The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-04-23
The Twelfth Annual Session
Closes With Meeting Held
at Elks Club This
Morning.
KEOKUK HIGHLY PRAISED
No Other City Wants Next
Meeting Because They
Cant Entertain as
Keokuk Did.

The twelfth annual convention of
the Iowa Street and Interurban Rail.
way association came to a close here
this morning after having been in SEES.
sion two days. The convention was
unquestionab1y the most successful
held in the history of the organization.
! according to officers and prominent
members.
The meeting this morning was
closed with q session by the board of
. directors when the following officers
were elected for the coming year: r.
A. Leussler, Omaha. reelected presi.
dent; ]. F. Porter, Davenport, vice
president; II. p. Weeks, Davenport,
reelected secretary-treasurer. One
director was elected at the mornin 9
meeting, j. L. Farley of Ottumwa.
No decision was made as to the
y next place Of meeting. This matter
was considered hut left to the board
Of directors to decide. This BODY will
make known their decision after a
conference with representatives of the
two other associations that met here
this week. Dubuque and Ames are
the two cities that have made bids
for the conventions, but it NAV not
be held in either Of these,
Two Papers Read.
The morning meeting Of the asso.
citation today was occupied by the
reading OF two papers and the execu-
tive session. The papers were: "The
/ Investigation and Care of Railway
Circuits" by F. V. Shelley, Daven-
port and The Jitney Bus" by G. /.
Palm, Omaha.
In the executive session resolu.
tons were adopted as follows:
Report of committee on resolutions:
Resolved. that this association sub.
sscfibeseto the principles OF safety
hrst, and is heartily in sympathy with
every effort put forth for the purpose
OF educating the public, 10 an appre-
citation OF individual cauti>n and re.
spcnsibility to the end that human
suffering may be reduced, and the
enormous economic loss caused by In
g poaua1,sy manning and killing may be
Resolved, that this association
urged upon all citizens and legislative
bodies full fair and unprejudiced con.
sideration OF the jitney problem and
other problems affecting the relation
ship between the publG and service
corporations, to the end that public
service may not be Jeafardized, com.
munity growth and development
stunted, and the financial stability of
public service corporations impaired.
Resolved, that the Iowa Street and
lnterurban Railway association ex-
tends its thanks to the president and
other officers Of the association for
the faithful and efficient service rem
dered the association during the year.
Be 1t further resolved, that this as
ISOLATION extend Its thanks to his
honor, Mayor Moorhead, to the citi-i
zens OF Keokuk, to the Keokuk Elec-
trio Railway company, to the Missis-
sippi River Power company and to
the Keokuk press for their cordial
reception and for courtesies extended
during our stay in Keokuk; also to
the B. P. O. e. lodge No. 106, for the
use of the club house for the sessions
Of this association.
Two Ended Yesterday.
The annual meetings of the Iowa
and of the Iowa Electrical
Contractors association came to q
lose yesterday The contractors fin !
shed up their business in the morn
ng, while the light men held their
NAL meeting on the G. w. Hill during
he trip to Burlington in the afternoon
The steamboat excursion was new
experience to many of the delegates, !
md one that proved most enjoyable ,
o everyone who made the trip. There
we're a number Of local people on tue