The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-18
TEXAS RAILWAY CLUB.
Regular Spring Meeting Held Ia Houston
Yesterday.
OFFICERS AND COMMITTEEMAN REELECTED
pext Meeting 1T GaIyestou-v,,,
Make . Trip TO- College sta
ticn To-day.

The fourth semi-anuual meeting AZ me
Texas Railway club was held at the Lawior
motel yesterday. Between ffty-hye ana
sixty members we're present.
The meeting was called to order NJ 4
a. m. by President A. s. Grant. master
mechanic of the Houston East ana IVES,
Texas Secretary 7. H. Osborne of the
Cotton Belt. with headquarters at Pine
BLUM, Ark. kept the records. Before get :
ting down to business, the president an :.
nounced that, through the courtesy Of the
Houston and Texas Central and the phi.
man companies, a special train would be
provided Tuesday morning to transport the
members of the club and their friends IA
College Station, where the AGRICULTURAL
and Mechanical college would be ipspected
and BANQUET, ball and other features
OF social nature enjoyed II the mem
bers OF the club desired to go on to Dial :
las, Mr.. Grant said, the train, which was
u leave Houston at o'clock, would be
at their disposal In addition to this tho
Southern Pacific had offered train 10
take the visitors on a round OF the rail
way shops. oil mills and other local points
- ihtSiSSS uuiiuk the afternoon,
The matter of the Dallas trim was
brought before the meeting and Mr. n n
Galbraith moved that it be considered by
rising vote.
Mr.. J. X. Cade was not in favor or going
to Dallas Mr.. John Doyle expressed the
same opinion in the premises, and on a
vote being taken the proposition of rojnC
to Dallas was defeated, Immediately
thereafter vote of thanks was rendered
the Central and Pullman companies for
their Kindness in offering the train
The Southern Pacific train for the after
noon trip was accepted with thanks.
The minutes OF the previous meetius
We're adopted on motion of Mr. Cade.
The following resolution was adopted;
hesoived That the regular meeting
OF this club shall be on the third
Monday of April and August at 10
A, M; place of meeting TO be decided
upon by majority of the members
present.
A resolution to cnange the date of the
spring meeting from the third Monday IN
April to the third Monday in February
was also adopted.
Secretary Osborne offered his report
which showed cash balance of S3T4 60
on hand The report was sdopted and m
motion of d. b. StanclIff vote OF thanks
was rendered the officers for the manner
In which they have handled the affairs o,
the club
The discussions OF the papers read at
lhe last meeting were then taken up The
hrst paper read was by II. A. Wsblert OF
me American Brake company on "Safety
10 Train Brake Appliances" The author
peing absent the paper was read by the
secretary. The original paper was read
ny MT. Frank Hufsmi,h superintendent al
motive power and rolling stock of the In
ternationa and Great Northern, at the
last meeting. a discussion of the same
paper, prepared by Master Mechanic N
l.. Smithanl OF the Texas Midland was
read Both Mr. smitham and Mr. Wablert
pointed out the Importance of keepIns ali
brakes in good condition. as accidents
were very frequently prevented by theii
intelligent use,
MT john Doyle, master car builder oil
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas. with
headquarters at Denison, next discussed
the paper on Economy in the Increased
Capacity Of Cars" which was read by Mr.
Smitham at the last meeting The dis
cussion was thorough and complete, and
showed evidences of careful study OF
the subject named. Mr.. DOYLE favored the
Increased capacity and pointed out the
TACT that at present the capacity of botl
cars and locomotives were being Increased
In discussion of the same subject Mr.
d. 5. Foote, foreman Of the car denart-
ment of the San Antonio and Arkansas Pass
the Increased capacity was favored, the
author expressing the opinion that the
10000 pound car would eventually become
the standard. He thought, however, that
a tonnage limit should be adopted.
Mr.. Galbraith stated in this connection
that as result OF the movement of traf.
nc on the tonnage basis, the Cotton Bell
would hereafter build cars forty feet in
steady OF thirty four feet in length.
The same subject was discussed b,
Messrs. N. l.. Smitham, E. S. Marshal,
and w. G. Squire. Mr. Squire pointed on
The Importance of placing new brake ap.
pliances on cars of increased capacity.
Major John F. Dickson at this juncturc
invited the members of the club to visit
the Dickson Car Wheel works.
A paper on 1.-THE Impressions of Mo.
tive Power Man as Gathered on Trir
Abroad prepared by Mr.. r. H. soule
Western representative of the Baldwin
Locomotive works, WAS next read Mr.
Soule told of the engines In use on three
systems in South Africa where about 1000
locomotives are in service, and said that
the shop facilities In that section were far
better than he expected. The train service
was above the ordinary. OF the 5000
engines in use on the numerous Russian
Ssstt1usi MT. ooule TAU, lVuV were 0i
American make. The fuel used there con
sists OF. coal. wood and oil. The train
service in this country. the writer said
was bad and the shop facilities. while
superior to those of South Africa were
not nearly so good as In the United States
The only member who discussed this
paper was Mr. Squire, who made some re-
marks in regard TO the construction Of cars
with metal underfranes.
a paper by Mr.. r. S. Marshall. general
sales agent OF the Missouri Car and
Foundry company on The Responsibility
of Cast Chill Css Wheel Maker; Its Uses
and Abuses" was next read. II was fol-
lowed by an interesting paper on 'The
Merits OF Improved Metal Draft Gear" by
Mr.. ]. r. Cade. master car builder OF the
Southern Pacific.
AT this point Mrs. James Lawlor.
through Mr.. Jeff \. Miller, chief clerk to
General Manager Quinlan OF the ,Central,
presented the club with large number OF
boutonnieres. which we're distributed
among the members
The club then adjourned until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.