. Railroad digest . a deserved one; and his friendswill wish him all success. He joined the association at themeeting at Chicago in 1886, and hasbeen a constant attendant at our con-ventions. The Next Place of Meeting There is general dissatisfaction,especially in New York and New Eng-land, with the action of the AdvisoryCommittee in changing the place ofthe next convention from Buffalo toNew York City. It looks as thoughwe were Buffaloed. From a pri-vate letter, written by a well-knownNew York member, we make the fol-lowing extract: Who is this Advisory Committee,and where does it get authori
. Railroad digest . a deserved one; and his friendswill wish him all success. He joined the association at themeeting at Chicago in 1886, and hasbeen a constant attendant at our con-ventions. The Next Place of Meeting There is general dissatisfaction,especially in New York and New Eng-land, with the action of the AdvisoryCommittee in changing the place ofthe next convention from Buffalo toNew York City. It looks as thoughwe were Buffaloed. From a pri-vate letter, written by a well-knownNew York member, we make the fol-lowing extract: Who is this Advisory Committee,and where does it get authority tochange our voted place of meeting?It strikes me the crowd fi-om the Mid-dle West are treking over Easternkopjes with impunity. In the vernac-ular of New York, What is their num-ber, and where do they get off? Another unsolicited communicationcomes in for publication, as follows:Editor Railroad Paint Shop: The action of the advisory commit-tee, designating New York for ournext place of meeting, is think this, or some other feasible plan,should be adopted in order to be sat-isfactory to a majority of the BAILEY,Concord, N. H. DUNCAN W. Section III., Article XIII. of theconstitution. The next choice to Buffalo at ourlast convention was Toronto; therewas not a vote for New York. There-fore, the wishes of the members shouldbe respected, or at least consulted. Ihave consulted several members, allof whom take exception to New York,and favor the second choice, Toronto. A. L. PAYNE,Metropolitan Street Railway Co., N. Y. The following is from the veteranorganizer of the M. C. & L. A., andits second president: Mr. Editor:—I see by the last num-ber of the Digest that some twentymembers of the Car Pamters Asso-ciation give out notice that our nextmeeting will be held in New YorkCity. At Detroit, the majority of memberspresent said, Put me off at opposed Buffalo by vote and other-wise, but submitted with as goodgrace as possible, after
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