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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

ST. LOUIS RAILWAY CLUB.

APRIL 13, 1917.

"The St. Louis Railway Club as a body is not responsible for the subject matter contributed by outside parties, or for the statements or opinions of individual members of the Club."

VOLUME XXI. Containing paper on "The Freight Car Situation and its NUMBER 12. Probable Solution," by Mr. J. A. Somerville, General Superintendent Transportation, The Missouri Pacific Railway, St. Louis. Mo.

OFFICERS 1916-1917.

PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, M. MAREA, Gen. Supt. St. Louis, Troy & Eastern Ry., East St. Louis, Ill.

FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT,

M. O'BRIEN, Master Mechanic, United Railways, St. Louis, Mo.

SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT,

W. S. WILLIAMS, Superintendent, Illinois Central R. R., Carbondale, Ill.

THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT,

J. A. SOMERVILLE, Gen. Supt. Trans., Missouri Pacific Ry., St. Louis, Mo.

SECRETARY-TREASURER,

B. W. FRAUENTHAL, General Ticket Agent, Union Station, St. Louis, Mo.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,

R. E. ADREON, V. P. & G. M., American Brake Company, St. Louis, Mo.
ERNEST BAXTER, Service Inspector, Wabash Railway, St. Louis, Mo.
ROY F. BRITTON, Attorney-at-Law, St. Louis, Mo.

CHAS. BURLINGAME, Supt. Wiggins Ferry Company, St. Louis, Mo.
C. P. CASS, S. W. Mgr. Westinghouse Air Brake Co., St. Louis, Mo.
E. A. CHENERY, Supt. Telegraph, Mo. Pac. Ry., St. Louis, Mo.
R. E. EINSTEIN, Secretary, St. Louis Frog & Switch Co., St. Louis, Mo.
A. H. HANDLAN, JR., Secretary, Handlan-Buck Mfg. Co., St. Louis, Mo.
T. K. KNIGHT, Chief Clerk to Gen. Supt., C., B. & Q. R. R., St. Louis, Mo.
H. J. PFEIFER, Engineer, M. of W., Terminal R. R. Assn, St. Louis, Mo.
A. L. POLLARD, Agent, Mobile & Ohio Railroad, East St. Louis, Ill.

The regular monthly meeting of the St. Louis Railway Club, this being, also, its annual meeting, was held in the auditorium on the 11th floor of the American Hotel Annex, Sixth and Market streets, Friday, April 13th, at 8 o'clock, President M. Marea presiding, and the following being present :