. Railway age . e qualitiesof an inventor of the mostvaluable Improvements intrans|>ortatiou embraced nearly everyfeature of curs and truckswhich go to make up themo<lern elet-tric car. At theinitset of his career he didwith his whole soul thethings which a boy could do-drove the engine, kept theaccounts. Gradually he wasadvanced by the firm to moreresiKinslble positions and wassoon placed In charge of thedepartment of sales. In thishis great abilities found theirappropriate sphere. When. A. Brill. 1887, electric propulsion de- veloped, his genius developed wit
. Railway age . e qualitiesof an inventor of the mostvaluable Improvements intrans|>ortatiou embraced nearly everyfeature of curs and truckswhich go to make up themo<lern elet-tric car. At theinitset of his career he didwith his whole soul thethings which a boy could do-drove the engine, kept theaccounts. Gradually he wasadvanced by the firm to moreresiKinslble positions and wassoon placed In charge of thedepartment of sales. In thishis great abilities found theirappropriate sphere. When. A. Brill. 1887, electric propulsion de- veloped, his genius developed with it. and the present typ««of electric trticks in tinlversal tise are practically those whichhe invented. He was In every sense of the word a pioneer. Heled: others followed. He foresaw by Instinct, and ttsually years Inadvance, the direction In which electric street railway practicemust nweiisarily develop, and he devoted himself to the task ofteaching the railway i-onipanies. Those high in their AiBir, 3, 1908. THE RAILROAD GAZETTE. 491 recognized his wisdom and sound judgment and constantly soughttiis advice—sooner or later they always followed it. In 1904 theFranklin Institute awarded him the John Scott legacy premium andmedal for meritorious inventions in cars. He had a strong sense ofjustice, but resented bitterly any treatment which he considered un-fair. It Is sad to see a man so strong, so worthy and so useful,stricken down by the lingering pain of disease. MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS. i r<ii- iliiliH 0/ conn IIIioiiH mill rriiulur nf luihoud cuiircntioiis anilviijlinvvriiiii mjcii lirs, vie, mt: u<li:citi«iny page The Traveling Engineers Association. Al the next regular meeting of this association there will bea paper for discussion on the Use of Steam Heat on PassengerTrains, and at the next annual meeting a paper on How can KoadForeman of Engines interest Engineers and Firemen in keepingposted on progress in locomotive develo
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