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Cleveland. J. W. BR0K8 & Co . )2o Slntter St., Sail I'raiiei'oo. AMb OrriciAL PROQRAnnE ,rr^ — "I A Mrs. Occir" i a i I^~"~ pourteenth • A^^^^^- * C^^^'^^tion OK THlv mmm American res® Street m Railway wm Association mm m:F,i) IN Montreal 15th, i()th, ijth & i(Sth of October, i(S()5 4S^> Engraved aiul printed b>- Desbarats & Co. 73 vSt. James Street, Montreal. Local Committkk in Montrkal K. W. Br.A.CK\VEi.i., President Canada Switch & Spring Co. Prof. Bovkv, Dean of the I'aculty of Applied Science, McGill University Prof. Carus-Wii^son, McGill University. G. C. CUNINGHAM, Manager Montreal Street Railway. M. Davis. L. J. I'ViRGET. President Montreal Street Railway. E. P. Hannaford, Chief Engineer Grand Trunk Railway. I/r.-CoT.. F. C. Henshaw, Director Montreal Street Railway. J. F. Hiij,, Comptroller IMontreal Street Railway. H. Ho/.CATE, Manager Montreal Park & Island Railway. John Kennedy, Chief Engineer Harbour Works. F;. Lusher, Secretary and Treasurer Montreal Street Railway. D. McDoNAr,n, vSuperintendent Montreal Street Railway. P. A. Peterson, Chief Engineer Canadian Pacific Railway, C. E. L. PorTeous, Toronto Railway. W. G. Ross. P. W. vSt. George, City Engineer. vSTonewaij, Jackson, Secretary. Iv^oJc^ John H. Cunningham, 2nd vicePres. W. Worth B£an, 1st vice-prm. R. B. Harrison, 3rd vicepres. D. G HlWILTON. Joel Huhtyphe«ident John N. Partridge, sec. a tre»9. Henry C Payne. g. c, cuninoham. Wm. H. Jackson. OKFICKRS OF THK AMERICAN STRKKT RAILWAY ASSOCIATION. A-1J=|^^ ^n piemoriam. He was a man. And who knew him but to love and respect the thoughtful, considerate life, actuated by a genuine desire to help his fellow man. Possessed of a genial, sunny temperament, polished by education and striving after high ideals ; his presence was ever conspicious by its quiet dignity, and sterling worth of character, which impressed itself on all around. From its inception chosen to fill those offices of the Association upon which most depended its success and progress, he ever gave to the work his best thought and effort ; and modestly performed labors, and personally attended to the execution of details little realized, and hence inadequately appreciated by those he served. Careful in matters of smallest consequence as in those of vital import, he ever worked conscienciously and unceasingly ; refusing to leave to other hands the execution of many things one less exacting of himself would have done. In personal life, a devout Christian ; whose religion was a part of his daily life, commanding the admiration and respect of every man. In his home a thoughtful husband and loving father. In business, honorable and faithful to the interests he was called so long to serve. And he is gone. We miss his kindly face ; his friendly greeting ; the word of welcome and the hand-grasp which came from the heart. We shall miss him from his accustomed seat and in our councils, for he is gone. But not forgotten. For in each heart there beats a sense of personal loss; of something not to be replaced ; of a friendship rudely broken ; of a sincere sympathy for her who was ever his constant companion at these annual convenings, and who so nobly shared his trials and succes.ses. His was a rarely blameless life ; we cherish his example ; we honor the stainless name he left and that name is — WIIJJAM J. RTCHARDvSON. Horn, ()ctol)er 22, 1X49. Died, A]->n\ 26, 1S95. Till-; LATK \VM. J. RICHARDSOX. PROGRAMMK Fourteenth annual Meeting OK THK Hmedcan Street IRailwa^j Hssociation^ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15. 10 a.m. Opening of Convention in Windsor Hall. Address of welcome deliv- ered by His Worship Mayor Villeneuve, Mayor of Montreal. 1. Reading minutes of last meeting. 2. Address of President. 3. Report of Kxecutive Committee. Minutes of special meeting of Execu- tive Committee. 4. Report of Treasurer. Executive session for discussion of the subject of "Transfers" and other subjects relating to tlie practical operation of rail- roads. Distribution of banquet tickets. Papers will be read uj^on : "Street Railway Feeder Systems," by Mr. E. P. Burch, Minneapolis, Minn., and upon "Air Brakes," by Mr. E.J. Wessells, New York. Exhibition of Street Railway Supplies, in Victoria Rink, adjoining Windsor Hall. P'v^!; if affords, appeal forcibly to every '-^•"'''^'^^:::'^f;. lover of the beautiful. It is a notable fact that, with the developement of commerce, the city has approached nearer and nearer the foot of the mountain, and then extended both east find west. For fifty years after the foundation, the limits of the town were strictly confined within the fortified \/alls, on account of the frequent attacks . C.N JSr tsrr»to«Li^ r.^^v.ii:5l)»««'""^- CU.VTBAU PB KAMKSAY, 14 American Sirccf Railway Association of the Indians, but as they were gra- stranger would imagine that Montreal dually subdued or civilized, suburbs was wholly inhabited by people of in- soon sprung up outside these limits, dependent fortunes." In the year 1672, the population of As the present population of the city Montreal was one thousand five hun- dred and twenty, and an idea of the progress made in fifty years may be gained from the fact that about this time the village of Laprairie, on the southern shore, was founded by a band of Christian Iroquois. A hun- dred years later, in the year 1770, we find the following description of the city : " Montreal is situated on the island of that name, the , second place in Canada for extent, buildings and strength. The streets » are regular, forming an oblong square, and the houses are well ^ built. The city has six or seven gates, large and small, but its fortifications are mean and in- considerable. ' ' ' ' There are no batteries on the walls, except for flank fires, and most of these are binded with planks and loop-holes, made at the embrasures for musketry. The inhabitants, in number about five thousand, are gay and lively, and more attached to dress and finery than those of Quebec ; and from the num- ber of vSilk sacks, laced coats and powdered heads that are constantly seen in the streets, a I k '•I J is about two hundred and fifty thousand, an idea of the progress made since 1770, may be easily formed. For a long time. Commissioners Street, on the water front, was the great business thoroughfare; then in turn vSt. Paul Street was divested of its private character, and assumed a l)usiness aspect ; later on, commerce found its way into Notre Dame vStreet, and then to St. James Street, but here its limitations were mark- ed for many years. At this time, Craig Street was an open ditch which had formed part of the fortifications of the city ; but af- terwards, when it was filled up and made into a broad avenue, trade moved still northward. Within the past few years, however, St. Catherine Street, for so long devoted almost en- tirely to private residences, has become the centre of great acti- vity, and dwellings are cons- tantly being converted into stores. Within the past ten ^ years, many improvements \ have been completed by the municipal authorities. Nearly the whole of the city has OllKMSK, ST. ANN S MAKKET. Fourteenth Annual Convention 15 been paved ; and several of the leading thoroughfares have been widened. There has also been a noticeable increase of buildings erected by corporation and business firms. Among these may be mentioned the stations of the Grand Trunk and the Canadian [ rr~r~~~ "71] Pacific railways, Ijoth of which were comparatively insignificant buildings until within this period. On vSt. James Street in particular, .several handsome structures have been completed, in- cluding the lofty building of the New York Life In- surance Company, at the corner of Place d' Amies ; the Temple JUiilding, on the site of St. James Me- thodist Church ; and the Bank of Toronto, at the corner of McGill Street, wherein the consul for the United vStates has his offices ; while the Imperial Building, the Mechanics' Institute, and the City and District Savings Bank buildings have undergone extensive alterations. On Notre Dame Street, the Sun Life Insurance Company's offices, and the Balmoral Hotel have been added to the list of the large buildings, while on St, Catherine vStreet, the most important structures erected within this period are St. James Methodist Church, Morgan's dry goods store, Henry Birks & Sons' Building, and Murphy's Building. There are also many fine structures in cour.se of erection, such as the offices of the Montreal Street Railway, on the corner of Craig Street and Place d' Amies Hill, the Canada Life Insurance Company's offices and Ogilvie's Building. A corresponding activity has been noticeable in the erection of private dwell- ings, and many stately homes which have been completed within the past few years, are proof of the prosperity of the city. HANK OK MONTR 1:AL. i6 Avtericau Street Railway Association jHE commercial importance of the city of