The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-18

motion to continue the pressnt exso-
utite committee Tor the ensuing wear WAS
made and carried The committeeman
ares Messrs. a., $. Grant, master mechantc
q the Houston East aud West Texas; Il.
A. 1aipTaitb, general master mechanic Of
we y. LOUIS southwestern, ]. W. Addis.
superintendent of motive power and ROLL
ing stock OF the Texas and Pacific: James
MeGee, master car builder OF the Houston
and Texas Central; r. s. Marshall man :
ager OF the Western Railway Equipment
company.
Nj, r, W. farrell Of Galveston placed
the Island City In nomination for the ne
meeting place. The motion was adopted.
Inc tall meeting Will be held on the third
Monday in August.
The programme for this meeting was
lows W.
!. New Papers. 1.-THE Necessity az
Regulation OF Foundation BRACES from
Empty to Loaded Cars w. c. squire Of
peka - -
:, fractional Resistance on side Bear
,pe and Outer Plates of Car Trucks" n.
NJ Galbrnith, master mechanic Of the IN
transitional and Great Northern.
q LIQUID Air;" Ira B. kcsler OF Pat
'eIson, Sergeant q Co. St. Louis.
Dlscussions.---1. The Responsibility az
a Cast Chill Car Wheel Maker; It's Uses
ana Abuses" John +. Dickson Of the
gickson Car Wheel company. aud James
1oihnscn, superintendent Of machinery Of
'he Sulf, Colorado and Santa Fe.
relative Merits of Improved Metal
Draft Gear" John Scrorip. master me-.
chanic of the Cotton Belt, aud =. ". r,r.
rel, general foreman OF the car department
OF the Gulf Colorado ana Santa 10
MI. H. 3, Gushing read letter fran
rresident Foster OF the Agricultural and
Mechanical college outlining tho pro-
srainme for the trip there today. On
arrival of the train dinner will be served
followed by addresses BY members or the
cinn and members of the faculty, a visit
VIII then be made to the diaries, machine
SHOPS and experimental farm. n drill and
dress parade will be given by the cadets;
after supper a dance complimentary 10
the ladies in the party will be given The
party VIII return TO Houston tomorrow
morning.
vote OF thanks was rendered MIR. Cush.
ing Tor the interest taken by him IN the
matter OF the College station trip.
President Grant requested the members
Of the club TO bring their respective fam
lies TO the fall meeting, after which ths
club adjourned
After adjournment the members OF The
organization boarded the train placed al
their disposal by the Southern Pacific and
visited the shops of the last named road
and the Central. together with ths Dick
son car works. the oil mills. the brew
cries and other points Of interest In the
city, A number of ladies' accompanied the
gentlemen on toe trip
The special train for College will leave
the Grand Central station promptly at 9
o'clock this morning and will make toe
run IN three hours II will return to Ious
ton tomorrow morning.
THE MEMBERS PRESENT.
Those present at the meeting were
Howard Ewsld OF Howard Ewald h Co..
supply agents, 81. Louis; j A. Roosevelt
John Doyle master car builder of the
Missouri, Kansas and Texas, Denison, j
w. Adds, superintendent motive power
and rolling stock. Texas and Pacific; Willis
G, Squire, Atchlson, Topeka and Santa Fe
Toreka Kan, Frank Hufsni,h, superin-
tendent motive power aud rolling stock
International and Great Northern, Psles-
tine: p. v H, Johnson, assistant engineer
Safety Car Heating and Lighting company
st. Louis; Sidney H. Wheelhouse Chi
cago Pneumatic Tool company and Corn.
ing Brake Shoe company, st Louis; n. /.
Smitham master mechanic Texas Mid.
land Oliver Galbrsith. Cotton Belt. PINE
BLUM. p. T. Mooney, master mechanic
Texas Central. Walnut. Texas; Ira n
Kegler, Patterson Sargeant company. St
Louis; George II, Bryant. representing
Thomas Prosser & Son, Chicago; u. II
Stanciff manager Texas Railway News
and illustrator; William o. Duntley, Chi.
csgo Pneumatic Tool company; w. j. Mil
ler master mechanic Kansas City, Pitts.
burg and Gulf. Shreveport; j. NJ. Seroein
master mechanic. Cotton BELT, Tyler
Jainee McGee. master car builder, Hous.
ton and Texas Centrals ]. G, Miller, SUD.
plies. ST. Louis. Dr. A. T. buchanan, Lap.
rim Brake Shoe company, Chicago; j. v
Sell. American Steel Foundry company
Houston; S, u. Andersen, g. +. hutchini
g. Sons. Detroit; e. S. Marshall, suppl,
agent ST, Louis; r. Roberts, James u
Sipe 6, Co, Allegheny. Pa; Charles I.
Harris. Carbon Steel company st. Louis
G. Morehead, chief clerk, motive power
department, Missouri. Kansas and Texas
Parsons, Kan; j. r. Cade. master cal
builder. Southern Pacific. Houston.