New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-26
NATIONAL RAILROAD CONTENTION


SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS DEVICES - TIE
SAFETY OF PAsSESGERs-ADJoURNMsEr
The Convention met yesterday morning. pursuant
to Adjournment tue Vce-Presdent Isaac H. Sturgeon q
the Chair
RrroRr UPoS PATENTS AND INVENTIONS
Bfr d L. Harris Chairman OF the Committee on Machinery
and Patents reported the following List Of subjects presented
in model for tbeir consideration
ist CAROLS Patent Dial
2d. Atwaters Calorio Railroad Water Elevator IL
M Device for notifying engnedryers OF sudden imperfs
tons occurring in the track or bridges
4th Model Of sefAdjusng Car Trucks in connection via
loose or independent wheels
9th. improvement Ia RallJ0nts.
The Committee further reported that they Did not feel CON
peen to pronounce the merits OF various devices and THAI
they would not recommend that the Convention should hdo
or condemn any Of them proper that the subject
should receive the careful consideration OF experts IN machinery
and the %a mechanics Of the SSS Do several an
ments according to the geSgragosi position o. tas
SIrc 'I oo am a 'ns me s iotcep Of the
in oil patent matters. They would thereby be enabled
Sg ' ss b xR y one AVE- y
sued for alleged Inducements patents it would not be Con-
Harris informed the Convention that there asoo3
ofthe various NewEngland roads from which they had -
Committee Of three from each department was appousss
to organize associations for the purposes referred 70 IN the
RULES roR PASSENGERS.
NJ Marcy of the Rome WatertOHn and Ogdensburgh Ran
rond submitted suggestion that In consequence Of the hnbs
accdens occurring 20 passengers attempting to get ~
trains amer they were YER g9dS s @ au 10 s a54 ~ % Of
Of his train and providing for the comfort and safety Of h
passengers aud that II should be nfexbe rule that pee
epger sboud be allowed 10 the before purchasnl
tickets BY doing they would prevent serious accden9
ssve yexnous suits and the integrity Of oOnductok
which was referred TO the COMMITTEES Signals aud SA
- ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATIONS
Tie following additional companies represented In hs
o gOa a5d rea Northern Mobile and Ohio Connecsex
pirer Alton and Ierre Haute Monk
eomery and West Point Atlantic and West Point Alabama sal
florida and Antonio and Mexican Gulf Railroads pessnb
ING 10 the aggregate :, rs miles Of railroad
Il was moved and seconded that when this Convention -
York on the second Wednesday in May eo7 which
PTeyions 10 adjournment Mr. Marcy Of the Rome wsts
town and 0gdensburg Railroad made few pertinent rensE
IN which stated that be sorry 70 see 80 small an ane
ance OF railroad mon. He believed that the objects OF "a
convention ever organized 10 inquire Into the practical opee
proceedings OF the convention published that at the us
Convention there would DO hundreds in attendance where nss
There being no other business the Convention adjourned
meet at the place the second "Wednesday IN May n
THR MAIL SERVICE P0SToFPICE CARS AND SUNDAY IRALS4
The Committee appointed the Mall Service, PostOmse
Can Sunday Travel presented report which stated
That they have sought for information on the subject
tted to them by addressing circulars containing series
questions l42 railroad companies and that they have
dressed From Information obtained, 1t clearly appears tbs
there great want Of similarity the relations e1lstHg e
tween the seye4a! Railroad Companies ana the FetOce -
parmen both regards amour! and hnd OF service rs
formed, and compensation paid -
As regards amount and kind OF service performed some cA
psnes perform small amount Of service OF an neYpenh
Kind These carry upon trains running at hours suited 70 tos9
passengers small amount Of mail matter occupying but per-
ION OF The baggage and they carry very few agents or s
ves OF the Posi- Department free Of charge The com
anes are required furnish for mail service solely eKpns
cars fitted up the order Of the PostOmoe Department Wy
dess racks and other furniture and carrying heavy mails w
five OF six clerks each trip They are required 70 iun
70 transport mails hours entirely ineligible IN view OF ~
convenience Of passengers ana "a aoOn oo u ~ -
upon their lists forty hy special agents OF the Psss
Ohlce Department a. - -, - Ia
over q r tun per mile for transporting the mails The esQ
expensive way other companies paid less than 10 cents ~
mile FOR TRANSPORTING the mails In the most expensive way
These facts convince Committee that efforts should "
made 10 procure entire revision OF the rates OF payments
mail service And that In establishing new rates atenns$
should be paid not only 10 the tunnage OF man matter tsn
pored bnt also the service performed the number
clerks and agents transported and the hours at which the s
beS leave 70 recommend that this Convention appoat
committee the members Of which shall meet In WasngtsH
early December next for the purpose OF attempting throu
revision OF paid for mail service As regards Snnd4
trains your Committee Of opinion that few II any AZ
unnecessarily run and that it viii be found Impossible 70 No
Tie report was referred 10 the following COMMITTEES Johf
Hume director of Pennsylvania Ralroadi =. L. n ICY
A. SEWN Vice President New York and Erie Railroad
Tvitchen President OF Boston and Worcester Railroad VI
B. Ogden. President OF Chicago and western haoao ~
Bridges President Milwaukee and Weldon On. c. Raros4s
Charles T. Pollard, Montgomery and West Posnt BaToad
The committee were empowered by resolution 20 collect su
deay the expenses incurred In carrying out the reoo
mehdaORs OF the report and also to prepare memorial
Congress Oh the subject
Mr. Kennedy offered the following:
R,0rsd That the Executive COMMITTEES pe taae.ea 20 s4
pousd FOR railroad snd for advising tho several cdgd 800
psnes Of the results hessOt
The motion was adopted
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