Montreal gradi;ally increased with the developement of the free trade in the Far- West, from the fact of its being the headquarters of the North-West Company, an association of wealthy Scottish and French Canadian merchants who, by their activity and enterprize, did much to build up the commercial fabric of Canada. Its position thus established is undoubtedly a permanent one, for, backed by the great lake and canal systems which connect it with Chicago, Duluth and other cities, its influence reaches far into the interior ; while the Canadian Pacific Railway, whose lines bring the commerce of China and India across the continent, has also its headquarters in Montreal. Many important improvements have also been made in the harbour of Montreal, which now admits of the largest ships reaching port from the Atlantic Ocean. ' A structure particularly worthy of notice, in connection with the river, is Victoria Bridge, spanning the St. Lawrence just above the harbour, and connecting the Grand Trunk Railway with routes to the United States. The extreme length of this bridge is two miles, and, for a long time after its erection, it was regarded as an unequalled triumph of engineering skiil. It is composed of one large span in the centre, of three hundred and thirty feet, and twenty-three .spans of two hundred and forty- two feet each. The tubes are of iron, twenty -two feet in . height and sixteen feet in breadth ; supported by twen- ty-two stone piers measuring three million cubic feet. The cost of the bridge was seven million dollars. A more modern .stucture, the Cana- dian Pacific Rail- way Bridge, spans VICTORIA SQUARE, Fourteenth Annual Convention ihe St. Lawrence at Lacliine, and connects the Canadian Pacific Railway with Montreal. At the upper end of the harbour is the entrance to the Lachine Canal, ^ which has been improved of late at an enormous cost. Among other places of interest alo .^ the water front, besides the docks and shipping, are the Custom House, Bonsecours Church and Bonsecours Market. The Church of Notre- Dame-de- Bonsecours, from which the adjoining market derived its name, is his- torically one of the most interesting buildings of the city. Its foundation dates back to 1657 — fifteen years after the foundation of the city — when Maisonneuve donated a piece of land on which to build a chapel. The building first erected measured thirty by forty feet, but it was soon found to be too small, and in 1675 a larger church was commenced, which stood until 1754, when it was destroyed by fire. The present church was completed in 1771. There are several very old paintings in the church, to which great value is attached. There is also an image of the Virgin, which was ' ' acquired by Sister Marie Bourgeoys, from a noble of Brittany, where it had been reputed for miracles. She, in consequence, brought it over, had the chapel built for it, and set it up where it now stands, and where it has remained the patron of the French sailors for nearly two centuries and a half." Bonsecours Market is specially worthy of a visit on one of its market days. Here a graphic illustration of the provincial life of the French Canadian may be obtained. To the observer of human nature, the habitant and his methods of doing business will furnish an interesting study. In the midst of the St. Lawrence, almost opposite the Market, is a favourite resort in summer, known as St. Helen's Island, .^vt)> named by Champlain after his wife. The island is laid out as "'^ a park, and being thickly wooded has many pleasant shaded walks. Within an enclosure containing a fort, is a space reserved for military purposes. The Island may be reached in a few minutes by means of the Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Com- pany's boats. It may here be pointed out that very enjoyable short trips may be made HONSECOURS CHURCH. A FRENCH CANADIAN HABITANT. i8 America}! Street Railwax Association by boat, which afford a beautiful view of the scenery of the St. Lawrence. We will soon leave this portion of the city and proceed to examine .some of the most important of MONTREAL'S PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Amongst the most interesting of these is the Chateau de Rame/.ay — one of the oldest historical landmarks — a.ssociated with events of the greatest import- ance in Canadian history. It was built in 1705 by Claude de Ramezay, governor of Montreal. Within its venerable walls, after the fall of Quebec, in 1760, arrangements were com- pleted for the withdrawal of the last French garri- son from Montreal, by which act the finest co- lony of France, and for which the French had done so much, became the pos.session of Britain. In 1775 the Chateau was again made memo- rable as the headquarters of the American Briga- dier - General Wooster, and in the following year, under General Benedict Arnold, the Commi.ssioners of Congress, Benjamin Franklin, Samuel Chase, and Charles Carroll, of Carrolton, here held council. To Benjamin Franklin Montreal was indebted for its first printer — Fleury Mesplet, who establi.shed the Gazette, which is still in existence, as one of the leading papers of the city. For years after the British conquest the Chateau was recognized as the official residence of English governors while here. For a time a portion of the building was used as the Circuit Court of the district, but it is now converted into a museum, in which will repo.se many interesting souvenirs associated with the history of the Province. A visit to the spacious vaults will give an idea of the stability of the struc- ture, which could not be obtained from an exterior view. To the west of the Chateau is situated the Court House, recently enlarged to meet the legal requirements of Montreal and the District. Affixed to this Cl 1 \ HALL. h\niyiccntJi Annua/ Co}ivcntion 19 building is a tablet bearing this inscription : " Here stood the church, chapel and residence of the Jesuit Fathers. Built 1692, occupied as military head- quarters 1800. Burnt 1803. Charlevoix and Lafitau, among others, sojourned here. On the square, in front, four Iroquois suftered death by fire, in reprisal, by order of Frontenac, 1696. This square was also, during the present century, the site of the Town Pillory, so tliat the administration of justice, in various forms, seems to have been meted out from this spot from the earliest to the present time. The north .side of the Court House overlooks the large open .space, known as Champ de Mars, still used as a military parade ground. The .soldiers of France and the British troops have both trod this historic ground. EastoftheCourtHou.se is the City Hall, a hand. some .structure of grey cut stone. From the tower a fine view is to be obtained. The Natural History Mu.seum, situated on University Street, is a small unpretentious building, but it will undoubtedly prove interesting to many of our visitors. The library is rich in scientific lore, while many priceless collec- tions are to be found in the Museum. The Ferrier collection of Egyptian antiquities is probably the most perfect in America. The Natural Tfistory Society, which publishes the Canadian Record of Science, has its headquarters in this building. The Art Gallery, located on Phillip Square, contains a fine collection, in which Canadian art is well represented, but frequently loan exhibitions are held here, when works are on view from the private galleries of wealthy citizens. vSome of the most valuable pictures in the world are the property of Montrealers. The only public library in Montreal is the PVaser Institute, on Dorchester St. The number of volumes is' somewhat small, though the selection is good. In the P'rench section there are many exceedingly valuable works. The Board of Trade, on St. Sacrament Street, is probably the largest public building in the city. It is a fine solid structure of red stone, six stories in height and well laid out. Many of the large manufacturers and corpora- tions iiave offices in the building. The Board's exchange hall occupies an area of over four thousand square feet, while the safety vaults beneath cover an area of three thousand square feet The Post Office, on St. James Street, OLD TOWKRS, MONTREAL COLLEGE. 20 Amen'cafi S/nr/ Raihway .Issociaiion is built in the French Renaissance style, and has recently been altered to meet the requirements of the city, but it is still considered too small for the vast amount of business transacted. The Montreal Water Works and its various stations and departments will prove interesting to those of a scientific turn of mind. The principal station is located at Point St. Charles. EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS. Mc(inj. Fnivtcrsitv. HE grounds and buildings of the University occupy a part of the ancient town of Hochelaga. A tablet, on Metcalf vStreet, in front of the western portion, reads thus : " Site of large Indian - village, claimed to be the Town of Hochelaga. Visited by /iiv >it.T Jacques Cartier 1535." The University owes it origin to *|;f '' the Hon. James McGill, who, by his will, dated 8th of January, r 181 1, devised the estate of Burnside, consi.sting of forty-seven acres / of land, with the manor house and buildings thereon erected, and *-i'\j ' also bequeathed the sum of /" 10,000 to the Royal Institution of Learn- ing to establish a university to be distinguished by the appellation of McGill. With the proceeds of this estate the present institution was commenced, and a Royal charter obtained in 182 1, and re-organized by an amended charter in 1852. The William Molson Hall, being the west wing of the College building, was erected in 1861, by the donation of Mr. William Molson. The Peter Redpath (!