The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-26
RAILROAD CONVENTION


Tho National Convention of Railr oad Managers
Reassemb at the st. Nicholas Hotel, at half.
past ten o'clock this morning.
The following persons we're present.
John Hulme, Director of Pa. central Railroad.
II. IL. Houston, Director OF Pa Central Railroad,
n Sturgeon, Presdent Il North Missouri % Rail. %I
y. h. Moulton, Director of North Missouri Railroad
h. n. Latrobe, of North Missouri Railroad
8: L. Fremont, OF Wi mington ard Weldon Rail-
Asibell We'cb, OF Camden and Ambov Railroad
Marsey, Of Rome, w and Ogdensburg Railroad.
Hervey Keys, President of Passaic River Rail-
g; Merrill, Superintendent Vermont Central
Thomas Webb, President North Carolina Rail.
Z, Wilkes, Engineer and Superintendent N c.
ID. G. MoCallum. President of Alexandra and
Fredericksburg Railroad. 60,
John f. Lyon, President OF Boston, Concord,
Bentley d. Haseil President and Chief Engineer
O. ChSTnute, Of Chicago and Alton Railroad.
Warren Colburn, vioe-President Toledo, Wabash
J. II. Ramsey, of Albany and su'quehanna Rail,
S Isaac Hinckley, President Philadelphia, Whining
S. Rush, superintendent Richmond, Frederlcks-
4. j. FlcmIng, Of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
d. I; Harris, Of the Uonn -ctcut River Railroad.
Charles Butler, of the st. Louis, Alton, and TeIre
Daniel H. Crane, Of the Montgomery and West
W D, Dunn, OF the Mobile aud Great Western
John g French, of the San Antonio and Mexican
GuIf Railaoad,
Signals and Safety Regulations, made a report,
in which he recommended the use of safety sig
mails on all the railroads. He stated that it was
the practice now to use danger signals which
were very unsafe. When the danger signal did
not appear, the engineer would take it for
granted that everything was, all right. He re-
commended that there should be no danger sig
malls used, but that Ia case the safety signal was
not seen, the engineer could take it for granted
that there was danger, and would, therefore, be
compelled to stop. He thought 1t was much
better to spend money in caution than to pay
damages tor accidents.
General d. G. McCullum Chairman Of the
Committee for Preserving Timber, reported that
ne had examined several plans for the preserva-
tlon OF timber, and would recommend that a
committee be appointed to witness the expert
ments OF various plans for accomplishing this
end, and that they report to the Convention.
Several communications were received from
inventors explaining the merits of their various
patents, which were referred to ths Committee
on Patents.
Messrs. Welsh, Hulme, and hinckley we're an.
pointed committee to superintend the printing
OF Mr. Welsh's report aud It's distribution to the
different railroad companies.
. Mr.. Isaac Hinckley read the report of the
Commlttee on Post Office service. 1t recited |
that there was a great want of similarity in
regard TO the mode of carrying the mails, and |
the pay. revision of the rates of payment |
was suggested and attention paid to the tonnage |
OF mail matter. The Committee were of opinion |
that 1t was impossible to dispense entirely with
Sunday trains.
Committee on Mail Service was appointed, |
consisting of Messrs. Hulme, Jewett TWitchell |
sleVln, Ogden, Bridges, and Pollard.
A report was made upon the subject of several |
Aheged improvements in railroad machinery.
committees from the different districts were
pointed to urge the passage of measures re-
on ,roended in the report upon Patent laws as
New h1gland-D. Harris, G. Twitchell, W. d.
Middle vates-H, W. Chitenden, E. H. Williams,
western sta, 'ss-J. B Blackburn, L. w. Wood.
ard. >. b. Non, on.
Mr. Marcy snhn, tied the following paper:-
The acciden,uogh 'ccur to persons attempt
: A. --"s nr .aat ter they are under way,
z w 81. Va. ..s,1s all the time of the
Q importance of havtns "ain and the comfort
nductor to attend to his y 7ake it important
his passengers seem to h n adopting mea-
at ali raiIwaye should unite l. possible the
-. .,,ot enid compel, as far a. re entering
res tnmo % of tick, ITS by persons betC 1T to get
tcnas6 So a6nd IN allow no one to attemk red to
CaI a. n cors WIN le in motion, RefeA-
= u ronmittee Om on Tickets, etc.. 'e
= IN Sot,i y uaciaJ Committee on the Rolims ulo@
1mo .,rosaprv;np wood was autnoriZea TO Fepoi'
~ tha recess of the Convention.
mn irtns Enecntiye Committee was connnueu.
IS,o rno novt meeting of the ConventIod was uG
o.nS ~ take piece at the St. Nicholas Holel,
y ,h's civ at noon on the second Wednesday |
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