. The street railway review . l idea Mr. Littell conceived of securingan association of the street railway men of America, and as usualwith him, to think was to act; he found a ready response to hissuggestion, both in the East and the West, and we shall all of usever be grateful to him for starting the association, which has beensuch a powerful feature in helping the American people to thesuperb facilities now enjoyed by almost the whole of America in theway of intra-mural transportation. With kindest regards, I remain. Yours truly, C. B. Holmes. Chicago, September 21, 1901. SOME OF THE RECOLL
. The street railway review . l idea Mr. Littell conceived of securingan association of the street railway men of America, and as usualwith him, to think was to act; he found a ready response to hissuggestion, both in the East and the West, and we shall all of usever be grateful to him for starting the association, which has beensuch a powerful feature in helping the American people to thesuperb facilities now enjoyed by almost the whole of America in theway of intra-mural transportation. With kindest regards, I remain. Yours truly, C. B. Holmes. Chicago, September 21, 1901. SOME OF THE RECOLLECTIONS OF MR. J. N. AKARMAN, OF WORCESTER—HOW THEY CARED FOR THE MOTIVE POWER TWENTY YEARS AGO. Editor Review : Seventeen years is a long time to look backwardand pick out from the hay-stack of experiences and recollections thestraws which were harvested at that time; but I have endeavored tocall to mind one of the pleasantries of 84, which will bring a smileof recollection to the faces of older members of the JOHN N. AKARMAN. My recollections of the third convention of the American StreetRailway Association, held at New York in 1884, are somewhateffaced by time. I was a delegate, having the honor to represent theCharles River Street Railway Co., of Cambridge, of which I wassuperintendent. I was young in the business, and content to listen Oct. 9, 1901.] DAILY STREET RAILWAY REVIEW. 637 and learn from my elders, among whom were such prominent menas William H. Hazzard, of Brooklyn; Jacoh Sharp, of New YorkCity; Calvin A. Richards, of Boston: Julius E. Rugg, of Boston;Daniel F. Longstreet, of Providence; Henry M. Watson, of Buffalo;William White, of New York; Charles Chemenshaw, of Troy; Littell, of Louisville, Ky.; Edward Lusher, of Montreal, andmany others representing the large railroads of the country. Among the supplymen present were the late Walter Jones, ofJ. M. Jones Sons, representing everything in sight, with his happydisposition and pleasant, chee
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