. Western electrician . leveland, and since that time has been traveling in variouscapacities for that company. Mr. Prentiss is well postedelectrically, as well as being a clever business man. Roy C. Foster commenced business in 1884 in the audi-tors office of the Valley Railway company, remaining in visitors may anticipate a pleasant sojourn in the ForestCity. The programme of the conve«tion and all the arrange-ments for the convenience of delegates and visitors havebeen publishtfd—the complete list of papers and topicshaving been presented in the last issue. Michigans Representative Electric
. Western electrician . leveland, and since that time has been traveling in variouscapacities for that company. Mr. Prentiss is well postedelectrically, as well as being a clever business man. Roy C. Foster commenced business in 1884 in the audi-tors office of the Valley Railway company, remaining in visitors may anticipate a pleasant sojourn in the ForestCity. The programme of the conve«tion and all the arrange-ments for the convenience of delegates and visitors havebeen publishtfd—the complete list of papers and topicshaving been presented in the last issue. Michigans Representative ElectricalSupply House. During the earlier years of the development of electricalindustries the business of furnishing electrical supplies wassmall and only able to support a few houses, the principalones of which were naturally located in the large tradecenters, such as New York and Chicago, but with the rapiddevelopment of the last few years the necessities and de-mands of many sections of the country have led to the open-. JOSEPH E. LOCKWOOD. ing of new houses located convenient to these sections, andthe size, character and appointments of many of these aresuch as would be a credit to any of the older lines of these new houses is that of the Michigan Elec-tric company of Detroit. This company was incorporatedabout two years ago, and since that time its business hasgrown rapidly, requiring frequent additions to room andstock, until today its headquarters, which is here illustratedfor the first time, is a credit to the electrical business. Thesuccess of this company has undoubtedly been due largelyto its active and capable management, consisting or JosephE. Lockwood, president, and George A. Mansfield, treasurer. severed his connection with the United States company andlocated in Detroit, where he at first was general manager ofthe Thomson-Houston Electric Light company and laterof the Brush Electric Light company of the same city. Thislatter position he held until 1S90
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