, 1889-04-28
DOUBLE SERVICE.
The Subject Discussed at a Con.
ference in Chicago.
Time from San Francisco to New
York to be I20 Hours.
Potter Monument Commission De-
cides to Build a Hospital.
DOUBLE SERVICE

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The LEADER last night received this
telegram from Chicago:
The general managers OF the lines be-
tween Chicago and the Missouri river to-
day held a conference with representatives
of the Union Pacific railroad to determine
arrangements necessary or advisable to
meet the proposed change of the time of
running through passenger trains on the
Union Pacific, which road proposes to put
on one additional through passenger
train daily and discontinue the Golden
Gate special, the new order taking effect
about the 18th of May. By this arrange
ment it is intended that a train will leave
San Francisco each day at 6 D. m, and
by connecting with east bound limited
trains at Chicago make the distance be-
tween San Francisco and New York in
l20 hours.
The meeting to-day was to arrange the
basis Of time for running these trains In
connection with the limited trains be-
tween the Missouri river and Chicago.
Final action will be taken next Thurs
day.
A POTTER HOSPITAL.
The Potter monument commission has
resolved itself into a Potter hospital COM
mission. This is in accordance with the
known desire of Thomas j. Potter. The
original plan was to erect a heroic bronze
statue. A committee composed of the
leading railroad officials of the Western
roads was appointed to collect the neces-
sarY funds. The idea of erecting a mon
ument was opposed from the start by the
intimate friends of the great railroad off
cial.
They pointed to the fact that the late
Thomas j. Potter was an transformations
man, whose whole career was a protest
against hero worship. They argued that
Potter had always cherished the idea of
erecting a Railroad mems hospital. The
movement in favor of such a monument
as it was first proposed to erect, was
taken up and received with favor through
out the West, where Potter was known
and honored. People have apparently
become jealous of his memory, and DIS.
gusted with the apparent lukewarmness
of the men who were classed as his
friends.
At a recent meeting of the Potter
monument commission, the following
resolutions were UNANIMOUSLY adopted:
WHEREAS, After careful elaboration
and consultation with many of Mr.. Pot
ter's intimate friends and some of the
largest contributors to the commission
fund, it was thought best that the fol-
lowing action be taken:
Resotued, That it is the sense of the
Potter monument commission, that in
stead of erecting a bronze statute, heroic
in size, in memory of the late Il. j. Pot
ter, we proceed to collect money for the
purpose of erecting a hospital, to be
known as the Thomas j. Potter hospital,
for the benefit of railroad employees. 1t
being understood that in case of failure
to raise sufficient funds to erect the hos
pital, such funds as are collected be used
in endowlng, in his name. railroad wards
in M or more hospitals, to be hereafter
named by the commission.
With hardly an exception the men who
subscribed for the monument fund have
consented that the amounts opposite their
anne shall stand for the hospital fund.
In several instances the subscribers have
doubled their donations.