te hotel, and as tho interests of the t,
at organizations were similar views we
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