l88 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



22. Report on Speeches made at meeting between 

 Delegates representing the interests of Forestry in 

 Scotland and the Scottish Railway Companies, to 

 discuss the Question of the Price of Sleepers 

 manufactured from Home-Grown Timber, as com- 

 pared with that of those manufactured from Foreign 

 Timber. 



The Meeting took place at the Central Station Hotel, Glas- 

 gow, on Friday, 28th March 19 13, at 2.30 p.m. 



Present — 

 Caledonian Railway Representatives. — Mr Wm. J. Chrystal, 

 Director; Mr Donald A. Matheson, General Manager; Mr A. 

 J. Easton, Stores Superintendent. 



North British Railivay Representatives. — Mr Andrew K. 

 M'Cosh, Director; Mr J. Cathles, Secretary; Mr J. J. Smith, 

 Stores Superintendent. 



Glasgow and South- Western Raihvay Representatives. — Mr 

 Melville, Engineer ; Mr R. F. Harnson, Stores Superintendent. 



Great North of Scotland Raihvay Representative. — Mr C. A. 

 Thomson, Stores Superintendent. 



Highland Railivay Representatives — Mr R. M. Wilson, Chair- 

 man; Mr Charles Kennedy, Stores Superintendent. 



Forestry Delegates. — Captain Stirling, Mr Sydney J. Gammell, 

 Mr J. H. Milne Home, Dr Borthwick, Mr Frank Scott, Mr G. U. 

 Macdonald, Mr A. Speirs, Mr John Broom, Mr T. B. Jones, Mr 

 W. Wilson, Mr J. T. Garrioch, Mr Frank Sime, Mr Gilbert 

 Brown. 



In attendance also — Mr A. S. Leslie, Mr J. W. Douglas, Mr 

 R. Galloway, Mr R. B. Eraser. 



Mr Chrystal of the Caledonian Railway Company having 

 been appointed chairman of the meeting by the representatives 

 of the railway companies, welcomed the delegates representing 

 forestry interests, and intimated that all the Scottish railway 

 companies were represented at the meeting. 



Captain Stirling, in introducing the deputation, thanked 

 the Scottish railway companies for having consented to receive 



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