|V" Museum was donated to the University, in 1880, by Mr. Redpath. In 1890 Mr. f\^ W. C. McDonald gave the McDonald Physics Building and its equipment to the University, which is one of the most valuable additions to McGill, and in ^^' /\ the same year the Redpath Library was added as the gift of Mr. Peter Redpath. f \r The Donalda Building was the gift of Sir Donald A. Smith, as a college for the higher education of women, in connection with McGill. There are also a large number of endowed chairs; and endowment for pension fund, and a number of exhibitions and scholarships. There are fifty professorships and thirty lectures on the stafl'of the University in the faculties of arts, applied science, medicine, law, comparative medecine, and veterinary science. The Peter Redpath Museum contains large and valuable collections in botany, zoology, mineralogy, and geology, arranged in such a manner as to facilitate work in these departments. The Technical Museum, on the third floor of the I$ngineering building, „:^..^ will prove well worthy of a visit, the kinematic collection of models therein I'ouytcciilli . liniiiiil Convention 21 BOARD 0|- TRADK HfILniN(; arranged being perhaps the finest in America. The most interesting department, how- ever, to our visitors will undoubtedly be that of the Faculty of Applied Science ; consisting of three separate structures — • the Ivngineering Building, the Physics Build- ing and the workshops. The equipment of the Laboratory of Mathematics is very complete, including, besides all the ordinary instruments, a variety of apparatus specially con- structed for this laboratory. The instruments of the Electrical Laboratory comprise two of Lord Kelvin's electric balances, a Thomson galvanometer, four D'Arsonval galvanometers, two Siemen's dynamometers, two Kelvin electrostatic-voltmeters, a complete set of Western ammeters and voltmeters, resistance coils, etc. The dynamo room is e^uiped with a 25 K.W. Ivdison dynamo, two 12 K.W. Edison dynamos, a 12 K.W. Mordey alternator made specially for the laboratory, a 7 K.W. Victoria dynamo, a 7 K.W. Fort Wayne dynamo, a 6 K.W. Thomson-Houston arc-light dynamo, a 15 K.W. Thomp.son-Houston incandescent dynamo, and a 5 K.W. Brush arc-light dynamo, all driven by an 80 H.P. Macintosh & Seymour engine. The equipment of the lighting station comprises a 30 K.W. Edison-Hopkinson dynamo and a 30 K.W. Siemens dynamo. The accumulator room contains Crompton-Howell storage cells for a united capacity of eight hundred ampere hours. Arrangements are being made for estab- lishing a street railway testing department ; a standard .street railway motor and other appa- ratus have been kindly lent to the faculty by the Canadian General Elec- tric Company for this pur- pose. The current stand- ards compri.se a Kelvin THK MCUDNALD ENCUNKEKINC lUTI LDINC;, 22 . I III ('lira II Siirct Raihi'av Associalioii composite l:)alaiice, which can be used as a voltmeter and Wattmeter ; and two vSiemens dynamometers. In this department, as an absoUite current standard, is a duplicate of the Wel)er electro dynamometer, made by Latimer Clark, for the committee of the British Association, the coils of which were wound by Maxwell. For insulation and capacity tests there is a suitable collection of reflecting galvanometers of the astutic, bullistic, differential and D'Arvonsal types. The most delicate of these has a resistance of 1 10,000 ohms, and a figure of merit of upwards of 60,000 magohms with a 20 second swing. There is also a cylindrical air condenser of the Hu. pattern as a standard of capacity. The mica standard and subdi- vided boxes have lieen com- pared and tested and found to be above the average in iiuality and accuracy. For the purpose of observing the conduct under intense electric stress a transformer is in course of preparation capable of working up to 100,000 volts. Many other of the scientific departments will repay a visit and prove highly instructive and interesting. I,A\ AI, I'MXHUSITN'. KOYAI, VICldUIA HdSriTAL. The University of Laval occupies a relative position among the French as McGill does to the luiglish. The faculties include divinity, law, medicine and arts. The lectures of the faculties have hitherto been delivered in various buildings .scattered over the city, but a new and hand.some building, on vSt. Denis Street, has lately been erected, which will prove of great benefit to the large number of students who attend the University. The principal .seat of Laval, however, is at Quebec. It ro.se out of the vSeminary of Ouebec, founded in 1663 by Mgr. Laval, the princely prelate who was the first bishop of the See, and who endowed the institution with his vast wealth. The University charter dates from 1852, when it took the name of its founder. THK DK MAISONNI'.fVl' M(JNUM1:nT. 24 lmcri.an Strccf K(xihcav .Issociaiiou HISTORICAL SPOTS, ANCIENT BUILDINGS, Etc. settlement and built Fort Frontenac on the site of the present ih city of Kingston. . O the Numismatic and Anticjuarian Society and to Mr. W. D. Lighthall in particular, the citizens of Mont- real are indebted for the numerous tablets, which, with their inscriptions, indicate historical spots con- nected with the early history of the city, which would otherwise be lost .sight of. Among the names which stand out boldly in Cana- dian history is that of La Salle, who arrived in Montreal in 1666, and for a time lived in St. Paul Street. A tablet affixed to a building at the corner of St. Peter and St. Paul streets bears this inscription: "Here lived Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle, 1668. " Having obtained a grant of land from the Seminary, he settled a few miles above Montreal and named the place Tyachine. A house still stands near the old tollgate at Lachine bearing the name of La Salle, and in which he is said to have lived. He, however, abandoned his In his wanderings in the land of the Illinois, he pitched upon the present site of Chicago as a trading post. It was he, also, who followed the course of the Missi.ssippi to the Gulf of Mexico. The late Francis Parkman, of Boston, thus writes of La vSalle : "Beset by a throng of enemies, he stands, like the King of Israel, head and shoulders over all. He was a tower of adamant, against whose impregnable front hardship and danger, the rage of man and the elements, the southern sun, the northern blast, fatigue, famine and di.sease, delays, disappointments and defered hopes, emptied their quivers in vain. The very pride, which, Cariolanus like, declared it.self mo.st sternly in the thickest press of foes, has in it something to challenge Sr. JAMKS CI. I'll. Fourteenth Annual Co}ivcntion 25 admiration. Never under the impenetrable mail of paladin or crusader, beat a [heart of more intrepid mettle, than within stoic panoply that armed the breast of La Salle. America owes him an enduring memory, for, in his masculine figure, she .sees the pioneer who guided her to her richest heritage. " La Salle met with a tragic fate, being assassinated by two of his followers in Loui.siana in 1687. The village of Lachine, founded by MONTREAL STREKT RAILWAY ON ST. CATHERINE STREET. La Salle, is nine miles from Montreal and is visited by many thousands of visitors annually, who take the boat to enjoy the unique sensation of shooting the rapids. The descent of the rapids under the guidance of an experienced pilot, is the most delightful and exciting adventure any traveller can undertake. Until within the last few years the boats leaving Lachine for the Rapids used to stop near the historic Indian village of Caughnawga to take on board the Irovpiois pilot. Big John, who, in the fantastic co.stume of his tribe, would come on board to guide the boat in its perilous descent of the Kapids. Since the death of this famous pilot the boats have remained under the guidance of the ordinary navigators, though the services of Indians are still retained. To tho.se making 26 American Street A'ai/icay Assoeiation the passage for the first time, the manner in which the boat speeds to within a few feet of the rocks, and then suddenly turns and passes them in safety, seems little short of miraculous. Lachine, however, is associated with other, and gloomier memories; for