Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-10-12
Bankers Convention at Louisville,
Destructive Cyclone -Woman's p
Suffrage.
Oregon ExcursiOnists Arrive at New
York Sessions and O'D0nnell's
Trials.
Electricity for Locomotive Head Lights
RAILROAD Collision on the
G. & n. w.
II. R. Time Table Convention.

CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE annual railway time
table convention began here this morning, and
was attended by representatives from nearly
every important railroad in the country. In
addition to arranging winter time table, it's
proposed to take definite action on the adop-
tion by railroads throughout the country of
the proposed plan for uniform standard. The
new plan has been termed the "hour system"
It provides for standards differing from each
and western extremes of continent. There are
eastern, central and mountain times. The first
will be employed from New Brunswick to the
meridian of Detroit, the second as far west ss
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, Baltimore, Toronto, Hamil-
ton or Washington time as standard be govern
ed by eastern or 25th meridian time, minutes
slower than New York.
THIS INCLUDES ROADS
run by Portland, Providence, New London.
Montreal Albany, Richmond and Charleston, In
addition to those specified. Roads now using
Columbus, savannay, Atlanta, Cincinnati.
Louisville, Indianapolis, Chicago, Jefferson
City, st. Paul or Kansas City shall be run by
central or 10Th meridian time, 9 minutes
slower than Chicago time. This includes roads
run by Macon, Rome, Nashville, Mobile, St.
Louis, Vicksburg, Dubuque, Minneapolis, St.
Joe, Galveston, Houghton and Omaha time.
In the west, these roads are to be run by Noun
tain time or exactly that of Denver. 1t Is
stated that the eastern district standard time
has been used by all roads between Boston and
Montreal since last Sunday with the probable
view of testing the law.
P. B. WRIGHT,
general superintendent IF the Lake Shore road,
was called to the chair, and w. F. Allen chosen
secretary. The number of delegates present
was sixty-three. The secretary announced that
m anagers of $4,000 miles of track, to the pro-
posed uniform schedule. The following was
submitted and adopted: "Whereas, the mana
gers of 5000 miles of road have voted in favor
of adopting a system of time standard at last
convention, we hereby pledge ourselves to adopt
next schedules go into effect" The only roads
voting against the proposition were the Mich
igan Central, Detroit, Lansing d Northern,
and Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. The
reason assigned by the former was that it crossed
the meridian and could not adopt its running
out great inconvenience. 1t was stated in the
convention that the road in question would
doubtless soon adopt the new schedule. It was
decided that the present schedules should re-
main in force until Nov. l8, when the new
schedule should 60 into effect.
The secretary read . communication from
Commander shufeldt, in charge of the naval OBJ
servatory at Washington, in which he congratu-
lated the convention upon the change contem-
plated, and said that while he thought single
standard would be better from scientific point
of view, he thought the present change was a
long stride in the right direction.
COMMODORE sHUFELDT
promised the CO operation of the naval obsersa-
tory in carrying out the policy of the conven-
ton. He said that the observatory would change
it's time, dropping New York to the mean time
of the 18th meridian, and in addition will en-
deavor to secure its adoption fer local time in
the whole section in viii III it is to be used for
railroads. The observatory would furnish the
time of the 18th and Goth meridian to railroads
throughout the entire country daily. J. .R. Ed
munds, in charge of the Boston observatory,
telegrsghed the convention - follows: "The
city. the railroads and the observatory only
await an Affirmative vote of the convention be-
fore fixing the date for changing all public time
in Boston" The convention adjourned till today
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