EXHIBITORS. The exhibition of street railway appliances at the Kansas City meeting was held in the new Convention Hall. The great amount of floor space enabled the supplymen to set off their exhibits to the very best advantage, and considering the long distances over which most of the apparatus had to be transported, the exhibit was particularly gratifying, the number of exhibitors being very nearly equal to that of former years. As in the case of previous meetings, the last day of the Convention was set aside exclusively for the purpose of inspecting the exhibits, and the delegates very generally passed most of the day among the exhibits. The small but important details, such as carpenter-work, sign-painting, teaming and decorating, had been so well provided for, that the annoyances usually incident to this class of service were entirely overcome, and as a result the exhibits were installed promptly and in very good order. The supplymen tendered a complimentary vaudeville ̧entertainment to the street railway men in the exhibit hall on Friday afternoon, which was attended by a large number of delegates who enjoyed the show. Many ladies in attendance upon the convention were in the audience. On Friday morning the supplymen organized a street parade in true traveling show style, with a brass band and placards carried by about twenty hired men wearing animal heads of various kinds made of papier mache. The paraders visited the hotels and caused much merriment, and altogether the show furnished by the supplymen was a great success. The work of the exhibit committee, under the chairmanship of Mr. W. A. Satterlee, was carried out in a very satisfactory manner, every detail receiving the most careful attention. There were at the disposal of the delegates, supplymen and their friends a telegraph office, telephones, postoffice, stationery, postage stamps and facilities for checking wraps and packages, all of which were free except the telegraph service. Following is a list of the exhibitors at the Kansas City Convention: Adams & Westlake Company, Chicago, Ill. American Brake Shoe Company, Chicago, Ill. American Car and Foundry Company, St. Louis, Mo. American Railway Supply Company, New York, N. Y. American Steel and Wire Company, Chicago, Ill. American Street Railway, Paving and Improvement Company, Springfield, Mass. American Vitrified Conduit Company, New York, N. Y. Atlas Railway Supply Company, Chicago, Ill. Baker-Vawter Company, Atchison, Kansas. Bierbaum & Merrick Metal Company, Buffalo, N. Y. B.-R. Electric Company, Kansas City, Mo. Burnham & Duggan Railway Appliance Company, Boston, Mass. Charter Oak Stove Company, St. Louis, Mo. Cheatham Electric Switch and Device Company, Louisville, Ky. Chisholm-Moore Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, O. Consolidated Car Heating Company, Albany, N. Y. Continuous Rail Joint Company, Newark, N. J. Compressed Air Company, New York, N. Y. Cramer, J. W., Kansas City, Mo. Crane Company, Chicago, Ill. Creaghead Engineering Company, Cincinnati, O. Curtain Supply Company, Chicago, Ill. Cutler-Hammer Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Dearborn Drug and Chemical Company, Chicago, Ill. Electrical Review Publishing Company, New York, N. Y. Fuller-Warren Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Garl Electric Company, Akron, O. Garton Company, W. R., Chicago, Ill. Garton-Daniels Company, Keokuk, Ia. General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. Gest, G. M., Cincinnati, O. Gold Street Car Heating Company, New York, N. Y. |