Evening star., 1925-10-12
NATIONS UTILITY
EXPERTS TO MEET
Association of Federal and
State Commissions Opens
Convention Here Tomorrow.

Secretary of Commerce Hoover will
make one of the principal addresses at
the thirty-seventh annual convention
OF the National Association of Rail.
road and Utilities Commissioners,
which will open tomorrow at the May
flower Hotel. The convention will be
in session for four days. and Secretary
Hoovers address is scheduled for
Wednesday evening. Arrangements
have been made TO broadcast the
speech over the radio. His topic will
be, why the Public Interest Requires
Local Rather Than Federal Regulation
of Electrical Public Utilities
President Coolidge has been invited
to make a short address. Other speak
ers include Clyde B. Aitchison. chair
man of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission; Senator Smith of South Caro-
lima, Maj. Gen. John T. O'Ryan, a
member Of the Transit Commission
from New York; NJ. II. Aylesworth, ex.
ecutive manager of the National Elec.
trio Light Association: William A
Prendergast, chairman of the Public
Service Commission Of New York: o.
{. Merrill. director of the Federal
Trade Commission, and Lucius s.
Storrs, executive manager of the
American Electric Railway Associa
ton.
All States Represented.
The Forthcoming convention is ex-
peCted to be one of the largest ever
held by the association. The associa-
ton is a Nationwide orga aniZation. en-
bracing as members the Interstate
Commerce Commission and all the
public service and railroad commits.
sions of the States -
W. d. y. Ainey, chairman of the
Public Service Commission of Penn
sylvania. is president of the associa
ton, and will preside at the conven.
ton. Other officers are: First vice
president. A. G.. Patterson. chairman
of the Public Service Commission of
Alabama: second vice president, ]. r
Shaughnessy. chairman of the Public
Service Commission of Nevada gen
eral solicitor, John L. Benton OF
Washington. ID. c., and secretary
James Z. Walker Of the New York
Ira nsit Commission.
An address Of welcome will he de-
livered by Col. ]. Franklin Bell, L. S
A, Engineer Commissioner Of the Dis
trict. Response on behalf Of the asso
citation will he made by Dwight y
! Lewis, chairman of the board of rail
road commissioners of Iowa and for
mer president of the association. This
| Will he followed by the annual address
of the president to be delivered by
Judge Ainey.
Clyde B. AitchiSon, chairman of the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
formerly one of the officers of the
association. will deliver an address a,
the beginning Of the afternoon ses
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lowed by various committee reports
dealing with the relations between the
Federal and State commissions, the
proposed consolidation of railroads and
other subjects related to national
transportation. In the evening Presi
dent Ainey will hold a reception at the
Hotel Mayflower.
Will Discuss Bus Control.
There will be committee reports and
discussions of two of the leading
problems Of the day. namely. the dis
tribution Of electric power between the
States. and the regulation of motor
busses as transportation agencies. One
of those reports will be discussed
Wednesday and the other on Thurs
day.
Thursday evening the United States
Chamber of Commerce will give a re-
ception in honor of the association, at
which there will be addresses by
prominent members of that organiza
ton.
On each day of the convention there
will be presented reports from stand
ing and special committees upon vari
GUS topics. The subjects covered will
include railroad rates express com
panies, railroad service, statistics and
accounts of railroads and of public
utility companies, public utility rates
and service. capitalization and inter
corporate relations. safety of opera
ton of railroads and Of public utility
companies, State and Federal legisla.
ton, car service and demurrage, and
uniform regulatory laws.
1t is expected that the convention
will finish its work by noon Friday,
when the time and place Of the next
convention will be decided