The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-19
OFFICIALS SPEND
DAY IN RICHMOND
Llectric Railway Association
Committee Begins Cross
Country Tour.
PREACHING COOPERATION
Visitors Entertained at Club,
Where They Meet City Off
Gals and Railway Men.
PREACHING CO-OPERATION

Preaching II campaign OF co.onoro.
ton and closer Understanding betweer
pupi'o service corporations and the
communities which they serve, mem
pcfs or the executive committee of III,
american Electric Railway Associate,
spent yesterday In Richmond as tn,
guests OF the Virginia Railway and
rover Company At luncheon ut the
estmorciand Club the visitors me,
Mayor Richardson members o, IN.
Z common Council and Board of Alder.
men. officers of the Chamber of Com
I merce. business Mems club. Retail
Merchants Association and other civic
ana commercial organizations
y tour OF the local street car lines
/ including visit to the power hous.
ana u motor ear spin 10 the Country
up OIL virginia. completed the day. the
oiticiais continuing on their 1900.
| mile Journey last night
| Memhcra OF CoIumittcc.
me following compose the personnel
OF the visiting party, among whom are
some OF the most widely distinguished
! authorities on electric lines aud the
manufacture OF electric machinery. IN
| the world:
/ Thomas y. Mccarter. Newark. y. j.
! president American Electric Railway
iAssociation president Public Service
Corporation of New Jersey.
! Z. Loomis Allen, Syracuse. ~ y,
! third ce-president American Electric
railway Association. president New
/ port News and Old Point Railway and
Electric Company.
! il, {. Donecker. New York, secretary
treasurer American Electric Railway
Association.
W. l. Conwell. New York. president
American Electric Railway Manufac-
turcrs association. president Trans
portation Utilities Company
Charles c. PIERCE. Boston. Mass,
member of executive committee Ameri-
can Electrical Railway Manufacturers
Association. district manager. railway
department, Boston office. General
Electric Company.
James II. McGraw, New York. vice
manufacturers Association president
MeGraw Publishing Company.
Arthur Warren. New York. repre.en-
| tat!vc OF the committee on public re-
lations. American Electric Railway
Association.
Richmond First Stop.
! Richmond was tho hrst stop in the
Itinerary. the party having left New
York the previous night In the private
car Advance" and viii return 10 New
York on May 20 In this country there
are 1900 electric railway companies,
owning $4,000 miles OF track 10000
cars and Carrying annually between
lo.00o,oo0.o00 and l.OO0,o00.O0O pas
senEers. and employing more than
10000 persons. The tour of the on
Gals Will extend as far south as Gal-
weston. as far west as Los Angeles and
San Francisco, and MS far north as Van
couver traversins thirty States and
British Columbia. In thirty cities ar
engagements have been made for con-
ferencas with officials of tho electric
railway lines and with public officials
and civic bodies and for the exchange
of Information and views concerning
the problems nj electric railways in
re!a t!on 10 the communities they serve
The luncheon was q brilliant affair,
covers being laid for about l25 peo-
pie. President Eorthrop. OF the V'r-
s!nia Railway and Power Company.
acted as toaEtmastcr. the gusts in
Guiding the members OF The State Cor
pnration Commission. members OF the
CITY Council, officers OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. Business Mems Club, R.tai!
Merchants Association and Advertisers
Club. number OF city officials and the
ofiicers OF the Richmond and Henr.co
Railway Company.
First Line Here.
Mayor Richardson welcomed the WIS.,
!tors. giving an interesting account OF
the opening OF the Clay Street trolley
line, the first commercial electric street
railway In the world. opened for pas
sengeis just twsnty-four years ago.
Pre- sident McCarter OF the Public Ser
vice Corporation OF New Jersey, said
10 be the largest trolley corporation
in this country. replied.
Judge r. r. Prents of the State
Corporation Commission, in she course
of his remarks was very compliment
taly TO the management OF the local
street railway company. saying that
1t had always responded generously
70 public demands.
c. Loomis Allen, of Syracuse. " T.,
recently elected president Of the New
port News and Old Point electric
! lines. was also one OF the speakers.
! Charles C. Pierce of Boston, an ON
| cial OF the General Electric Company.
] spoke for the Manufacturers Associa-
I ton, as did President W. l.. Conwcll.
OF New York Henry w. Anderson. of
Richmond. was the last speaker
| Many questions OF Importance were
/ raised In tho debate. which was In
forming TO all present. bearing on the
necessity for kindly feeling and mu-
/ tual good unders landing between tn
/ rporation and tho public. and the
necessity for good service rather than
/ Unfortunately low rates, and on the
| right OF the investor to expect rea
! sonabio return on his investment. Pres
! idcnt Northrop told the visitors of the
+, reorganization OF the Richmond lines
| "har they were reca pitalized Mt about
one half OF the Investment and put
on dividend paying basis.
The committee will spend to-day In
20. ~