Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-04-19
SUMNER ARRANGEMENT.
siIyer.Palaee Cars to ran from Jefrer
sonviIle 10 New York without
Change.

A convention OF railroad superiItend
ents convened at the Gait House in Lou
isviIle, Thursday, the 10Th, to adopt
schedules for the local and through ar.
raugsmeRt of trains for the coming sum.
mer on their various lines, comprising
most Of the roads from New Orleans and
Mobile on the south, to Chicago on the
north, and Cleveland, Pittsburg, etc., 10
New York, on the east.
The summer arrangement is highly
important to the thousands Of Southern
people who, in less than a month, will
begin TO pack up to go North and spend
the summer. The following delegates
were present:
j. Duraud, General Superintendent
Little Mama railroad company.
j. ID. Herkimer, General Superin-
tendent Indianapolis and ST. Louis rail-
road.
d. s. Gray, Second Vice President and
General Manager Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and St. Louis railway.
Albert Fink, General Superintendent
Louisville and Nashville and Memphis
and Louisville lines.
+. Wolcntt jackson, General Superin-
tendent New York and Philadelphia
railroad line.
Charles r Peddle, Superintendent
Terre Hante and Indianapolis railroad.
John w. Thomas, Superintendent
Nashville and Chattanooga and Nash
vile and Northwestern lines.
E. s. Flint, Superintendent, f. f.
Ford, General Passenger Agent Clsve.
land, Columbus aud Cincinnati and In
disnspolis railway.
Horace Scott, General Superintendent
Jefersonyille, Madison and Indianapolis
lines.
u. Hubert, Superintendent Western
and Atlantic railroad.
Madison Sloat. Manager and General
Superintendent Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago railroad.
w. Hugbiti, General Superintendent
Illinois Central railway company.
l.. j. Fleming, General Superintend-
ent Mobile and Ohio railroad.
J. +. Richardson, General Superin-
lendent, Il. l.. Hall. Assistant Saperin-
tendent, i. G. ard l.. railroad.
Z, d. Hutchinson, Cleveland, Colnm.
bgs and ]. C. railroad
]. Durand vss eleetsd permanent
Chairman, and 4. S. Flint Secretary.
The most interesting feature Of the
new arrangement TO our travelling public
is the through express train provided for
by the Jacksonville road via Cambridge
City cutoff, Columbus, Ohio, the Pan
Handle route, and Pennsylyania rail-
road through Philadelphia to New York.
By this quick train there will be run
daily, after the 2Gth inst, line of mag
ni6cent silver-palaoe cars from Jefferson
vile to New York city without change.
The Courier Journal Of the 10th gives
the following description Of one Of these
"palaces on wheels, which had arrived
at JeGersonvilIe 90 pioneer trip the
previous day:
The FIRST Of these palaces on wheel"
came 10 on pioneer trip yesterday BY
way OF Indianapolis, and Is lying AT the
Jacksonville depot this morning. open
for the inspection Of our citizens. The
car has externally the same general APP
pesrance We are accustomed 70 see in
the best specimen Of first class psssen-
ger cars, and is mounted on q truck that
causes il 10 ride with an easy motion,
snnihiIaiing all the jars Ind jolis that
may arise should il be run over rough
track. Upon entering the car the WISH
tor will find himself in a vestibule, ar
ranged with seats At the side. fitting Il ~
q Longing place, in which the tired pas
senger can refresh himself By smoking,
and any free aud easy disposition Of