. The street railway review . THE CONVENTION AUIllIOKirM. HISTORY OF CONVENTIONS. 473 From the Cradle to Cleveland The Men and the Places—Pleasant Recollections of By-Gone Days. v,\ \ I \rrini 1. THE American StreetRailway Association hasfor its membership oneImndred and ninety-six ofthe leading street railwaycompanies in the UnitedStales and Canada. Whilec a c h member-companyhas but one vote in pro-ceedings, it may send as many delegates from its officersand directors as desired, and representatives of non-mem-ber companies and any others connected with the workare cheerfully ad
. The street railway review . THE CONVENTION AUIllIOKirM. HISTORY OF CONVENTIONS. 473 From the Cradle to Cleveland The Men and the Places—Pleasant Recollections of By-Gone Days. v,\ \ I \rrini 1. THE American StreetRailway Association hasfor its membership oneImndred and ninety-six ofthe leading street railwaycompanies in the UnitedStales and Canada. Whilec a c h member-companyhas but one vote in pro-ceedings, it may send as many delegates from its officersand directors as desired, and representatives of non-mem-ber companies and any others connected with the workare cheerfully admitted to any but the executive company, however small, can afford not to belong tothe association. Doubtless in no other industry have more radicalchanges occurred in the past ten years than have cometo the street railways of this country. The changes inpolicy, service and motive power, have been so generalas to constitute a positive revolution. l^p to the time of the organization of the associationthere was lillle in common between the various compan-ies scattered throughout the country. One knew butlittle of what and how the others did: even in the samecity where more than one compan\ e
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