. The street railway review . fforts of such men as J. W. Greer, general managerof the Yoakum Improvement Company, of Yoakum,Texas. He is an old set-tler in electric railroading,although still a youngman. At the age of thir-teen he commenced hisrailroad career as an ap-prentice to a carbuilder,and by perseverance andeffort successively advanc-ed through the variousstages of journeyman,foreman, master mechanic,superintendent and gener-al manager, with the side r rr- , !. W. GREER. issues of office man, elec-trician, and chief of track construction in the accepting his present po
. The street railway review . fforts of such men as J. W. Greer, general managerof the Yoakum Improvement Company, of Yoakum,Texas. He is an old set-tler in electric railroading,although still a youngman. At the age of thir-teen he commenced hisrailroad career as an ap-prentice to a carbuilder,and by perseverance andeffort successively advanc-ed through the variousstages of journeyman,foreman, master mechanic,superintendent and gener-al manager, with the side r rr- , !. W. GREER. issues of office man, elec-trician, and chief of track construction in the accepting his present position Mr. Greer wasgeneral manager of the San Antonio lines. His initialelectrical experience began with the Van Dc-Poele roadin Montgomery, Ala., and the Sprague experiments atRichmond, Va. He also constructed the eighth electricroad built; and also the first one in the state of was probably the first electric built using T rail,and the first to go in operation where there had pre-viously been no street car NEW YORK ASSOCIATION. On Tuesday, September 17, the annual meeting of theStreet Railway Association of the State of New Yorkwill be held at Albany. Special effort is being made toobtain a large representation of supply men and exhibitswill be displayed in a suite of rooms in the hotel, whichhave been engaged for that purpose by the this account it will be possible only to display smallsupplies. Great interest is manifested in the association,eight roads having become members this year, so that alarge attendance is expected, not only of managers andother officers, but of the practical men. An interestingprogram has been prepared, papers being limited to 15minutes. G. Tracy Rogers, president of the Binghamp-ton Railroad Company, Binghampton, N. Y., who ispresident of the association, has charge of details andwill be glad to furnish information. The other officersare John H. Moffilt, general manager Syracuse StreetRailroad Company, Syracuse, a
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