Dunham Manufacturing Co., colored insert between pp. 132 and 133 Bush Interlocking Bolt Co. Ruffner & Dunn.... National Lock Washer Co.. Verona Nut Lock Metcalf, Paul & Co., 1⁄2 page. Morris Sellers & Co.. 148 143 .4 156 HAND CARS, TOOLS AND IMPLEMENTS. Rotary Snow Shovel-Leslie Brothers Manufacturing Co.... 144, 145 BUREAU OF INSPECTION, TESTS AND CONSULTATION, The Robert W. Hunt Co., 1⁄2 page.. 138.139 136 .147 156 Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Convention OF THE Roadmasters' Association of America, HELD AT THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DENVER, COL.. September 10th, 11th and 12th, 1889. The Roadmasters' Association of America assembled at 10 A. M., September 10th, 1889, at the Chamber of Commerce, Denver, Col., in response to the following call: ROADMASTERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, In accordance with the action of the meeting of the Roadmasters, held in Washington, D. C., September 11th, 12th and 13th, 1888, the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association will be convened at Denver, Col., for three days' session, at 9 o'clock a. M., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, September 10th, 11th and 12th, 1889. The committee appointed to prepare a programme of questions for discussion at this meeting have submitted the following: 1st. Standard Track Joints R. Caffrey, Chairman. 2d. Standard Frogs P. Nolan, Chairman. 3d. Labor on Track O. F. Jordan, Chairman. 4th. Automatic Switch Stands and Protection of Facing Points Robert Black, Chairman. 5th. Track Tools and Implements S. L. Swinney, Chairman. 6th. Standard Cattle Guards J. Doyle, Chairman. DEAR SIR - You are respectfully invited to be present at this, the Seventh Annual Meeting of the Association. Arrangements are now in progress whereby we hope to arrange with the railway managements to pass all delegates (and their wives) holding certificates issued by the As sociation, showing them to be delegates to this Convention. All who can meet with us will please notify the Secretary of their intention to do so, and he will furnish delegates with certificates, should the several railway managements consent to honor them in lieu of a pass. Should we be denied this mode of transportation, you will be promptly notified, that each one may make other arrangements for passes. Arrangements will be made for special hotel accommodations and rates, of which delegates, who desire to attend, will be advised at the time of receiving their certifi cates. Delegates' certificates will only be sent upon application to the Secre tary. J. W. CRAIG, Charleston, S. C. H. W. REED, Sec'y & Treas., The President, Mr. J. W. Craig, of the C. & S. R. R., called the Convention to order, as follows: Gentlemen of the Roadmasters' Association of America: Our Association adjourned at Washington, D. C., last autumn, to assemble at Denver, Col., the 10th of September, and we are now assembled ready for business, and I am very much gratified to see so many of you present. After a little waiting, Mr. Wolf Londoner, Mayor of the city of Denver, appeared and made the following address of welcome: The President-Ladies and Gentlemen: I have the pleasure of introducing to you the Mayor of the city of Denver. Mr. Londoner-Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the good people of Denver, allow me to extend to you the right hand of fellowship. Strange as it may seem, we, of Denver, are indebted to you for a part of our greatness. The casual public who travel on the great highways of our nation, travel in Pullman cars and in chair cars and enjoy all other conveniences by rail and on the steamboats, owe very, very much to the men to whom I am speaking this morning. It is due to your intelligence, skill and care that we can travel with safety at all. We, of Denver, in the far West,, who had to come out here in early days, not only with ox teams and wagon teams, but many thankful that they were able to walk, can readily appreciate the pleasure, the sweet ness and elegance of travel now between the Mississippi and Rocky Mountain country. I say again to you, Roadmasters, representing all parts of the country and this great nation, and the city and people of Denver, and of the great Rocky region, the State of Colorado, we extend to you a hearty welcome, and hope that while you are with us that you may not only enjoy the hospitality of the good people of Denver, but extend your visits within this great State. And, lastly, we will hang out our latch-strings and ask you to visit us, not only on this occasion, but whenever possible. our schools and churches-and I think men of your business should visit a church once in a while, especially when you are away from home, as you know not what may happen on the rail. Visit Allow me, on behalf of the city, to extend you a cordial invitation to visit the City Hall. We have an excellent Fire Department, and on fifteen minutes' notice, I will assure you, we will give you a show that will please you. Visit our school buildings, if possible, and carry back to your friends the well-known fact that Denver has the best in the United States. Please excuse me now, as I have another convention to attend and address. You will find us ready and anxious to have you learn what a large city we have, and how profitable is our real estate industry. The Mayor retired in haste. The President Members of the Roadmasters' Association and the Ladies present: I regret that the engagements of the Mayor were such that he could not remain longer, so that I might respond to his address. No one would have dared claim for Denver, a quarter of a century ago, the proud position that it holds at this time. Then it was a mere village, without wealth, without influence, remote and unsightly. Now it is a metropolis-a center of refinement, a place rich in itself, and the admiration of all beholders. More than keeping pace with the phenomenal growth of a region that is still in its infancy, so far as development is concerned, it has lost no opportunity and neglected no chance. Active, keenly alive, progressive and |