on the night of the 4tli of August, 1689, it was the scene of the most unheard of cruelties, the most terrible tragedy that has ever occurred in the annals of Canada, known as the : — MASSACRE OF LACHINE. The principal cause which led to this horrible onslaught, on the part of the Indians, was the action of the French governor, de Denonville. Having received instructions from the Court of France to make prisoners a number of Iroquois chiefs, he induced them to visit Cataracqui, under pretext of attending a conference, and then despatched them to France, where they were treated as convicts. This action of the Governor, in 1687, aroused the ferocity of the various tribes and they determined on a revenge. For the next two years constant attacks were made on the fortified places along the river, and the garrisons were in a state of embarrassment. No idea, however, was entertained of the awful revenge prt^ue- ditated cr the preparations that were being made by the Iroquois for their murderous work. The morning of the 4th of August dawned bright and clear, and through the day all was quite and peaceful in the neighborhood of Lachine. Night crept on, and midst the increasing darkness of a storm, numerous canoes moved noiselessly from their place of hiding and shot across the water. As soon as they reached the shore hundreds of savage war- riors disembarked and scattered themselves, till every home was surrounded and set on fire. Then to the yell of the Indian warwhoop, the terrified inmates who bought to escape were thrust back into the flames, or murdered with the tomaha\^k. Some few eluded the vigilance of the watch and were making their way to Montreal, but their retreat was c.u off and they fell beneath the blows of their enemies. Vengeance was com- plete ; the scene of havoc and ruin extended > .rf i i i M ii4 1i ^ . i rf« i< ii >. i iii , ^^^ ^.j^^^ ^jjj j^^^ ^ ^^^^^ remained standing. ACDONALU MONUMENT. I'^ourtccnth A)uuial Co}ivcntion 27 BANK. OF TORONTO HUILDING. Another spot of historical importance is located on St. Paul Street, between Place Royale and St. Sulpice Street, as being the birth place of Pierre Le Moyne in 1661. It was lye Moyne who conquered the Hudson's Bay for France in 1697, and who discovered the mouth of the Mississippi in 1699. He was also elected the first Governor of Louisiana in 1700. His brother, who founded New Orleans, in 1717, and was afterwards the Governor of Louisiana for 40 years, was born in the same house in 1680. Several other members of the family of Le Moyne, whose names appear in history, were born in this house. De Catalogue House, on St. Vincent Street, is memorable as the home of one of the earliest engineers of Montreal. An inscrip- tion on the building reads : " 1693. House of Gedeon de Catalogue, engineer, officer and chronicler. Projector of the earliest Lachine Canal. " Another house that will interest visitors from the sister country, is situated on the vSouth east corner of St. Peter and Notre Dame Streets. It is an old- fashioned building, but it was once the most magnificent dwelling in the city, with grounds extending across Notre Dame and vSt. James streets, and termina- ting at Craig vStreet. It was here that the gallant American, General Mont- gomery, took up hisquar- ters in 1775, and it was afterwards occupied by generals Wooster and Arnold, of the United States Army. The in- terior decoration appears to have been very elabo- rate, for we find this description: "The prin- cipal rooms were wain- .scoted up to a certain height, and, above that, tapestried richly with scenes from the life of WINDSOR iIOTKL. 28 iDicricaii Sheet Raihvay Association WINDSOR IIAI.L. Louis XIV. A tablet is placed on the house, which reads : "Forretier House. Here General Montgomery resided during the winter of 1775-6." PLACE D'ARMES. In this Square, past and present interests are united. On the north side is the Bank of Montreal, one of the wealthiest institutions on the Conti- nent, having a capital of $12,000,000, and a reserve fund of $6,000,000. The style of its architecture, of the Corinthian order, forms a pleasing contrast to the buildings which surround it. The .sculpture of the pediment, representing Canadian scenes, is the work of Mr. Steel, R.S. A. Some of the frescoes of the interior are considered very fine and should be seen. The northern boundary of the city, in 1721, extended as far as this building, the stone fortifications running through its site. Fourteenth Annual Convention Facing the Bank, on the south side, is the parish Church of Notre-Dame, with its two impressive towers, which rise to a height of" 227 feet. The length of the church is 255 feet, with a breath of 135 feet and a seating capacity of 14,000. To see this vast edifice crowded, as it is on important festivals of the church, such as midnight mass at Christmas and similar occasions, is a most imposing spectacle. A new chapel at the .southeast of the church has been recently con.secrated, and is a beautiful specimen of ecclesiastical architecture. The view obtained from the west tower is a remarkable one ; on a clear day, in the far distance, may be seen the hills of Vermont. The great bell, named Gros />oindon, weighing 24,780 lbs., is also located in this tower. Many fine specimens of art are to be found in the church, which is open at all times. Adjoining the church is the Seminary of St. Sulpice, which is interesting as preserving the ancient style of the architecture of the building of the city. Many curious volumes are to be found in the library of the seminary, one of special interest being the first parish register of the church, in which the sig- nature of de Maisouneuve, the founder of Montreal, fre(iuently occurs. On the eastern corner of the square is a tablet read- ing thus : "In 1675, here lived Daniel de Gresolon, vSieur Dulhut, one of the explorers of the Upper Mississippi, after whom the city of Duluth was named." A little further east, is the site of the hou.se of the founder of another Ameri- can city, di.stinguished by a tablet reading: "In 1694, here stood the house of La Mothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit. ' ' The whole of the ground in this vicinity po.sse.sses a YOUNG MKN S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION IIUILDING. 30 American Street Raihvay Association charm for the antiquarian and historian. The centre of the square, now adorned by a monument to the founder of the city, was once the scene of a battle. The event is recalled by an inscription on ^. Milding to the east of the Bank of Montreal: "Near this square, afterwards tiamed I^a Place d'Armes, the founders of Ville Marie first encountered the Iroquois, whom they defeated ; Chomedey de Maisonneuve killing the chief with his own hands, 30 March, 1644. " The monument, which is a very fine design, illustrates some of the principal events in the founder's career, and also perpetuates the memory of some of his con- temporaries and companions. With great ceremony the monument was un- veiled on July ist, 1895, by his Honor, the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec, the Honourable J. A. Chapleau; who, in the course of a brilliant speech, said : ' ' What glory can be more pure than that of the founder of Montreal ? What glory can be greater than that which borrows from no one to enhance its greatness ! which imposes itself to the admiration of those who witness its birth and who see its development. Yes so long as our hearts can beat at the rehearsal of that great drama through which, amidst so much greatness, so many sacrifices, so much grief, and so much heroism, the Canadian nationalit3% which is our strength, formed itself, the memory of de Maisonneuve cannot perish. The man may die, but the aroma of his virtues is immortal ; centuries and generations never grow old. ' ' INTERIOR OF NOTRK-DAME CHURCH. Fourteenth Annual Conventioyi 31 DOMINION SQUARE. ^iN this square, occupying a magnificent site, is the Winilsor, the finest hotel in Canada. Of the excellence of its appointments many of our visitors will have an opportunity of judging during their sojourn in Montreal, as the headquarters of the American Street Railway Associat on, will, for the time being, be here. The Windsor is the most popular hotel in the Dominion, and, under the direction of the genial manager, Mr. H. S. Dunning, visitors receive /':^',^ every attention and courtesy. It has accommodation for upwards of seven hundred guests, and the large hall adjoining, known as the fj Windsor Hall, with a seating capacity of 1,600, is to be used for the fc'r;':: .. . meetings of the convention. It can be utilized as a ball room or place for private or public gatherings. Both in winter and summer a large amount of business is done, and in past years, when the winter carnival was held on the square, a splendid view of the ice palace and other buildings could be obtained from the windows of the hotel. Facing the