. Electric railway gazette . called the meeting to order,he introduced Mayor E. , who gave an address ofwelcome substantially as follows: ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Of course the gentlemen re-cognize the fact that they couldnot meet here in convention with-out first procuring a permit fromthe Mayor. Hence they will notdisregard any of the conditions heimposes upon the privilege thusvouchsafed to them. In order tojustify the restrictions I have de-cided to designate, it is not neces-sary to advance any reason otherthan that furnished in my under-standing of the chief object ofthe organization
. Electric railway gazette . called the meeting to order,he introduced Mayor E. , who gave an address ofwelcome substantially as follows: ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Of course the gentlemen re-cognize the fact that they couldnot meet here in convention with-out first procuring a permit fromthe Mayor. Hence they will notdisregard any of the conditions heimposes upon the privilege thusvouchsafed to them. In order tojustify the restrictions I have de-cided to designate, it is not neces-sary to advance any reason otherthan that furnished in my under-standing of the chief object ofthe organization they are serving. I confess that I maybe governed by an error in this behalf. NeverthelessI do not hesitate to proclaim the interpretation, becauseit is fully approved in the judgment of all the peopleof this commonwealth not receiving dividends or otherbenefits, such as free passes, etc., from street railwaycompanies. We entertain the notion that this association was in-stituted to secure the banishment of pedestrians and. B. F. MEYERS, PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION AND PRESIDENT OF THE WILKES BARRE & WYOMING VALLEY TRACTION COMPANY. vehicles from the streets, lanes and alleys of all our cities,and other communities whose opportunities can supplytributaries to the Amazonian stream of profits pouringinto the exchequer of its master. In other words, thegiant combination represented in this gathering is theheadlight of the Trolley Juggernaut, under whose carriagewheels the rights and safety of the people are pulverizedand extinguished. In this preamble I am sure I havepresented full warrant for the qualifications contained inthe lease of this city I have prepared for you. In thisinstrument you are granted permission to use and occupythe premises, together with all and singular the improve-ments, ways, watercourses, rights, liberties, privileges,hereditaments and appurtenances whatever thereuntobelonging or in any wise appertaining, for all lawful pur-poses. In this general stipul
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