Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-13
POINTS ON PAINTING
Topics Discussed by Car and Locomo
tive Decorators.
Amendments to Bylaws Of the As
Observation-Disclosures Go
Sightseeing.

Keeping" was the subject under discussion
at the meeting this morning of the dele
gates to the thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton Of the Master Car and Locomotive
Painters Association OF the United States
and Canada, which was held in the parlors
OF the Arlington Hotel at 10 O'Clock. Har-
vey M. Butts of the New York Centrai and
Hudson River railroad Of Albany, N. T.,
and the president of the association, pre-
sided over the deliberations.
Papers were read upon the subject under
discussion by E. r. Glare, Southern rail-
way, Birmingham. Ala; Thomas Cowan.
Canadian Pacific railway. Montreal. Can
ada: A. L. Hoffman, Rubberset Brush Co..
Newark, N. j.. and George Durnbaugh. l..
s. & NJ s. railway, Collinwood Ohio.
At the conclusion of the reading of the pa
pers a special paper on the "reminiscences
of the Master Car and Locomotive PAINTERS
Association" was read by James II. Gohen
of Indianapolis. Ind.
Revision of Bylaws.
When the question Of revising the BY
laws was brought up one section was
amended to read that ali members In good
standing incapacitated by old age shall De
allowed to become honorary members OF
the association. The question also came
up as to whether the association should
meet on the second Tuesday in September
or the third, but 1t was finally decided 10
meet on the first date. It was argued that
the third should be chosen on account OF
the fact that the members during the present
trip to this city lad run into quite warm
snap"
The question as to the selection of the
next meeting of the association will not
be taken up until tomorrow morning. as
this afternoon there will be no session on
account of many Of the members taxing
sightseeing cars about the city. The del
egates, together with their families. will
take trip down the river on the James
town this evening, which has been cnar-
tered for the occasion.
When the question Of selecting the next
place Of meeting is taken up tomorrow
morning the three cities receiving the
largest number of votes will be placed be-
fore the executive committee OF the asso-
citation in February and the city that
seems best adapted for the meeting Will Dc
chosen.
Session Yesterday.
The reading Of papers relative to the
painting Of freight equipment occupied the
first part OF the session yesterday
which was called to order at 10
o'clock in the parlors Of the Arlington
Hotel. President Harvey M. Butts of AL
bany. N. Y, presided Among the dele
gates who spoke upon the subject under
consideration were J. D. Wright Of the Bal
,
John Gearhart, Pennsylvania railroad. AL
toona, Pa; T. J. Hutchinson. Grand Trunk
railway. London, Ontario. and David Muir
ray, Pennsylvania railroad. Pittsburg. Pa.
Many Papers Read.
Those who read papers were Joseph May
cock of the firm of Pratt & Lambert of
Buffalo. N. Y. and Charles F. Copp of the
Hildreth Varnish Company Of New York
city. The papers of A. T. Schroeder of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul railway,
Milwaukee, Wis, and John T. McCracken
of the Interborough Rapid Transit Company
of New York city were. read by Albert P.
Dane of the Boston and Maine railroad,
Boston, Mass, who is the secretary of the
association.
Messrs. Maycock and Copp. who represent
companies dealing In paints and varnishes.
both stated in the course of their papers
that they could not understand how a rail-
road company could afford to go into the
manufacture of paints and varnishes with
any profit when they would, with linz
tied supply of skilled workmen, have to
compete with workmen who for years and
years had been in the employ OF the great
paint houses Of the country. and who each
day were making research into the various
properties of the paints and varnishes they
were turning out, and in every way at
tempting to make them stronger in color
and more durable than at the present time.
In his paper John T. McCracken. who is
stated that in his estimation, the idea of
a railroad company's going in to manufac-
ture paints and yarnishes was imprac-
ticable. Railroad companies. he declared.
could hardly hope to compete with the
paint companies that had been engaged in
the manufacture of paints and varnishes
for years.
Apprentice System.
1.-THE apprentice system in the railway
paint shop: is 1t receiving the attention
which 1t merits?' was the subject upon
which papers were read by B. E. Miller.
Delaware. Lackawanna and Western rail-
road, Kingsiand. N. j.; c. e. Cross, New
York Central lines. Elkhart, Ind, and
Fred s. Ball, Pennsylvania railroad. Al
toona, Pa.
At the session held Tuesday afternoon
the annual election Of officers was held,
and resulted follows: John w. Houser,
Cumberland Valley railroad. Chambers
burg. Pa. president: B. E. Miller, Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western railroad.
Kingsland. N. j., first vice president:
George I. Warlick. Chicago. Rockland
and Pacific railroad. Chicago. ILL.,. second
vice president. and Albert P. Dane. Boston
and Maine railway. Boston. Mass. re-
elected secretary and treasurer.