. Electric railway journal . other railway officers testified to theextremely critical condition of most ofthe electric railways. A ray of light was shed on thegloomy picture presented by most ofthe speakers by James F. Barnes, whostated that in Schenectady public senti-ment was turning toward the railwayand that the result of the fare increasesthere has been very gratifying. The conference appointed a commit-tee on resolutions, which will report ata later meeting, with the following per-sonnel: James L. Quackenbush, chair-man; J. W. Killeen, Buffalo, N. Y.;H. B. Weatherwax, and Harlow
. Electric railway journal . other railway officers testified to theextremely critical condition of most ofthe electric railways. A ray of light was shed on thegloomy picture presented by most ofthe speakers by James F. Barnes, whostated that in Schenectady public senti-ment was turning toward the railwayand that the result of the fare increasesthere has been very gratifying. The conference appointed a commit-tee on resolutions, which will report ata later meeting, with the following per-sonnel: James L. Quackenbush, chair-man; J. W. Killeen, Buffalo, N. Y.;H. B. Weatherwax, and Harlow , New York Columbus Linemen Return to Work. —Linemen of the Columbus Railway,Power & Light Company, Columbus,Ohio, returned to work on Sept. 10,after having been idle since Aug. 8. Interurban Employees Accept WageIncrease.—Employees of the Boston &Worcester Street Railway have votedto accept the offer of the company fora maximum wage of 52 cents an hour,an increase of 5 cents over the previousrate. Platform Men Choose Arbitrator.— The local branch of the AmalgamatedAssociation at Columbus, Ohio, hasselected J. C. Dougherty, a barber, torepresent the men on the board of ar-bitration which is to consider the de-mands made upon the Columbus Rail-way, Power & Light Company recently. Court Approves Brooklyn WageAgreement.—Judge Mayer of the Fed-eral District Court has directed Re-ceiver Lindley M. Garrison of theBrooklyn (N. Y.) Rapid Transit Com-pany and its subsidiaries to pay the 25per cent advance in wages promisedthe employees in the strike settlementagreement. Strike in Chic
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