southeast corner of the hotel is the Macdonald memorial, erected to the memory of the late Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada and the "Father of Confederation. " The monument was unveiled on the 6th of June, 1895, by Lord Aberdeen, the present Governor-General. The bronze figure, under the canopy, represents the Premier in the robes of a Grand Commander of the Bath, of which order he was a member. The canopy is crowned with a figure of Canada, enciicled by the nine provinces of the Dominion. The bas relief panels are illustrative of scenes of Canadian industry. The figures were designed and modeled by Mr. Wade, an English sculptor. At the southeast of the square, facing Dorchester Avenue, is St. James' Cathedral, claimed to be the largest church on the continent. The foundations were commenced in 1870, and much of the work is still incomplete. The ground plan of the cathedral is designed in the form of a cross, 330 feet long and 222 feet wide, after the model of St. Peter's at Rome. The dome, which always attracts visitors, is 70 feet in diameter and rises to a height of 210 feet inside, while the extreme height to the top of the cross is 250 feet. Adjoining the cathedral, on the south side is the palace of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Montreal. Facing the west end of the cathedral, on Dorchester Street, is the new stone and brick structure of the Y.M.C.A. The appointments of this building are very complete and it has a large membership. Located at the southwest of the square is the massive grey stone building 32 American Street Raihvav Association of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The exterior appearance would scarcely indicate that it was the terminus of a modern railroad ; its substantial tower and turrets, with their ancient loop-holes, suggesting, rather, the days of feudal might. However, any such illusion is immediately dispelled on going into ti i. interior, where the luxurious waiting rooms and admirably arranged offices point to the highest civilization of the nineteenth century. Descending the hill we approach the chief station of the Grand Trunk Railway, a handsome and well appointed building of red brick. Within the limits of a little work of the present scope it is impossible to give anything like a com- plete list of the places of historical or legendry in- terest, but the following places will repay a visit : The Jesuits Church, on Bleury Street, containing many valuable paintings ; the Convent of the Grey Nuns, the Royal Victoria Hospital, the Church of Notre - Dame - de - Lourdes and the Hotel- Dieu. We might also mention the new factory of the Royal Electric Company, on Queen Street. A tour round the city in the company's cars will reveal many other places of interest and will give an idea of its wealth and extent. St. Louis Square and Viger Gardens, two of the public squares of the city, are passed on the St. Denis Street line. ADAM DOLLARD. k " Beside the dark Ottawa's stream, two hundred years aj=fo, A wondrous feat of arms was wrought which all the world should know. " In an old French street, off St. James Street, between St. Peter and McGill streets, known as'^DoUard Lane, is a tablet reading: "To Adam DoUard des Ormeaux, who, with sixteen colonists, four Algonquins, and one Huron, sacrificed their lives at the Long Sault of the Ottawa, 21st May, 1660, and saved the Colony. " ROYAL ELECTRIC CO.'S NEW FACTORY. Fourteenth Annual Convention 33 *^^^*^ HE story of the heroism of Bollard has been told over and over again in prose and verse, and is familiar to a large number of Americans thereby. A few remarks, however, at this period may prove interesting. At the time that DoUard appears upon the scene, the garrison of Montreal, or Ville Marie, was held in a state of terror by the threat- ened invasion of the Iroquois, who had vowed to extermi- nate the French from the face of the earth and carry off the nuns to their villages. Adam Dollard, a young man lately arrived from France, had conceived the purpose of ascend- \ ing the Ottawa to an advantageous post and surprising the Iroquois, and then inflicting such punishment upon them as would relieve the garrison of the strain which was paralyzing it. Dollard and his followers, in all about sixty-three, after having attended mass at the parish church, set forth on their encounter, marching by night until they reached the foot of the lyong Sault of the Ottawa. Scarcely had they taken up a position when a band of the enemy, numbering two hundred, was seen descending the rapids in canoes. Dollard and his men then fortified themselves in an old Algonquin fort and successfully repulsed the enemy. The next day the forces of the Iroquois were strengthened by five hundred Mohawks, and fighting was kept up under these conditions day and night for the space of ten days. The French were now suffering the pangs of thirst, and thirty of them, on the promise of life, leapt over the palisade and joined the enemy. Dollard was now left with only twenty-two followers, and seeing the weakness of his position, the Iroquois sent demanding the surrender of the fort, but their message was answered with fire. This increased the ferocity of the Indians, and with a determined savage onslaught they rushed over the bodies of their slain and scaled the palisade amidst, a scene of the wildest con- fusion, the infuriated Iroquois engaged in a hand to hand encounter, and of the twenty-two who remained faithful to Dollard, only one, a Huron escaped, and reached Montreal. The accounts that he brought to the priests of the Semin- ary is to be found in the register, which may be seen in the library before referred to. After the capture of the fort those who were not dead were eaten by the savages. The bravery of those twenty-two heroes so awed the Iroquois that they abandoned the project of a combined attack on Montreal. " What tho' beside the foaming flood entombed their ashes lie, All earth becomes the monument of men who noblv die. " 34 America)! Strccl Raihcay .Issociaiiivi O description of Montreal, however, would be complete without mention of its sports. The city is famous for its athletic clubs. The largest body of athletes is the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association, whose magnificent grounds are situated on St. Catherine Street west, on the direct line of the cars. The national game is lacrosse, which is carried to greater perfection here than elsewhere. The Shamrock Lacrosse Club, the present cham- pions, have within the last few months opened up their beautiful grounds in the north of the city. The athletic club house, behind the moun- tain is the winter resort of the snowslioers, who tramp over the snow-clad fields and mountain roads by night, to the astonishment of those unac- cu.stomed to the severity of a Canadian winter. The Montreal Hunt Club have a fine pack of hounds, which may be seen at the kennels. As the winter is the season for sports, when the skating rinks and curling clubs are in full swing, very little idea can be obtained at the present of the extent or of the enthusiasm with which the various sports are indulged in. We will now proceed to make a brief inspection of the .system of the Mont- real Street Railway. It is scarcely possible for a tourist glancing at the system to-day with everything in working order, to conceive the revolution effected in transporta- tion in the .space of three years, since the first application of electric traction. In June, 1 891, however, the receipts of the Company were 5^54,000, while in June, 1895, they reached $111,000. The total number of passengers carried in June, 1895, beii'g 2,600,000. The old method of travel was by horse cars running on tracks in the summer, by sleighs in the winter and by cumbersome busses in the spring, until the thaw admitted the use of the tracks. All this, however, is a thing of the past, and travel instead of being irksome, is now a pleasure. The various mechanical departments may be studied with advan- tage. Those devoted to science will find much with which they are familiar, while the ordinary visitor will discover much that is novel and instructive. The difficulties which presented themselves to the Company at the intro- duction of the system were, the severity of the grades of many of the streets, and the depth of the snowfall. An idea of the grades of the streets may be obtained from the following. St. Lawrence Street rises 68 feet in a distance of 1,500 feet with a maximum grade of eight per cent, for about 150 feet. On Windsor Street there is a rise of 70 feet in a distance of 1,500 feet with a maximum grade of 10 per cent, for about 200 feet, and on St. Lambert's Hill a short grade ot 1 1 per cent. An idea of the vast amount of labour entailed after a snow storm may be gathered from the fact that in one month (December, '''/In,!'' E. Lusher, Sec Trcas. L. J. Forget, PResiotNr. J. F. Hill, comptroller. G. C Cuningham, manager * Chief Engineer. Ja8. Ross, vicE-PRfs. * m»n, dir. D. McDonald, supt. OFFICERS OF THF: MONTREAL STREET RAILWAY COMPANY. 