The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-04
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Referendum COMMITTEES, presented q his
report, which was followed by the read
Ing or tho report from the License Conf
mittee. This report related to the Sc
curing ofllcgslation for the licensing o e
stationary engineers throughout the
country. which is one of tho prime OBJ
jects of the association. Several y states
have already enacted laws recurring en-a
gineers to pass the State Board 70 4 l1x-S
nmlners,4 just ns d physician or df,iggtst
now has 10 do III tho state OF Virginia.
8It2is tile purpose Of the associa ton to Sc \
cure such legislation through, Ntbe work
5of the local bt,dlcs lld wlle tflcirilt
number Of Suites have taken such ction
{It fis tito Intention OF he 8assoclat ior} q 4
scisto work to have national lcglsla ton
b Mir. Snyder, In | lie &cou,se of his S re-
port, uTfercd sevcral Srccoprlehda ions TO
local assoc.ationslonc TO popularizc8 the /
movement and another 10 enlist influctl-
itials citizens as; honorary members ",
their respective localities. He further
that hey secure the scr Z
vices of$eorporntion lawyers to assist IN n
tho carrying ou.5of their plans,
Education Committee.
Tho report Of tile Education Commit
tee, another most Important feature In
the convention. was, rcad by Chairman
Albert $, Smith. EdiicationHand3 the lp-,S
lifting or American stationary engineers
ii Tho firsl object of thr associaton. and
5ilerefo,e the Interest III the reading %
lthis report was marked
During e;ich year this mmittccssetids
Hout questions TO be answered bS he va 4
rlolts local associations, aud when they
sliave been returned to- the com N, ttcc5 tbfF
their irgpcctotls hcy5are examined VI gidlys
and given Il mark Tic associatlon&w III
thes@higtcst average for the year -
awarded a handsome prize. The questions
asked are tiosc on matters which COLI col
front engineers In their daily work. and
therefore prove or inestmablc value to-
opera orsF OF large plants. ns we'll as the
engineers themselves. Tic first Prize
III, Indicator ard reducing whcel--was s.
q warded TO Massachusetts Associations
No. 81. T'hc second rrfsc-a technical
library--whlch went 10 New olk .lAssD-
citation, No. ID and the thirds pla ll
,neter4-to Massachusetts. No. inc
Isrizcs were awarded and short speeches
OF acceptance were made by representa-
ives 81 Tho Ycccrfil assoc:a Ions.
3 Mr.. j. Nv. Lane, Jr. chairman Of the
Home Committee submitted his report
which showed wlataha been done to-
wards gathering necessary da Ia relit
i've 10 tho cost of & Construct ana
maintenance OF homes all over the co,in-j
5try. rho body hen adjourned until y
o'clock this morning
Convention Gossip.
As tho day of election OF officers. to.s
morrow approaches, The political spect,
Is taking some shape. and "a he workers
are doing business Srigh a Ion } "a q.
Thcfight. forth cory ton gets hotter
as adjournment apron shes, and .it now
SEEMS that the real. issue will be be tween
Detroit! I x Is Il said IN nat
since Pennsylvania had il dccid ed z 70 push
Their candidate for@ the vice-p presidency
she viii not continue her tight y fort toe
convention to go to PhilAdel pm y, 81
Where arc now four candidates FOR lnc
vice. presidency--M essrs. E. G: Heegar'5
81 Evansville. Ind. Royal -. 'olnlinsol,
OF New York: Samuel 3. Force: Of St.itts
3lurg, and C.. u. ilson. OF milwaukee,
tho present treasurer Opinion seems st $.
prevail that the ght the once ~ e
erie has them skinned "a mile. SAID
Dan r. ssmook, Oregon ASSOCIATION. = = O. ;:
s. who blew III from Portland Oregon. ana
Il Travelled "A. $40 miles to 4st he CONVEX
He says lie IS glad lie came q y
lack rs rn1our, II the prince of en- tertaln-
scrs 1of sthe National SAsso ton OF sta
8Lionary Engineers Is here with the goo %
and keeping the boys ont he move HI
wit and humoris the life Of the SconYer
Nick Kelly Of Buffalo n. Y, is Jolly
good fellow and has ma lie thousa nds OF
friends since his arrival nc re- same OLD
sstory-nothing new.