. The Street railway journal . dopted. The secretary announced that the Engineers Club and theManufacturers Club, of Philadelphia, tendered to the officers andmembers of the association the privileges of the respective clubhouses for this week. Chairman Jones announced the appointment by President Elyof the following committee on nominations: Messrs. Parsons, ofPhiladelphia; Vreeland, of New York; Sergeant, of Boston; Steb-bins, of Columbus, Ohio; Read, of Salt Lake City. Chairman Jones announced the appointment by President Elyof the following committee on resolutions: Messrs. Allen, ofUtica,
. The Street railway journal . dopted. The secretary announced that the Engineers Club and theManufacturers Club, of Philadelphia, tendered to the officers andmembers of the association the privileges of the respective clubhouses for this week. Chairman Jones announced the appointment by President Elyof the following committee on nominations: Messrs. Parsons, ofPhiladelphia; Vreeland, of New York; Sergeant, of Boston; Steb-bins, of Columbus, Ohio; Read, of Salt Lake City. Chairman Jones announced the appointment by President Elyof the following committee on resolutions: Messrs. Allen, ofUtica, N. Y.; Rigg, of Reading, Pa.; Smith, of Omaha. H. J. Davies, of Cleveland, stated that in line with the sugges-tion in the address of the president and the recommendation ofthe executive committee, he wished to move the appointment bythe president of a standing committee of five upon insurance andfire protection. The duties of this committee shall be to gatherstatistical information and to study the subject of fire insurance,. GENERAL VIEW OF NORTH EXHIBIT HALL AT THE PHILADELPHIA CONVENTION, LOOKING SOUTH proper bureau of information to supply the information that wasasked from his company $1,000 a year in addition to the dues, andthat money would be saved to his corporation in that way. Presi-dent Ely referred to Mr. Goodrich, of Minneapolis, who had toldhim that he always tried to give the information that was askedfor, and to give careful thought and study to the preparation of it,but he said that the heads of departments were very busy, andalthough he turned these requests for information over to them,coupled with the request that they receive careful investigation andreply, he knew that much wenf out which was not satisfactory tohim. It is not the larger companies that are benefited most by theassociation, but the small companies. Going half-way down thelist, from the companies with a gross income of $50,000, to thosewith an income of $500,000, $1,000,000 and $2,000,000,
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