36 American Street Raihcay Association 1893) the fall aggregated 40.4 inches, and the average of 18 winters is 121 inches per annum. Immediately after the franchise was granted by the City Council, the con- tract for the reconstruction and equipment of the system for electric traction was given to Mr. James Ross and Mr. Wm. McKenzie, and the first electric car was set in motion on the 21st September, 1892. The snow fall during the first winter was particularly heavy, but the work of the huge .sweepers demonstrated beyond all dispute that a car .service could be operated with success during the most severe season. A close watch is kept by the vSuperintendent on the reports of the weather bureau, and on the indication of a coming storm a staff of men are held in readiness to cope with the fall. As the sides of the tracks have to be preserved for the ordinary traffic on sleighs much of the snow gathered by the sweepers has to be removed, half of this expense, which is considerable, is however borne by the city. The Company is under the management of Mr. Granville C. Cuningham, who is also their Chief Kngineer. The Montreal Street Railway Company is regarded as one of the most flourishing corporations of the city, and few street railway corporations in America are in a better position financially. Its capital consists of one million dollars of bonds and four million dollars of common stock (all paid up) on which latter eight per cent, is paid annually. The system is quite an extensive one, the Company at present operating seventy- four and one-quarter miles of track, and additions are constantly being made. A new line was recently opened to the Shamrock Lacrosse Grounds, and a line to reach the summit of the mountain, without touching any of the present avenues of approach, is contemplated. The completion of this project would prove a boon to the city. The rolling stock of the Company consists of one hun- dred and .seventy mo- tor cars and one hun- dred and four trailers, most of which are of Canadian manufac- ture. In addition to this there are fourteen snow sweepers owned by the Company, eight of which were made in their own shops. CAR HOUSK, ST. IlKNKV. Fourtcefith Annual Convention 37 I'owKR HorsE, MONTKi-.Ai, stri;i:t railway. Some of the streets are laid with stone, others with wooden blocks, and a number with asphalt. On all those which have a concrete foundation the rails are laid directly on the concrete, and this system is apparently the best adapted to the climate. The rails are of English manufacture, of the grooved girder type, six and one-half inches high and weighing seventy-two pounds to the yard. On laying the rails on streets already paved the centre portion was removed to the surface of the concrete, shallow trenches were then made to admit the rails and a cement grout of one part cement to three of sand poured into the trenches to cover the flanges. The rails on oiie side of the track are connected with those on the other by means of iron tie rods. On .streets paved with asphalt, scoria block headers are used next to the rails. Fine specimens of track work may be seen at the intersection of Bleury and St. Catherine streets and St. Catherine and St. Lawrence streets. The overhead construction is of the standard type. F^or the most part iron poles were used, at an average distance of one hundred and ten feet. The 38 Atnci iain Street Rail'icav . Issoeiatioii trolley wire throughout the line is No. oo, B. .S: S. gauge, of hand drawn copper, supported by "West Knd " hangers with a mechanical clip. The .span wire employed is No. 9 B. & vS. three ply galvanized iron, and is attached to the poles by Brooklyn strain insulators. The feeders are of No. 0000 cop- per wire, and are both .solid and stranded. Additional feeders of 500,000 C. M. insulated have been added this year. The frontage of the Power Hou.se, on William Street, is two hundred and nine feet, with a depth of two hundred and thirty-three feet. It is divided into two sections one used as a boiler room and the other for the engines and dynamos. The floor of the building is .seven feet above the street level to pre- vent the possibility of interruption during the prevalance of floods. The ]{ngine and Dynamo Room is a model one in which .several hours may be profitably .spent. This department is two hundred and thirty-three feet long by eighty-nine feet wide. Running at regular intervals down the length of the room are arranged six large Corliss compound condensing engines of six hundred hor.se power each, manufactured by the Laurie Kngine Co. of Montreal. The fly wheels have a diameter of twenty-two feet, the gross weight of each is forty- two tons. When in motion at a speed of seventy revolutions per minute the peripheral velocity is about four thousand nine hundred feet. \1?lc\\ engine is provided with two governors, one of the Porter type capable of controlli ig the speed within two per cent, of the normal rate, and a governor having an auto- matic valve which .shuts off the steam when the engine reaches ten per cent, above the normal, .so that should the ordinary governor become defective, dam- age is quickly prevented. Each of the safety governors is ahso provided with a hand lever by which the engine may be quickly brought to a .standstill. The cylinders are steam jacketed and have a diameter of twenty-four inches and forty-eight inches for the high and low pressure respectively, with a stroke of four feet. The engines have a solid brick and cement foundation carried down eight feet below the street level. The dynamos run the length of the building opj)osite the engines. There are twelve No. 80 Kdi.son generators of 200 K. W. capacity each, four of which are driven by one engine with double tandem tvventy-four-inch belts. There are al.so six multipolar generators of 300 K. W. capacity each, manufactured by the Canadian General l^lectric Company. The six multipolar generators are driven by three engines, two to each, by a fifty- four-inch belt as shown in the illustration. The leads from the generators to the switch board are con- ducted along the ba.senient on racks with porcelain insulators. The leads of the lidi.son generators consist of thirty-six cables, each having a cro.ss .section of 250,000 circular mils ; while for the multipolar generators there are eighteen W s n u H is o (/; o a a: O a: o 4*) .line lira II S/nr/ /xai/way .Issociation stranded cables with a cross section of 500,000 circular mils. Under the generators, in the basement, are six condensers, one for each engine, the water for which is obtained from the lyachine Canal through a twenty- inch main. The luigine Room is provided with two travelling crane of ten tons capacity each. The room presents a striking appearance at night when illu- minated with over two hundred incandescent lamps. The mo.st interesting feature of this department, however, remains to be seen in the switch board. Here all the vast machinery, with its terrible power, is under absolute control. With a touch of the hand the mysterious power is sent on its way to perform its Herculean feats, and, with the same ease, its influ- ence is rendered negative. There are many delicate instruments displayed here, the true value of which is only intelligible to the .scientific mind. The board is constructed of terra cotta lumber, sixty feet long and eleven feet high, reached by a stairway terminating in a gallery running the complete length and protected by a polished railing. Along the top is a row of forty- two incandescent lamps, one over the instruments of each circuit. At the further end of the board are arranged the instruments of the Ivdison generators, consisting of an ammeter, a triple pole switch, an automatic mag- netic circuit breaker, and a switch for opening the shunt circuit of the dynamos. The instruments of the six multipolar generators are the same, though of larger capacity. The switches on the board are of polished metal placed on white marble slabs, which gives the whole quite a handsome appearance. The rehostats for controlling the currents of the generators are operated on the gallery b>- means of a .shaft, one for each generator. The system is divided into nine independent sections, which are controlled from the board. To sup- ply these systems there are twenty-four feeders, the instruments of each feeder , consisting of an ammeter, an automatic magnetic circuit breaker, and a switch. At the end of the gallery is the voltmeter and the main circuit ammeter, both of which are Weston station instruments. Over tlie.se are arranged a recording voltmeter, a thermometer, a barometer and a clock. In the centre of the board is an indicator arranged with a series of signals for communication with the engineers in charge of the .several engines. Passing through a doorway