The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-01-28
ELECTRIC RAILWAY men DINE
nov EiSE END An iNNt Al
CONVENTION
Wen Present Represented l.2SO Electric
Lines, Sc. Arthur ". Brady. Prcsi.
Grnt oi Association, speaks OF must
tttarhs On Railroads In the Past.

\ttachs On Railroads In the Past.
Tire American Electric Railway Assoc
oIa'ion, which has Just finished up its
midw!nt"r mc"ting IN New York. held a
high voltage dlnner al TN" Hotel AHtor
last ght To top oil the convention Gov.
DIV tad boon invited and had accepted.
N'i % President { .. tastl" of TIA" Am"r-
tclu Electric Railway Manufacturers As
,,,'lir.u. th' hos'sa a. ld,t night banquet,
and who pIr-idr explained 10 the diners.
Gov DiN >aid h" vu.'ld CON" A. y dat"
- louA agr tha' u" ,ould not for" -" An
important engagement winch las night
prevented his attendance The Governor
personally iel"phonod HI. regrets - MI
ta-il"
With Mr. Castle az TIA" guest table
wcr" the following past pre-, ldents OF the
American Electric Railway Association.
james Shaw. " Caryl Ely. Arthur "
Brady. II u Nreeland. { = sergeant and
Il II Little fhr.e past presidents OF
the American Electric Railway. Manu-
tatur"r- Association also We're seated
AZ ia. table of honor, u. NJ Brady. r.
Elilcott and James n McGraw
President Patrick Calhoun Of the
United Railroads of san Francisco also
wa, an honor guest and delivered an ad-
dress on III" subject of Intelligent Popu-
lar Government and Public Utilities.
The others at the guest tabl" We're Dr.
Charles W Colby of McGill University,
Congressman ". b Mckinley, president
of the Illinois Traction system and tol
II G. Prout, who went through the Sudan
,,ith l,nrInn and yyhn IL
now vice-president and general manager
OF tn" Union Switch and Signal Company.
Out among the go diners also were
ur'n Root, g r Blodgett Nics-Prcsir"nr
Wilbur &. Fiske of the MacAdoo tunnels
Frank Hrdley of the lnterborough. Prcsl-
dent Alexander J. Hamphill of the Guar
antee Trus; Company. John Sheehan.
John Blair MacAfee. J. 4. Roosevelt and
G. } Marsh.
A. somebody said during the evening,
the men present represented $50 electric
lines IN the country operating % ,p1 miles
! Of track and the lines carry approximately
ten billion passengers each year.
I,astmaster Castle first introduced
Arthur W. Brady Of Indiana. president
of the American Electric Railway As-ocia-
tIon Mr.. Brady spoke of m" growth Of
electrical Transportation during his gen
y
management Of public utilities
Judges vino asSrlin" 10 deCld" the law
as II -" SAID Mr. Bradv, and who do not
dacld" a. our critics think the law ought
to b" "a turn are criticised Because uf
to" a'faCks made upon MS by the ire
spp,.slhl" tn" public hns begun to think
that our properties are sources OF untold
wealth. and aS "A result unjust demands
ar" mad" upon us.
Tn" speaker admitted that in a science
which has DEVELOPED so rapidly AS COM
m,rclAl electricity mistakes hav" un-
ayoidably been mad" No dnv.lopmont
however said Mr. Brady. has given so
great n return in comfort and welfare
for tn" public.
congressman Mckinley followed Mr.
Brady
Tn" Congressman told of attending a
all tn" speaCh"S We're made after manv
ca-'s of champagne had been drunk "
and that nobody had listened to tn"
Ni""Ch"s
There's no connection between that
function and this. said the Congressman
amid appreciative laughter, but wish
iosav preliminarily that YOU have to listen
20 m" Go right on talking" a Voice
SAY that pre!imli premim say that
again. Bill -, The Congress told
stories that got laughs
Col Prout spoke on The Manufacturer"
and n late hour Mr. Calhoun wound up
the spcechmaking with his talk on popular
government and the public utilities.
Because Of the latonCss of the hour
Mr. Cahoun's speech was hriefer than
brief He took time. however to tell his
id"n of what n railroad man is
A railroad man" said Mr.. Calhoun
to an appreciative audience, is a private
cit zen subject to public abuse" And
th" speaker sat down amid much applauso
from diners who knew.