Evening star., 1907-10-16
GAS MEN IN SESSION
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
Delegates Welcomed to the City by
Commissioner Macfarland-Pro-
gram Of Convention.

The second annual meeting Of the
American Gas Institute was called to
order this morning at the New Willard
Hotel by President Walton Clarke with
more than 500 members and delegates in
attendance. The morning session was
given over to an address of welcome by
Commissioner Macfarland. response by
Capt. William h. Mckay, report of the
institutes board of directors, report of
the trustees of the .gas educational
fund" and address by Charles H. Dickey
on obligations Imposed by the Posses
sion of Franchises and the annual ad-
dress by the president of the organiza-
tion.
In his speech of welcome Mr. Macfar-
land said:
In welcoming such a representative
gathering as this from almost every city
and state in the country we who live
here feel that we doing an important
service to the National capital. for it
gives us the opportunity to remind you
and through you the many thousands
whom you represent of what you can do
to develop and embellish the nations city
until it becomes in all respects the most
perfect capital on earth.
Their Moneys Worth.
Through your senators and representa-
tives you ms laws and appropriations
for the District OF Columbia. We believe
that YOU want those laws and appropria-
tions to be wise and generous, and that
you will support your representatives in
Congress in all that they do to make
Washington what it ought to be. The
District citizens pay one-half of the main
tenaDce Of the National capital. This
fiscal thew 3hput SIG Dar
capita. All the rest of the citizens of
the United States pay the other half, or
this year about 81 cents per capita. l am
sure you get your moneys worth for all
your contribution since the present ar
rangement began in 1878 in one visit to
the National Capital. l believe you would
willingly double your annual contribution
and pay II cents per capita. which would
advance by 30 per cent the progress of
the national city. Already it has made
great strides Yes. even in wealth as
well as beauty. The census reports that
1t has more wealth than any one of twen-
ty-fve states and it's loanable resources
are S100. 600. We expect more COM
merce and greater wealth. but we expect
greater things. for we expect the full
development of beauty in buildings and
parks. trees and monuments and of
justice in laws and customs and of
science, culture and religion, which shall
make this the ideal capital of the world.
ttilu III ali the pidHS loI tIie lutuiS VIC
need and expect the active aid and cordial
sympathy of every American patriot"
The Secretary's Report.
The report of Secretary James w. Dun
bar of New Albany, Ind, showed MEM
bership in the institute of more than
1000, made up of three grades-active
members. junior members and associate
members-graded according to their in
terest in the gas business as investors or
operators.
During the continuance of the sessions
af the institute. which will continue to-
day. tomorrow and Friday, papers of in
terest to the gasmakers- will be read on
depreciation" by DR.. A. c. Humphreys;
Report of Committee on Methods Of
Taking Candle Power of Gas" by w: II.
Hartley, chairman; "Air Blast Gas Ap-
pliances." by w. K. .Eavenson; Discus
sion OF Report ofsCommittee on Meters"
by w. j. Serrill; Experience With Dip
ping D!aphragms in Philadelphia" by W..
A. Castor; Experience With Dipping
Meters in Baltimore" by George Beaden-
kopf; "A New Carbonic Acid Gas Indica-
tor" by Charles D. Robinson. and several
other papers by other members of the in
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