leading to the reverse side of the board an entirely different picture is presented. Here there is a complete maize gf cables connected with the instruments, and each having a numbered label. The feeders pass out of the building through an opening in the wall, and are thence distributed in their .several directions. A small tank placed against the window through which the wires pass, is made use of during a thunder < o D O a: w is o o < 'A v. z 42 Amcyican Slrccf Raiha'ay dissociation NOTRK-UAMK STRHKT, MAISONNKUVE T.ikeii 13th February, 1895, after the great storm of 8th and 9th February. storm as a protection against lightning by means of a switch ; there are also two other instruments for protection in this respect. Leaving this department we turn to the Boiler Room, which is a division of the main floor. The dimensions of the room are one hundred and seven feet by one hundred and fourteen feet. There are fifteen Lancashire boilers of three hundred horse power each, made by Daniel Adamson & Co. of Dukinfield, I{ngland, arranged in two bat- teries. They have solid welded flues jointed together by Adamson' s patent expansion joints, and are constructed of nine-sixteenths-inch steel plates, with eleven-sixteenths-inch end plates. Each boiler is fitted with a dead load safety valve, a six-inch steam nozzle, a combined low water alarm and safety valve, and a Government pop valve on the cover of the man hole. The gasses from each furnace pass through the flues of its boiler, then return under the boiler and go back along its sides into the main flue. From this place, at a tempera- ture of about four hundred and fifty degrees, they pass into a Green econo- miser, which heats the feed water to a temperature of about two hundred and Foiirfeciit/i A)inua/ Convention 43 fifty degrees. Two automatic dampers control the draft at the chimney, one for each battery of boilers. The boilers are fed by four Northey pumps through duplicate pipes. The consumption of coal is considered to be small, the average pounds of coai per electrical horse power during four months being 2.78. The chim- ney is one of the highest in the city, and has a height of one hundred and eighty-six feet above the fire grate. The core is circular with an inside diameter of nine feet. The Repair Shops and Car Stations of the Company are situated on Cote vStreet, in the centre of the city. The buildings, which occupy the site of the stables in the days of the horse cars, are constructed of red brick with stone basement. The main Iniilding is of two stories and basement, heated by steam and lit at night by incandescent lamps. A large portion of the upper floor is used for car bod}^ repairs, and the remaining part for armature winding and electrical repairs. Another building is connected with this room containing SWITCH BO.\KI), POWKR HorSK, MONTREAL STREKT RAILWAY, 44 American Street Railway Association an oven for baking armatures, the remaining part of the structure being devoted to offices of the shop superintendents, stock and pattern rooms. On the ground floor, under the electrical repair room, is located the machine shop, very completely equipped with machinery, the power for which is obtained from the trolley lines. Four tracks run into the building capable of accomodating sixteen cars. Under each of the tracks is a pit provided with a truck and lift for the repair of the heavy parts of the motors. There is also a large electric elevator capable of lifting the entire body of a car to the repair shop. Another building adjoining has storage capacity for twenty cars. In connection with this building is an emergency station with comfortable quarters for a staff of men always in readiness to respond to fire alarm calls, or work on the track requiring immediate attention. A very substantial building, with a capacity for fifty-four cars, and appli- ances for making ordinary repairs, is located at St. Henri, and another, with a capacity for thirty-seven cars on St. Denis Street. The General Offices of the Company are on Craig Street at the corner of Place d' Amies, and on the opposite corner are new and commodious offices now in course of erection. A. G. D. THE MONTREAL PARK & ISLAND RAILWAY CO. The Montreal Park & Island Railway Company is to the suburbs of Montreal, what the Montreal Street Railway is to the city of Montreal. At present, it has eighteen miles completed and in operation, and it is confidently expected that one hundred and twenty-five miles will be constructed when the plans of the Company lia've been put to execution. Most advantageous franchises have been obtained from the greater part of the municipalities on the Island of Montreal. This work is greatly due to the efforts of Mr. A. J. Corriveau the promoter of this enterprise. The Company is now operating two main lines, one running up St. Lawrence Street, and thence through the country to Back River ; the other running up Bleury Street and Park Avenue, through Montreal Annex, Outremont, C6tes-des-Neiges, Mount Royal Vale, Notre-Dame-de-Graces, to Westmount, thus making a complete circuit around the two mountains. The first line to " Back River," or more properly speaking to Sault-au- Recollet, lies along the Riviere-des-Prairies and runs through a very pretty country. This little village of Sault-au-Recollet is a pleasure resort with a Fourteenth Annua/ Convention 45 good hotel and a grove along the river reserved for picnics. The Sacred Heart Convent and the Jesuits' College are close at hand, beautifully situated near the river. It is intended to extend this line to St. Vincent-de-Paul, a town of 4,500 inhabitants. This line is seven and one-half miles long and is double tracked for a dis- tance of two miles, to the Shamrock Lacrosse Grounds, which have recently been inaugurated. The road bed consists of a fifty-six pound T rail, laid on tamarack and cedar ties, six inches by eight inches by eight feet, spaced two feet between centres, in rock ballast. Four-bolt fish plates, eighteen inches long, are used, and the track is bonded with " Chicago" bonds, manufactured by the Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co Bracket construction is used wherever possible on this line. The Cote-des-Neiges line leaves the city at Fletcher's Field, on the slope of Mount Royal, and runs all the way around the two mountains to West- mount, where it connects with the Montreal Street Railway. This line, which is double tracked, is six miles long and offers a most attractive ride to those who are lovers of beautiful scenery. It is built in the same way as the Back River line. The Company own twelve closed motor cars, seven open motor cars and seven open trail cars. Nine of the closed cars were built by N. & A. C. Lariviere and two by the J. C. Brill Company, while the open cars were built by the Crossen Car Company, of Cobourg, and Patterson & Corbin, of St. Catharines. The motor and trail trucks were built by the Canada Switch and Spring Company, the Peckham Motor Truck and Wheel Company and the J. C. Brill Co. The Company own four number three and eight number twelve Westing- house motors. It has not yet built its main power house ; at present it is operating a temporary power station at Mile End, in which are placed one 200 K.W. and one 100 K. W. Royal Electric four-pole generators, one Cooper-Corliss engine of three hundred horse power, one Corliss engine of one hundred and fifty horse power capacity, and four return tubular boilers of one hundred and twenty- five horse-power capacity each, built by local manufacturers. The Company's officers are as follows : President, Hon. L. Beaubien ; Vice-President, Hon. J. R. Thibaudeau ; Treasurer, R. L. Gault ; Manager, Henry Holgate ; Chief Engineer, Jos. R. Roy. EXHIIJITOKS AT THE CONVKNTION OK THE AmEKICAN STREKT Railway Association. New York Car Wheel Co., nufTalo, N.Y. Taunton Locomotive M'f'g. Co., Taunton, Mass. K. W. Blackwell, Montreal. Fitzgerald Van Dorn, Chicago. Adams Westlake Co., Chicago. Cutter Klectric Co., Philadelphia. Theo. Kuphrat, Darien, Conn. Scarritt Furniture Co., St. Louis, Mo. American Rail Joint M'f'g. Co., Cleveland. Ohio Brass Co., Mansfield, Ohio. H. W. Johns M'f g. Co., New York. Meaker M'f'g. Co., Chicago. Taunton Locomotive M'f'g. Co., Taunton, Mass. The Bushnell Co., Montreal. The Fiberite Co., Mechanicsville, N.Y. C. W. Henderson, Montreal. I'. S. Projectile Co., Brooklyn. Consolidated Car Heating Co., All)any. The Crane Co. , Chicago. Hartford Woven Wire Mattre.ss Co., Hart- ford. vSterling Supply and MTg. Co., New York. W. T. Bonner, Montreal. Carter Brake Co., Chicago. The "vStreet Railway Journal," New York. International Register Co., Chicago. St. Louis Register Co., St. Louis, Mo. E. P. Burrowes Co., Portland, Me. Standard Cable Co., New York. Walker M'f'g. Co., Cleveland, Ohio. " The Electrical World," New York. Ci. j. Scott Spring Co., Philadelphia. Peckham Motor Truck and Wheel Co. , New York. Standard Paint Co., New York. Consolidated Car Fender Co., Providence, R.L Taylor Electric Truck Co., Troy, N.Y. Keller Printing Co., New York. I 'crest City FUectric Co., New York. The Aakron Insulator and Marble Co., Aakron, Ohio. New Haven Car Register Co., New Haven, Conn. The Macpherson Sand Box Co., Troy, N.Y. John A. Roebling Sons & Co., New York. Chapman Valve M'f'g. Co., Indian Orchard, Ind. Lamb & Chapman, Montreal. Hogan Boiler Co. Mica Insulator Co., New York. Penn.sylvania Steel Co., New York. Geo. S White, Chicago. James vSteel, Montreal. Lobdell Car Co., Wilmington, Da. Benedict & Burnham M'f'g. Co., Waterbury, Conn. Whittingham Electric Car Heating Co., Baltimore, Md. Cambria Iron Co., New York. D. C. Sweet, vSpringfield, Mass. h^ •3 S 2 J I- S i 5 "3 5 a r ^ 3 5 ^ < I s ! ! f ! -..