Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-06
A RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
beafe and Interstate Commerce Com
missioners Interchange Views.

Upon the invitation of the interstate COM
nerce commission the railroad commissioners
OF the various states assembled yesterday in
the rooms Of the interstate commission for the
purpose Of holding q conference. The object
OF that conference 10 to consider the following
matters: Railway statistics, with especial refer
ence to the formulation of a uniform system
Of reporting; classification Of freight, its SIM
plification and unifcation; railway legislation,
now to obtain harmony in; railway construc-
zion, should regulation be provided: and such
other topics affecting state and interstate COM
merce as may be brought forward by members
OF tne conference, the above suggestions not
being designed to exclude the consideration OF
other subjects Of common interest An op-
portunity will also be afforded for consultation
IN respect to the heating and lighting of cars
automatic car-ccapling, continuous train
brakes, and other matters now more particu-
iariy within the sphere Of state authority.
THE FOLLOWING WERE PRESENT
in addition to the members of the interstate
commission: Gov. Larrabee, of Iowa, and VIM.
Kinds, of Florida; Jas. c. Hill, of Virginia;
Athey Peterson. of Ohio; Milledge L. Bonham,
darcy p. Duncan and Eugene p. Jervey, of
South Carolina; Samuel L. Perigree Ebenezer
I. Ormsbee and Truman G. Fletcher, of Yer
mont; Henry 4. Shorter, of Alabama; Geo. NJ.
Woodruff, Wm.' D. Seymour, Of Connecti-
cut; Peter A. Dey and Spencer Smith, of Iowa;
!: A. Spalding, W. b. Fleming and ]. F. Hager,
Of Kentucky; David N. MARYLAND and Rosere
i. Bowers, of Maine; Geo. q. Croker, Edward
W. kinsley and Everett A. Stevens, of Massa-
chusetts; John NJ. Mitchell, of New Hamp-
shire; Michael Richard, of New York; John L.
Rich, Of Michigan; VIM G. Downing. of Mis-
souri,; j. l.. Laws, T. H. Benton, VIM. Leese, ].
E. Hill and John Steen, of Nebraska; Vim. s.
Capeller, of Ohio. All these gentlemen are
members of the railroad commissioners of their
respective states.
The CONFERENCE WAS ORGANIZED
by the election Of Chairman Cooley as presi-
dent and Edward A. Moseley secretary. Judge
Cooley made an opening address, in which he
spoke of the interests of the state commission
ers and Of the interstate commerce as being
identical. He thought that all would be bene-
fted by the conference. The plan of conduct
ing the conference was then agreed upon, and
the conference adjourned until the afternoon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
AT that session Prof. Henry G. Adams, the
statistician of the interstate commission, read
paper on railroad statistics.
Members of the association of American rail-
way accounting officers we're invited to be pres
ent. The following were present to-day: NJ.
N. Kirkman, the president of the association,
Stephen Little, c. G. Phillips, d. A. Waterman.
W. I. Thelin and II. d. Buckley, of the B. and
o. railroad; o. NJ Mink, of the U. s. railroad;
j. p. Whitehead, A I. and s. F. railroad: G. 1.
stuTgis and c. N. Higginson, G: B. and Q. rail-
road; q. Kelsey, G. and 0. railroad; N. RE
benach, p. railroad; y. NJ. Williams, Central
railrfad, New Jersey; Cushman Quanier, L.
and n. railroad
The conference will probably continue for
three days.