Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-17
ITS SECOND SESSION
ASSOCIATION OF RAILWAY SIG
NALMEN AT NEW WILLARD.

The sessions OF the second Ody OF tHe
Railway Signal Association in tenth an
nuaI convention began this morning at 10
o'clock at the New Willard with more
than 300 members in attendance. 1t was
stated that about 700 members are in the
city.
The meeting this morning was presided
over by c. H. Morrison. the president OF
the association, who Is signal engineer of
the Erie railroad, with headquarters in
New York city. The first business to be
taken up were the reports on rubber-cov-
cred wire. signal lamps, interlocking and
block signals and how to remedy the eff
fects of foreign currents on automatic
block signals. The question of doing away
with tagging rule where automatic signals
are in service was also discussed at length.
Shortly after 1 o'clock the convention ad-
journed for luncheon. and at 2:3O the mem
bers were received by President Roose-
welt at the Executive Mansion.
After the reception the members returned
to the New Willard. where the sessions
of the convention were resumed shortly
after o'clock, when there was discussion
of the following subjects: Circuits for au-
tomato block signal systems for steam
elevated electric and surface electric roads:
what shall constitute cost In estimates for
installation and record Of maintenance and
circuits of interlocked signals.
Committees Named.
The committees for the year have been
chosen as follows:
Committee for Automatic Block-signal
Systems. steam, elevated electric and sur
face electric roads-L. r. Clausen. chair
man; E. A. Everett, w. A. D. Short. v. I.
Smart and c. E. Denny.
Circuits for Manual Block-signal Systems
s. P. Hall, chairman; M. w. Bennett,
Alex Brown. F: B: Wiegand. J; I; Vernon
L paE n11 lie
and B. o. barrow.
Circuits for Interloeked signals-H. w.
Lewis, chairman; J. Fred Jacobs, B. A.
Human, G. H. Dryden and G.. w. johnson.
Storage Battery, installation, mainte-
nance, etc-I. 8. Raymer, chairman; M. E.
Smith. ]. E. Hackman, w. ]. Eek and G.
B. Gray.
What Shall Constitute Cost in Estimates
for Installation and Record of Maintenance
F. Rhea, chairman; s. P. Hull, H. J.
Mullineaux, j. A. Peabody. E. A. Everett
and w. H. Higgins.
Wire. Copper and Iron for Pole Line.
E. Hackman, chairman; w. ]. McWain and
]. j. Ross.
Standard Specifications for All-electric
Interlocking and Material for Construction
Work-G. S. Pfasterer, chairman; w. II.
Willis, A. H. Yocum, B. F. Williston, A. ].
Seifert and D. NJ Case.
Signal Definitions-C. c. Anthony, chair
man.
Office Records and Accounts; also forms
required to gather necessary data for same
w. A. D. Short, chairman; F. E. Jacobs,
Azel Ames, jr., ]. c. Mock and Joseph
Beaumont.
Signal Lamps; design, oil used in. care of.
etc.-C. c. Rosenberg, chairman; H. j.
Mullineaux, F. E. Wass and Henry Lava
rack.
Rubber-covered Wire-Azel Ames. jr.,
chairman.
How to Remedy the Effects Of Foreign
Currents on Automatic Block Sgnals-W.
H. Elliott, chairman: c. c. Anthony. Azel
Ames, jr., and C. C. Rosenberg.
Auditing-C. c. Anthony, Chairman; W.
H. Willis and w. A. Pebble.
Special Committee; standard specif1ca-
tions for mechanical interlocking and ma
Short, L. r. Clausen, Charles A. Durham,
T. s. Stevens, G. E. Ellis and ]. A. Pea
body, chairman.
Special Committee on Interlocking and
C. c. Anthony, Azel Ames, jr., H. s. Bal
liet and A. H. Rudd, chairman.
Association Officers.
The officers of the association are: Pres
ident, c. H Morrison, signal engineer.
Erie railroad, II Broadway, New York
city; senior vice president, j. A. Peabody,
signal engineer, Chicago and Northwest
ern railroad, Chicago; junior vice presi-
dent, A. H. Rudd, assistant signal en-
gineer Pennsylvania railroad, Philadel-
phia, Pa; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, H. 8. Bal
liet, engineer maintenance of way, Grand
Central station and electric division, New
York Central and Harlem railroad, Grand
Central station, New York.
Executive committee: The above Off
GERS and c. c. Rosenberg, signal engineer.
Lehigh Valley railroad. South Bethele-
HEM Pa; II. c. Hope, superintendent
telegraph and signals. Chicago, ST. Paul.
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad, St. Paul,
Mimi; ]. c. Mock, electrical engineer, De-
troit River Tunnel Company, Detroit,
T. m npi hi
cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul railway.
West Milwaukee, Wis; NJ. E. Smith, sig
nal engineer, Delaware Lackawanna and
Western railroad, Hoboken, N. ]. The
first annual dinner of the association will
be given this evening in the banquet hall
of the New Willard.