^t/.-.T _t- -^_ r^-T ■^•■-^ _ .J. ^-^- r J M » ;• L. — f j-j 1 yLJ.. « -. J,....^ \ ] I! I Ip-X un L_ _< ,.,.^.^ "^J- n 1 ii I ! 7~"T ' 'J "—I 1 , ( J I ^ o I Z O (- z > z c c! >i < J < d- ? a: I- u UJ (t (- w a IE z < o 3 I NoTKs OF IntrrEvS to ViSITORvS. The Walker Mkg. Co., Cleveland, Ohio, have a very large and complete exhibit of street railway apparatus Their showing is a very comprehensive one, embracing as it does such a variety of articles, of whicli we mention a few of the leaders. A switchboard, complete in all its appointments. Two motor trucks, in each case properly equipped, one of twenty-five horse power and one of fifty, bolh double equipments with necessary controllers and switch boxes. One motor, arranged in such a manner as to show the interior working. Two armatures, one of which is complete and the other one-quarter wound, showing method of wind- ing and insulation. They have also a model of cable drum and rope pulleys and many other features which must be seen tc be appreciated. The .Valker Manufacturing Co 's exh bit, both in detail and as a whole, reflects great credit ou the firm. The space occupied is a very large one and great taste has been displayed in arrangements. The exhibit of itself is a featnre of the Ivxpositiou, and will no doubt comein for a large share ofjpa- tronage. The character of the goods turned out by this company has been such as to stamp them as of a very high order, and success in the future seems as- sured. A competent staff of men are in constant atten- ance and any information desired will be cheerfully given. We trust the enterprise sho*?n, which is characteristic of the Walker Mfg., Co. will be amply repaid. Henry Birks & Sons. — A stay in Montreal would be incomplete without at least one visit to the establishment of Henry Birks & Sons. They are our leading jewellers, and the largest diamond importers in Canada. The business of this firm is not confined to Montreal only, as their customers hail from every town in the country, from the Atlantic to the Pacific coasts. A very large pari of their business is done with American tourists, the absence of duty on unset diamonds in Canada, enabling them to quote much lower prices than those current in the States, where the duty is twenty-five per cent. Of course, to save the Cana- dian duty it is necessary to import the diamonds unset and mount them here, which brings us to a very important branch of this business, viz., the manufacturing of fine jewellery. This department is under the direct supervision of a practical mem- ber of the firm, a graduate of the celebrated Ma.ssachuselts Institute of Technology, and no piece is allowed to leave the factory without first passing his critical examination. Their finest pieces are not shown in the cases, but are kept for private view in the diamond office, thus ensuring the designs from becoming common. They are, however, always gladly shown to vi.sitors, who need feel under no obligation to buy. A glance at the show cases of Henry Birks & Sons is sure to be of interest to all lovers of the beautiful. Here may be seen quaint designs in antique Dutcli silver ; the latest fashion in Vienna leather goods, and English silver galore. A DiviDNKD Paying Comiunation.— The fluctuat- ing character of the load, found in street railway practice, necessarily retpiires the operation of the generators at the load of least economy during the greater portion of the time, and, as a result, the dividend paying ability of tlie property is greatly decreased To be sure there have been designed many gener- ators which show excellent results when run at their rated capacity, but the moment the load drops off or goes beyond this point much power ' i uselessly expended in their operation. And, furthermore, the destructive effects due to the sparking which takes place, are a source of no small amount of expense for commutator repairs. The Thompson-K van Dynamo, which, in its perfected form, is now being manufactured by the J H. McP^wen Manufacturing Company, of Kidg- way. Pa., has shown itself to be remarkably effi- cieiit at all loads, and also to be absolutely sparkless u]) to 25 per cent, overload luithout changing the position of the brushes. The machine is of the multipolar type, having from ten to fourteen poles. The field castings are of steel of high magnetic permeability. The outer casting, whicli is in two parts, carries the field coils proper, and is so constructed as to afford absolute protection from mechanical injury to the windings. Fitted closely within this outer frame is the slotted ring, a single casting, into which the balancing coils are wound It is this feature of the machine which renders it .so highly efficient. These coils prevent all armature reaction and produce a field which increases with the load and prevents sparking. The armature is of the bar wound type and car- rying, as it does, a greater amount of copper than other generators makes the output considerably larger for a given size. The McEwen High Speed Automatic E^ngine is of most modern design, all parts are stan- dardized and V)iiilt of the best material. The gua- rantee, under which this engine is sold, speaks for itself. (iuAKANTEK. — The eiigiuc shall not run one revo- lution slower when fully loaded than when running empty, and a reduction of V)oiler pressure from the greatest to that necessarj- to do the work will not reduce the speed of engine one revolution. Any engine failing to meet this guarantee becomes the property [of the purchaser ujjoii the payment of one dollar. For further particulars and beautifully illustrated catalogues of engines and dynnnios, address The J. H. McEwaii Manufacturing Cumpany, Havemeyer Building, New York. Furs. — Delegates and vi.sitors to the convention and exposition should bear in mind that Montreal is the place for furs of all descriptions, and that John Henderson & Co., whose advertisement ap- pears in another place, stand at the head of Cana- dian furriers. The rarest and costliest goods can be found in their stock, which is very large and selected with rare judgment. Any article bearing the name John Henderson & Co', can at once be taken as good of its kind. Do not miss the opportunity of examining o..,e of Peckham's "Extra Long" Extension Motor Truck. 6 E. CORRECT IN DESKjN, WORKMANSHIP, RESULTS. COMPLETE IN EVERY DETAIL, UNEQUALLED IN CONSTRUCTION, EASY RIDING QUALITIES, GREATEST TRACTION. MOST ECONOMICALLY MAINTAINED. CONSTRUCTED WITH MACHINE-DRIVEN RIVETS. ALL P/^HTS MACHINE FITTED. ao jiuiiuuiii h:l (!; lie llriiokKii Heii;lils Kailniail Co., lirnolilyii, N. \ . he Allaiitii Avenue Kailroad Co., ISroolclyn, N. \ . lieCcitiry Island S: I'.rooklyn Railrnail Co., I'ronklyn. N. \. he r.rodklyii vS; (Jiieens Cuiiniy Kailroail Co., I'lroiiUlyii, N. N he Conso uialeil Tracioii Co. Jersey Cit>'. N . J. he Union Railway Co., New N ork City. he Noiih llnilson C'onnty Kailroad Co., Ilohnkcn, N. |. heSteinway Railway Co., Steinway, 1.. I. he I'eoole's Tradion Co., Philadelphia, I'a. he Miiiureal Park i\: Island Railway Co., Montreal, Can. ■-■" necfric Railways Third A\eniie Railroad Co.. New \ Ork Cilv. .Market Slieel Railway Co , San h rancisro, ( ',il. I'.alliinore City I'assenyer Railway Co.. lialtiinore, Md. I'erre Haute I'.lei trif Railway Co., 'I'erre Haute, Ind. Chicago (ieneral K'aiavay Co , Chitagn, 111. Leavenworth I'.lec trie Railway Co.. I.eavenwoith, K.m. I.\iin S: Hoston Railroad Co., I.ynn, .Mass. INaiuhkeepsie City it W'appin.ucrs l''.ills IC'eilrir Kailroad Co. I'oiighkeepsie, N. ^ . The Metropolitan Street Railway Co., New ^■ork City (CalOei. ■| he Malilax Klei:trii: Tramway Co., Ilalilax. N. S. Over 3,000 Trucks in Use on above Roads. FOR PRICE LIST, DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE S BLUE PRINTS, APPLY TO The Peckham Motor Truck & Wheel Co ••■SALES ORFICES'-' MAVKMKVER Hl'ILDiXG. 2r. lORTLAXnT ST.. NEW YORK. Boston, Bxchan^e BuifditiK. 53 State Street. CliicaKo, 1137 & 1138 MonaJnock Building. I'ittsburith, 713 Hamilton BuildinK- WORKS AT KINdSTON, N. Y. Philadelphia, 420 Walnut Street. San Francisco, 123 California Street. London, 3<> Victoria Street, Westminster, London, S. W.