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Our Legislators in the session of 1903 should be highly com- 

 mended for the enactment of laws placing restrictions and respon- 

 sibilities upon those having charge of auto vehicles upon the pub- 

 lic highways. 



We recommend, as an additional safe-guard, that this act be 

 amended so that all such persons being above the age of eighteen 

 years be compelled to pass a satisfactory examination as to their 

 capabilities of running such machines and prove their ability of con- 

 trolling the same before some legally constituted board of examiners 

 before being given a license. 



The present agitation of the question for the enactment of laws 

 permitting trolley cars or lines to carry freight is one which should 

 have our serious consideration. For unless such a law is properly 

 constructed its operation may prove a curse instead of a blessing. 



The term freight is entirely too sweeping, and unless there is 

 specifically defined what class of articles this shall consist of, we 

 may, by our blind encouragement of this project, be the means of 

 making our already crowded and dangerous highways upon which 

 trolleys are running, still more dangerous and almost impassable for 

 the horse conveyances. 



In many sections of the State the tracks of trolley lines are almost 

 exclusively upon the public highways, and to still further encumber 

 them with additional tracks and with trains of cars containing coal, 

 lumber, ores, oils, explosives and such other articles as are in- 

 cluded in the term freight would be the heighth of folly. 



To bring up a discussion on this very important question, we 

 would recommend that this body pass suitable resolutions, and 

 through our Committee on Legislation, oppose all bills brought be- 

 fore the Legislature permitting trolley lines to carry freight, that 

 do not limit the articles to be carried to the products of the orchards, 

 dairy, poultry, market gardening, etc., and what is known as light 

 freight and express packages. Also that such trains shall not con- 

 sist of more than one car, and such cars to be of same style and size 

 as are in use at the present time. 



Your Committee would request that all of the aforesaid recom- 

 mendations receive the consideration of the Committee on Legisla 

 tion. 



On motion duly seconded, the report was adopted. 



The CHAIRMAN: The next number on the program, is the Report 

 of the Committee on Wool and Textile Fibres, D. S. Taylor, Chair- 

 man, of Raccoon, Pa. 



Mr. Taylor then read his report which is as follows: 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON WOOL AND TEXTILE 



FIBRES. 



By D. S. Taylor, Chairman. 



I beg leave to submit the following report on wool and textiles. 

 In looking over the reports for the past five years, we do not find 

 recorded any report from this department. In order to make a re- 



