Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-12

CHICAGO, Oct. 11'-4no anHuai iaAA" oy
time table convention began here this
morning, and was attended by representa-
tives from nearly every important railroad
in the country. In addition to arranging
awin.er time table it is proposed to take
definite action on the adoption by rail-
roads throughout the country, of the pro-
posed plan for uniform standard. The
ney plan has been termed the hour system.
1t pcovides for standards differing from
each other by exactly one hour. Leaving
out the eastern and western extremes of
the Continent. There ara eastern,
central and mountain times
The first will be employed
from New Brunswick to the meridian of
Detroit, the second as far west as the
boundary between Kansas and Colorado,
and the third between Utah and Nevada.
1t is proposed that all roads now using
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bali
more. Toronto, Hamilton or Washington
time, as the standard, will be governed by
the eastern or twenty fifty meridian time,
four minutes slower than New Yoik. This
Includes the roads run by Portland, ProVi
deace, New London, Montreal, Albany.
and Richmond, and Charleston time, in
addition to those specified. The roads now
asing Columbus, Savannah, Atlanta, Gin
cjrDati, louisville, Indianapolis,
Chic go, Jefferson City, St. Paul or Kali
sas City time shall be run by the central or
nineteenth meridian time, nine minutes
slower than Chicago time. This includes
eoad5 run by Macon, Rome, Nashville, Mo
ole, ST. Louis, Vicksburg, Dubuque. Min
neapois, st. Joseph, Galveston, Houston
an4 Omaha time. Westward the roads
will be run by mountain time, or exactly
that of Denver. 1t is stated that tbs
eastern district standard time is being used
by all roads between Boston aud Montreal
since last Sunday, with the probable view
Of testing It's use.
2. 3. Wright, general superintendent Of
the Lake Shore road, was chosen secretary.
Humber of delegates present sixty three.
The secretary announced ne had received
affirmative replies from the managers Of
q 600 miles OF track to the proposed uni
form schedule and the following vas sub
mitted and adopted:
WHEREAS, The managers of $4,000
miles of road have voted
in favor of adopting q
system of time standards proposed at the
last convention, we hereby pledge our
selves to adopt the same and run trains Dy
i.wh nsver the next schedules go into
effect.
The only roads voting against tho prop
osition were the Michigan Central, the De-
troll, Lansing 81 Northern, and the De-
troit, Grand Haven 81 Milwaukee. The
reason assigned By the former was that it
crossed the meridian, and could not adapt
its running arrangements 20 tho new plan
at present without great Inconvenience,
but it was stated in the convention thai
the road III question would doubtless soon
adopt the new schedule.
I5Was decided that the present schedules
should remain in force till Nov. Is, when
the new schedule Will go into effect.
Tbs secretary read communication
from Commodore Schufeldt, in charge of
the naval observatory at Washington, in
which he congratulated the convention
upon the change contemplated, and said
while he thought single. standard would be
better from scientific point of view he
thought the present change long
stride in the right direction. Commodore
Schufeldt promised the corporation of
the naval observatory in earring out the
policy of the convention. He said the OBJ
servatory would change time
in dropping the noon ball
in New York to the mean time
of the fifteenth meridian, and in addition
would endeavor to secure its adoption for
local time in the whole section in which it
is to be used for railroads. The observa-
tory would furnish the time of the seven
ty-ffth and ninetieth meridians to rail
roads throughout the entire country daily.
j. r. Edmunds, in charge of the Boston
observatory, teIegraphed the convention
as follows: ''The city, the railroads and
the observatory only await the affirmative
vote OF the convention before fixing the
date for changing all public time in Bos-
toa." The convention adjourned for the
day at p. Il.