Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-24
Second Annual Convention of
Illinois Electric Asso.
citation.
OPENS TODAY AT HARPER HOUSE
Here to Compare Notes on Trade
Conditions, Etc.-Banquet
and River Ride.

until tomorrow night. 1t is the second
annual meeting of the Illinois State
Electric association. which had it's
first convention a year ago at Cham
paign. Eighty-six electrical concerns
have membership in the organization
and each is expected to send one or
more representatives to attend one of
the days.
The obi act of the association is to
bring tho je engaged in the business
of furnishing electrical power and
light into closer touch win one an
other and to n better understanding
how to operate their plants in the
most economical and at the same time
most satisfactory manner 10 their pa
irons. In other words the associa
ton mem bers are aiming to let their
light shine at as reasons BILE figure as
is consistent with business principles
md to supply power on the same
b isis.
Opening Address.
The convention was called to order
at 9 o'clock this morning in the par
lors of the Harper house by Pre- ,ident
J. d Gerlach, of Chester. Mayor b
F. Knox WAS on the program for the
address of welcome. but was una
voidably detained and his place was
| fllet most admirably by the genial s.
S Davis. whose popularity with the
members of the association had mu CHI
to do toward bI ringing the meeting to
Rock Island. He said he had not
prepared a speech because he feared
that if he had he would not be liste ned
| to, so he concluded 10 pour what he
had to say straight from the shoulder
into the delegates. Mr.. Davis told
them the city was theirs. He had
been authorized by the mayor to de-
liver the goods. The door swung
/ open and the key had been thrown
away. All the visitors were requested
to do was not remove the door. The
response was by State Senator j. n
c. Sthumway, of Tny lorville. who in
i happy terms expressed the apprecia-
/ ton of the delegates for the warmth
of Mr.. Davis welcome, knowing that
all would be glad they had come to
Rock Island to hold their second
annual.
/ The rema inder of the morning was
occupied with roll call, reading of
minutes, reports of officers and COM
mittees, election of members, COM
munications and petitions, unfinished
business, etc.
Entertainment for Visitors.
At o'clock this afternoon the visi-
tors were taken for ride over the
Rock Island rapids on the steamer j.
is. This evening at o'clock they al o
to be entertained at the Rock Island
Club.
| Tomorrow MOI ning's session will
be devoted to apers on "Enclosed
Arc Lamp for Street Lighting" At
1 80 p. m. theI will be another bus =
ness meeting, fol owed at $3.50 by q
trip to Rock Island arsenal, plant of
the Peoples Power company and street
car ride through Moline factory dis
trict. Tomorrow evening there is 10
be a ba Iquet at the Watch Tower.
The Delegates.
| The delegates 50 far registered are:
w. A Peters. Abingdon; E b Hill
nan Barry; w. +. Mccullough.
BeardstowD; w. f Steinwedell. Belle
vile; c. +. Snyder. Bloomington; F.
NJ. Sensiblugh, Carrolton; w b.
Mckinley, Champaign; j. d Gerlach,
Chester; Louis A Ferguson, Chicago;
w. G. Caldwell. Chicago Heights; j.
S. Daily. Chillicotbe; w. A. Bixby,
L ecatur; John w. Glidden. DE kalh;
Ed z. Maxwell, Dixon; Charles A.
Vallette, Edwards Vile; f G. Duncan.
G. l.. Gerald. Galesburg; Frank j.
Baker, Highland Park; John L H.
Staley, Joliet; ID. Davis. Litchfield;
S. S. Davis. Z. E. Sharpe. Rock Is
land; Z. H ABBOTT, Petersburg; j.
Carothers, Fred i. Lucas, Pontiac; II.
+. Chubbuck, ii D. Channon, QuiD-
cy; A. V. Schroeder, Springfield; A.
X. Stiiss, Streator; John II. Baker,
Sullivan; j. N c. Subway. Taylor
vile; Ii. A. Foster. Fair bury.
Agents on Hand.
| A number OF manufacturers have
representatives on hand. They are:
Z b Warner aud William S Hine.
Western Electric company, Chicago;
j. ID. Gibbs, Columbia IDcandescent
Lamp, ST. Louis; z. N CLANCY and
A. l. Willard. Electric Appliance
company, ChicIgo; Robert Jaidine.
Mutual Insurance company, Chicago;
j. w. Harkins. Dearborn Drug and
Chemical company. Chicago; Locke
Etheridge, Evans, Almirali & Co.,
Chicago; Ii S Doyle, Western Elec-
trio Supply company. st. Louis; Ar
thur O. Einstein, Manhattan Electro
cal Supply company, Chicago; j. l..
s. Scudding, StanIey Instrument
company, Great Darlington. Mass I;
w. a Fuller. Rock Island arsenal;
w. M Porter, Lea Electric Mauufac-
turing company. Chicago; w. ID A.
Ryan and o Z Turner. General Elec-
tic company, Schnectady. N. Y |;
George B. Foster. Wagner Bullock
company. ST. Louis; p. S. Gibson.
Sawysrmau Electric company, Allie
gteny, Pa w. &. Pinkard, Westing-