. The Street railway journal . it was a small, strug-gling affair; and I think it has been largely due to the time,the energy, and the ability which he has devoted to the affairsof the Association that it has grown to its present prosperouscondition. It is at the present time, in my judgment, one ofthe greatest instrumentalities for the good of our business thatthere is. I have been much struck at these sessions with theattendance, the matters and things submitted, the discussionsand the papers and the general esprit du corps, as I might termit, of this Association. I have the honor to be the
. The Street railway journal . it was a small, strug-gling affair; and I think it has been largely due to the time,the energy, and the ability which he has devoted to the affairsof the Association that it has grown to its present prosperouscondition. It is at the present time, in my judgment, one ofthe greatest instrumentalities for the good of our business thatthere is. I have been much struck at these sessions with theattendance, the matters and things submitted, the discussionsand the papers and the general esprit du corps, as I might termit, of this Association. I have the honor to be the presidentof the American Street Railway Association, and I may saythat if during my incumbency of that office I were able to bringit, with the assistance of those who work with me, to such ahigh plane as this Association occupies, I should deem myholding of the office not to have been in vain. In making themotion that I do, gentlemen, I can only say farther that nowords of mine could describe or fittingly characterize the debt. EX-PRESIDENT EX-SECRETARY AND G. TRACY ROGERS TREASURER H. A. ROBINSON that this Association, in my judgment, owes to Mr. Rogers. Ihope the motion will unanimously prevail. The motion to accept the declination of Mr. Rogers wasseconded, and upon being put by the secretary was unanimouslycarried. Mr. Ely—Mr. Secretary, a vacancy now exists. I do notwish to seem to usurp any of the functions of the nominatingcommittee, but as this matter has presented itself to my mind,as the result of careful thought and deliberation, I venture torise again to place a name before you in nomination for thepresidency. The gentleman that I will present is a very ableman, a man of ideas and of ability in every way, devoted to theAssociation, and an able member of our profession or making the nomination I feel that I should fail in my dutyto him, to all of you, and to myself, did I not say a few plain,straightforward, candid words. From the report of the com-mitt
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