CALL FOR MEETING.

DEAR SIR:

BOSTON, Oct. 5, 1893.

The stated Semi-annual Meeting of the Association will be held at the MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Boylston Street, Boston, on

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1893, at ten o'clock A. M.

The subjoined Amendment to the By-Laws, offered at the April meeting, will be in order for action.

It is proposed to amend ARTICLE II. to read as follows:

ARTICLE II. There shall be a meeting of the members of the Association, annually, on the last Wednesday of April; or at such other time, and at such hour and place, as the Board of Government may determine. At the first annual meeting after the adoption of this article there shall be chosen by ballot a President, two VicePresidents, and six Directors. Two of the six Directors shall be chosen for a term of three years, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of one year; and thereafter, annually, two Directors shall be chosen by ballot for a term of three years. The President, or in his absence the senior Vice-President, shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Government. The officers chosen at the first meeting shall hold their offices until the next annual meeting, and until others shall be chosen in their stead. There shall also be a semi-annual meeting of the Association on the last Wednesday of October, in each and every year, or at such other time, and at such place and hour, as the Board of Government may appoint. Special meetings may be called by the Board of Government whenever they may deem it expedient, or upon the written application of any ten members, made to the Secretary; provided notice is given to the members, as in other meetings.

After the conclusion of the business of the meeting, the Board of Government take pleasure in announcing the following topics for discussion, to be opened by the members named below.

1. The Unit of Power for Cotton Mills.

2.

Mr. F. M. MESSENGER, North Grosvenor Dale, Conn.

The Long Traverse and Large Ring, as applied to spinning.
Mr. A. F. KNIGHT, Manchester, N. H.

3. Methods of making up Costs.

The following members have consented to state their several methods:

Messrs. H. F. LIPPITT, Manville and Social Mfg. Cos.,

FRANKLIN NOURSE, York Mfg. Co.,

R. W. EATON, Cabot Mfg. Co.,
JOHN HOLLAND, Cocheco Mfg. Co.,

E. W. THOMAS, Tremont and Suffolk Mills,

W. J. KENT, Wamsutta Mills.

4. The Cost of Steam per Horse-power, per Year, where mills are using plain condensing engines.

A report from a committee of the Board will be presented, giving facts upon the subject.

5. Mill Construction.

Mr. EDWARD ATKINSON, Boston, Mass.

At the close of the morning session the Association will dine together. This dinner, as heretofore, will be paid for from the treasury, and be free to all members.

By vote of the Board of Government,

AMBROSE EASTMAN,

Secretary.

PROCEEDINGS.

Pursuant to the foregoing notice, the stated semi-annual meeting of the Association was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boylston Street, Boston, on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1893, at 10 o'clock a. M.

The President, Mr. ROBERT MCARTHUR, occupied the chair. The Secretary read the call for the meeting.

The PRESIDENT. Gentlemen, you have heard the call for this meeting, and I presume that the first business will be to act upon the amendment to the By-Laws.

The proposed amendment was thereupon read by the Secretary.

Mr. WALTER E. PARKER.

Mr. Chairman, I move the

adoption of the amendment proposed.

The motion was seconded.

A MEMBER. I notice the proposed amendment provides for the presiding of the senior vice-president, and not for the presiding of the other vice-presidents. It says in the absence of the president "the senior vice-president shall preside."

The PRESIDENT. I suppose the junior vice-president would preside in case neither the president nor the senior vicepresident was present; or it would be at the pleasure of the meeting to call some one to occupy the chair.

Mr. WOODBURY. It seems to me reasonable to suppose that the clause refers to the senior vice-president among those vicepresidents present.

The motion to adopt the amendment to Article II. was then unanimously carried. The Article as amended reads as

follows:

ARTICLE 2. There shall be a meeting of the members of the Association, annually, on the last Wednesday of April; or at such other time, and at such hour and place, as the Board of Government may determine. At the first annual meeting after the adoption of this article, there shall be chosen by ballot a President, two Vice-Presidents and six Directors. Two of the six Directors shall be chosen for a term of three years, two for a term of two years, and two for a term of one year; and thereafter, annually, two Directors shall be chosen by ballot for a term of three years. The President, or in his absence, the senior Vice-President, shall preside at all meetings of the Association and of the Board of Government. The officers chosen at the first meeting shall hold their offices until the next annual meeting, and until others shall be chosen in their stead. There shall also be a semi-annual meeting of the Association on the last Wednesday of October, in each and every year, or at such other time, and at such place and hour, as the Board of Government may appoint. Special meetings may be called by the Board of Government whenever they may deem it expedient; or upon the written application of any ten members made to the Secretary; provided notice is given to the members, as in other meetings.

The President submitted the following nominations of new members, recommended by the Board of Government, for election:

On motion of Mr. HERVEY KENT, the secretary was authorized to cast one ballot for the persons named, and they were elected members of the Association,

The PRESIDENT. We will now proceed to the reading of papers upon the topics in order. First, "The Unit of Power for Cotton Mills," by Mr. F. M. MESSENGER, of North Grosvenor Dale, Conn. Mr. MESSENGER is not present. He is now in Chicago. Quite a number of members to whom topics were assigned are away in Chicago, or have just returned; and cannot attend. If I had consulted my own inclination or interest, I should not have been here, myself, to-day. Therefore, I cannot censure others who are absent. In regard to this topic, Mr. PARKER has kindly consented to read Mr. MESSENGER'S paper. As Mr. MESSENGER is absent, of course cannot ask pointed questions; still, his paper may be discussed after the reading.

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Mr. WALTER E. PARKER then read Mr. MESSENGER'S paper, as follows: