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AFTERNOON SESSION

The President:-The report of the Roadway Committee will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. J. R. W. Ambrose, Chief Engineer, Toronto Terminals Railway.

(For report, see pp. 393-425.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Economics of Railway Location will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. A. S. Going, Engineer Construction, Grand Trunk Railway.

(For report, see pp. 427-428.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Electricity will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. Edwin B. Katte, Chief Engineer, Electric Traction, New York Central Railroad.

(For report, see pp. 85-129; also Report on Electrolysis, Part II, pp. 1-176.)

The President:-The next report is that of the Committee on Records and Accounts, which will be presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. H. M. Stout, Record Engineer, Northern Pacific Railway.

(For report, see pp. 431-445.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Signs, Fences and Crossings will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. Maro Johnson, Assistant Engineer, Illinois Central Railroad.

(For report, see pp. 447-482.)

The President-In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman, Mr. C. R. Knowles, Superintendent Water Service, Illinois Central Railroad, will present the report of the Committee on Water Service. (For report, see pp. 483-527.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Uniform General Contract Forms will be submitted by the Chairman, Mr. W. D. Faucette, Chief Engineer, Seaboard Air Line Railway.

The President:-The Tellers appointed at the morning session have just made their report. The Chair will announce the result of the

election of officers:

President, J. L. Campbell.
Vice-President, G. J. Ray.
Secretary, E. H. Fritch.

Treasurer, Geo. H. Bremner.

Directors, D. J. Brumley, Maurice Coburn, H. T. Douglas, Jr. Nominating Committee, A. M. Burt, J. V. Hanna, W. J. Backes, A. O. Ridgway, P. B. Motley.

THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1922

MORNING SESSION

The President:-The report of the Masonry Committee will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. J. J. Yates, Bridge Engineer, Central Railroad of New Jersey.

(For report, see pp. 541-574.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Rail will be presented by the Chairman of the Committee, Mr. G. J. Ray, Chief Engineer, Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad.

(For report, see pp. 621-667.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Economics of Railway Operation will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. L. S. Rose, Assistant to General Manager, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway.

(For report, see pp. 727-774.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Wooden Bridges and Trestles will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. W. H. Hoyt, Chief Engineer, Duluth, Missabe & Northern Railway.

(For report, see pp. 706-726.)

AFTERNOON SESSION

(The consideration of the report on Wooden Bridges and Trestles was resumed.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Buildings will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. W. T. Dorrance, Designing Engineer of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad.

(For report, see pp. 775-897.)

The President:-The report of the Committee on Rules and Organization will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. W. C. Barrett, Trainmaster, Lehigh Valley Railroad.

(For report, see pp. 983-1025.)

The President:-The report of the Wood Preservation Committee will be presented by the Chairman, Mr. C. M. Taylor, Superintendent Creosoting Plants, Philadelphia & Reading Railway and Central Railroad of New Jersey.

(For report, see pp. 899-981.)

The President:-This concludes the work of the Standing Committees, and the meeting is now open for New Business.

Mr. W. D. Faucette (Seaboard Air Line) :-Mr. President, I desire to offer the following resolution:

"Resolved, By the American Railway Engineering Association, in convention assembled, that its thanks are hereby extended to General R. C. Marshall, Jr., Judge James A. Mulligan, and Professor Gus. W. Dyer, for their excellent addresses at the Annual Dinner on the evening of March 15th;

"To the Chairmen, Vice-Chairmen and members of the several committees for their labors during the past year and for valuable reports presented to the meeting;

"To the Committee on Arrangements for the capable manner in which all arrangements for the convention have been carried out;

"To the Technical Press for courtesies extended during the year and also during the convention;

"To the National Railway Appliances Association for the comprehensive and instructive exhibit of railway devices used in the construc

tion, operation and maintenance of railways, and for courtesies extended to the officers and members of the Association."

(The resolutions were seconded, put to vote, and carried unanimously.)

Mr. C. A. Morse (Rock Island) :-I desire to offer the following resolution:

"Resolved, That the members of the American Railway Engineering Association, in convention assembled, desire to place on record their hearty appreciation of the creditable manner in which this convention has been presided over by Mr. L. A. Downs, and for the efficient administration of the affairs of the Association during his occupancy of the presidential chair.

"Resolved, That this resolution be spread upon the Minutes of this meeting, and an engrossed copy be presented to Mr. Downs."

(The resolution was then put to vote, and unanimously carried.) The President:-The Secretary will read the report of the Tellers.

REPORT OF THE TELLERS

To the American Railway Engineering Association:

March 15, 1922.

We, the Committee of Tellers, report the following as the result of the

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President Downs:-Your outgoing President wishes to congratulate this convention for having what I consider an excellent meeting. I have attended nearly all of your twenty-three meetings, but never saw so many members in their seats at the opening of the first session on Tuesday morning and so many in their seats in the evening as we have at the closing on the third day.

The attention which the members gave to the proceedings during the convention made it very easy for me to conduct the affairs of the meeting. I believe there has been more said at this meeting that had real weight and less that was relatively unimportant than at any other meeting we have ever held. You are to be congratulated. You have had a particularly good series of reports this year, which will be of great value to railway companies.

I will ask Mr. Morse and Mr. Wendt to escort the new President, Mr. J. L. Campbell, to the Chair.

(Messrs. Morse and Wendt escorted the new President to the Chair.) President Downs:-Mr. Campbell, you have been elected as President of the greatest body of railway men in the world, a position which but few men merit and a position to which but few have attained. I have

watched your work ever since you and I have been in the Association and you well deserve the honor bestowed upon you and I am sure there is no danger of the Association work going down under your direction. I congratulate you. (Applause.)

President-Elect Campbell:-Mr. Downs-If I shall deliver this office to my successor with as much credit to myself as you have delivered it to me, I shall be satisfied. (Applause.)

Gentlemen of the American Railway Engineering Association :-The El Paso & Southwestern Railroad is not a large railroad-only a little more than 1,000 miles in one corner of the country. The honor and distinction which you have conferred upon one of its representatives is an exemplification of the democracy and generosity of this Association. I esteem it a great honor and it is a great delight to be thus distinguished by you. However, I am not presenting any apologies for the El Paso & Southwestern Railroad. Mr. Morse will tell you, if you ask him, that it is a bang-up railroad and, as far as it goes, is just as wide as the Pennsylvania.

I do not view the responsibilities of this office with undue trepidation. On the contrary, I approach them with some confidence solely on account of the men by whom I shall be surrounded, men who will be my advisers and helpers, men whom I have learned to know and love as indeed I have come to know and love all of you with whom it has been my good fortune to come into personal contact and association. For the coming year, I bespeak for the Board of Direction, the chairmen of the standing committees and the committees themselves your heartiest coöperation and assistance. I am sure you will respond promptly to all calls from these committees for your help so that we will gather here again a year from now and duplicate the success and distinction which have marked the convention this year.

(Applause.)

Immediately upon the adjournment of the convention the Board of Direction will meet and I especially desire that the Directors elected at this convention will be present.

If there is no further business before you, I now declare the twentythird annual convention of the American Railway Engineering Association adjourned sine die.

The twenty-fourth annual convention of the American Railway Engineering Association will be held at the Congress Hotel, Chicago, March 13, 14 and 15, 1923.

At a meeting of the Board of Direction held March 15, 1922, C. E. Lindsay was elected a Director to fill the unexpired term of the late Colonel Geo, H. Webb, and W. P. Wiltsee was elected a Director to fill the unexpired term of G. J. Ray, promoted to Vice-President.

E. H. FRITCH,

Secretary.

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