as an opening address, and so I asked some of my friends of the technical press for kind suggestions, and I desire to return to those gentlemen who very kindly assisted me in preparing the address presented to you, not only my thanks, but a public acknowledgment of their assistance, especially to Mr. J. B. O'Hara, of the Street Railway Journal. Gentlemen, I thank you sincerely for the honor conferred upon me, and I pledge my best efforts, together with those who are working with me, towards the advancement of the affairs of this Association. I believe it is customary to adjourn from this session to meet at the banquet, and the dinner will be ready to serve at nine o'clock. We hope all will be promptly in attendance at the banquet. The installation of officers will occur at the banquet. If there is no further business this session will adjourn until that time. Adjourned. REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMORIALS. Messrs. Vreeland and Radel were appointed a Committee on Memorials by Vice-President Ely at the meeting of the Executive Committee, and they filed the following report: SAMUEL G. DE COURSEY. Samuel G. De Coursey, President of the American Railways Company, of Philadelphia, died at his home in that city on Tuesday, January 27, 1903, after an attack of grip, lasting two weeks. Mr. De Coursey was born at Queenstown, Md., September 28, 1839, and was descended from old colonial stock. He went to Philadelphia in 1854, entered the dry goods business and soon afterward became interested in the Western New York and Pennsylvania Railroad Company, of which he was president at the time of its purchase a few years ago by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. At the time of his death Mr. De Coursey was President of the Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company, of Bridgeton, N. J.; Altoona and Logan Valley Railroad Company, Altoona, Pa., and Chicago and Joliet Electric Railway Company, Joliet, Ill., all members of this Association. He was also a director of the Fairmount Park Traction Company. He is survived by a widow, two daughters and one son. WILLIAM H. JACKSON. General William H. Jackson, one of the most distinguished men of Tennessee, died at Nashville, on March 30, 1903. He was for many years proprietor of the famous Belle Meade Farm, where his remains were interred in the family vault. General Jackson was born in Paris, Tenn., October 1, 1835. He entered West Point in 1852, graduated in 1856, and the following year joined the Mounted Rifles on the Mexican border. He remained in the field till 1861, when, upon the breaking out of the Civil War, he tendered his resignation to the United States Government. He served the South through the entire conflict with great distinction. After the war General Jackson married Miss Selene Harding, daughter of General W. G. Harding, of Belle Meade, and became associated with him in the management of that beautiful and historic place. General Jackson possessed a masterful spirit and his qualifications were generally recognized. He was president of the National Agricultural Congress, of the Farmers' Association of Tennessee, and of the Bureau of Agriculture for the State of Tennessee. He was for some years President of the Nashville Railway, and a member of the Executive Committee (1894) and Second Vice-President (1895) of the American Street Railway Association. At the time of his death he had retired from street railway management. HENRY S. PARMELEE. Henry S. Parmelee, President of the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad Company, of New Haven, Conn., died September 27, 1902. He was fifty-eight years of age and was born in Ohio. His death occurred suddenly on his yacht, the Alert, while anchored off Bay Ridge, New York City, and was due to exhaustion, caused by overwork. Mr. Parmelee was also President of the Mathushek Piano Company. He was a volunteer in the Civil War, having been a member of the First Connecticut regiment, enlisting at the age of eighteen years, and in the war suffered the loss of his right hand. He was unusually progressive in his ideas and the leading spirit in the consolidation of the New Haven street railways. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. WILLIAM LYMAN SQUIRE. William L. Squire, Secretary and Treasurer of the Meriden (Conn.) Railroad Company, died in that city June 19, 1903, in his sev enty-second year. He was born at Granville, Mass., and was educated in the schools of Hartford, Conn. Mr. Squire engaged in business as a grocery clerk in Meriden in 1851, after which he spent a short time in New Orleans, La. In 1853 he entered the service of the Hartford and New Haven Railroad Company, as paymaster, and finally became, treasurer of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, an office he held for nearly a quarter of a century. Mr. Squire was either an officer or director in twelve distinct transportation companies in New England, and was a man highly esteemed in the community in which he lived. He is survived by a widow and three sons. JAMES A. STEWART. James A. Stewart, General Superintendent of the Utica and Mohawk Valley Railroad Company, died March 31, 1903, on the fortieth anniversary of his birth. His railroad career began in the freight department of the New York Central Road, and later he became general superintendent of the Herkimer, Mohawk, Ilion and Frankfort Electric Railway, until its consolidation with the Utica and Mohawk Valley Railroad Company. Mr. Stewart was greatly taxed with the details of some construction work, and in the latter part of 1902 showed evidence of failing health. The company gave him leave of absence until May 1, 1903, or longer if necessary, but he did not rally and a steady decline resulted in his death. He is survived by a wife and young son. RICHARD PINDELL STOLL. Richard P. Stoll, Treasurer of the Lexington Railway Company, Lexington, Ky., died suddenly at his residence in that city on Wednesday, March 11, 1903. Mr. Stoll was in his fifty-second year and is survived by a widow and two sons. He was a prominent citizen of Lexington, took a leading part in all its affairs, and was noted for his generous character. He was also President of the Lexington City Bank and a director of the Security Trust and Safety Vault Company, and was identified with a number of other institutions of the city. THE EXHIBIT. The supplymen spared no pains to make the exhibit at the Saratoga Convention the most comprehensive and artistic of any yet held, the drapings of the booths, the brass railings separating them and the generally pleasing effect produced by the arrangement of each individual exhibit being especially noticeable. The fact, however, that the exhibits were extended over a lengthy veranda, with a number of windings in it, unfortunately tended to take from the exhibit the compactness and massiveness which has hitherto characterized it. Many of the structures erected in the court of the hotel for the display of heavy machinery were very creditable. The number of exhibitors was fully up to the average, notwithstanding the difficulty and expense of shipping the exhibits to, and installing them at, Saratoga Springs. The pleasant weather during the convention rendered the inspection of the exhibit, which was entirely out of doors, a pleasant undertaking. The delegates expressed their appreciation of the opportunity afforded them of inspecting the most recent improvements in street railway appliances, and the importance and value of the exhibit, from a practical standpoint, was apparent. EXHIBITORS. Following is a list of the exhibitors at the Saratoga Conven tion: Adams & Westlake Company, Chicago. American Automatic Switch Company, New York. American Automatic Switch & Signal Company, Chicago. American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company, Mahwah, N. J. American Car & Foundry Company, Chicago. American Car Seat Company, Brooklyn. Anderson, Albert & J. M., Manufacturing Company, Boston. Atlas Railway Supply Company, Chicago. Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia. Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Company, New York. Bliss, E. W., & Company, Brooklyn. Bruck Solidified Oil Company, Boston. Bullock Electric Manufacturing Company, Cincinnati. Celluloid Company, New York. Chase, L. C., & Company, Boston. Chicago Mica Company, Valparaiso, Ind. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company, New York. Christensen Engineering Company, Milwaukce. Climax Fence Post Company, Chicago. Columbus Steel Rolling Shutter Company, Columbus, Ohio. Cook, Adam, & Sons, New York. Conant, R. W., Cambridge. Consolidated Car Fender Company, New York. Consolidated Car Heating Company, Albany. Dearborn Drug & Chemical Works, Chicago. Detroit Trolley and Manufacturing Company, Detroit. Eclipse Car Fender Company, Cleveland. Electric Railway Equipment Company, Cincinnati. Flood & Conklin Company, Newark. Franklin Rolling Mill & Foundry Company, Franklin, Pa. General Electric Company, Schenectady. Globe Ticket Company, Philadelphia. Gold Car Heating & Lighting Company, New York. |