Institute meeting at San Francisco, Cal., May 5–7, 1910

The success of the Southern Convention at Charlotte, N. C., leads us to hope for an equally enthusiastic and successful meeting at San Francisco on May 5, 6 and 7, 1910. As announced in previous issues of the Proceedings, the meeting will be under the auspices of the High-Tension Transmission Committee, Ralph D. Mershon, Chairman. The members on the Pacific coast have been very active in their preparations for this meeting, and through their efforts, some of the features arranged for will be of unusual interest. In San Francisco visitors will be given an opportunity for sight-seeing trips around the city, which will include visits to the local generating stations, and the Entertainment Committee has arranged for special parties to visit points of unprofessional interest. On the evening of May 6 the San Francisco Section will give a reception to President Lewis B. Stillwell and the visiting members. The Pacific Gas and Electric Company has very kindly arranged for a tour of inspection of several of its mountain plants, and will provide special transportation and entertainment for those making the trip. The party will leave San Francisco on the evening of May 8, and in the course of the tour will make a side trip to the Big Bend plant of the Great Western Power Company, as guests of the latter company. The entire trip will require four days. Arrangements have also been made for members who visit Seattle, Portland and Los Angeles, to be accorded the privilege of inspecting electrical plants in these cities.