. The Street railway journal . kward through one point to reduce the heat, instead ofturning it continuously in a forward direction through zero to ac- complish the same result. The company was ably represented byJames Watson, John E. Ward and E. H. Gold. MUCH REGRET was expressed at the absence of John , who has always been a regular attendant of former con-ventions. Mr. Brill has not been in very good health, and isspending a few weeks at Hot Springs, Va. F. W. DARLINGTON, president of the Darlington ElectricFountain & Supply Company, of Philadelphia, was present at theconvention, and


. The Street railway journal . kward through one point to reduce the heat, instead ofturning it continuously in a forward direction through zero to ac- complish the same result. The company was ably represented byJames Watson, John E. Ward and E. H. Gold. MUCH REGRET was expressed at the absence of John , who has always been a regular attendant of former con-ventions. Mr. Brill has not been in very good health, and isspending a few weeks at Hot Springs, Va. F. W. DARLINGTON, president of the Darlington ElectricFountain & Supply Company, of Philadelphia, was present at theconvention, and had some circulars relating to his electric foun-tains. The circular contained an illustration of the fountain in-stalled at Willow Grove Park, at Philadelphia, by Mr. Darlington. THE PENNSYLVANIA STEEL COMPANY made no ex-hibit, but was represented by Charles S. Clark, of Boston; MasonD. Pratt and C. W. Reinoehl, of Steelton; F. W. Edmunds, ofChicago, and J. G. Miller, of St. Louis. EXHIBIT OF THE B. & R. ELECTRIC EXHIBIT OF THE CHRISTENbEN ENGINEERING CO. J. H. STEDMAN, of Rochester, was a prominent and popularattendant at the convention, and with an extra number of goodstories. He also did some good business in his transfer tickets. THE JOHN A. ROEBLINGS SONS COMPANY, ofTrenton, N. J., had no exhibit, but the able representation byMarston R. Cockey, of New York; G. W. Swan, of New York,and U. G. Tingley, of Trenton, N. J., together with the reputationof the company, made an exhibit unnecessary. THE ELECTRIC RAILWAY EQUIPMENT COMPANY,of Cincinnati, exhibited its new slow-starting controller handle inthe Ridlon Companys space. P. F. Harten looked after the de-vice, and explained it to possible customers. It is a controllerhandle working on the principle of a ratchet, and allowing themotorman to go only one notch at a time. THE FRANK RIDLON COMPANY. 200 Summer Street,Boston, was represented by its popular vice-president, Charles , The Wilson trolley catcher, of which


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