The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-28
CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
THE PLANS FOR THE TOUR OF THE
DELEGATES.

Their Train TO be the Finest Ever Run
. IN the Country-One Crew With the
same Cars to Go Over 5,4o6 Miles
OF Road-Ihere VIII be Fourtesn
Cars.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Sept. GA train
OF Pullman cars, which in its appointments
ana In the arrangements for the Journey q
believed to be without preceds Il ia the his
tory of railroading, viii leave Washington
on Thursday next. bearing the representa-
tves OF the American nations to the inter-
national conference to be held next month
at the national capital. The party, as que Is
Oh the government, are to be taken over a
large section Of tue u tied States, in order
that they may see aud appre ia to some
extent the vast resources Of this country.
AUTHORIZED BY CONGRESS.
Congress, at its last SESSION, authorized
the Secretary of State 10 invite delegates
from all the South and Central American
nations TO q convention to g held at Nash-
ington, Nov. IA. for the purpose OF discuss.
ing the reciprocal, commercial and
financial interests of the coun-
tries represented. In connection WI b
TINS measure congress appropriated
SIZE, 600 for tue expenses OF the convention.
Under this authority and Is elimi ary to
the conve tion,the state deI artment organ
lied this tour of commercial aud manufao :
urlng cities OF the United States, with the
prime object Of showing the visitors the
great natural resources Of the country.
RAILROADS OFFER.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
agreed to u dertake the task Of arranging
and carrying out the details for this unpre-
cedented trip.
UNIQUE IN TWO RESPECTS.
1t will lie unique in at least two respects.
in that there Will be no cnange Of cars
throughout the entire distance Of 5 4O6
miles, and In thai this will be the first
known instance W ere railroads have
permitted an entire train with its own
engine, crew, ETC., to pass from other
roads over their lines The amount
of labor equislte to bring this about will
be appreciated when it is known t at Ia its
forty-two day journeying the train will
pass over the main lines OF tnir. different
railway corporate ms, passing through the
states OF Delaware, Maryland, Peansyl-
vania, New Jersey, New Y rk, Rhoie
Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Maine, Connect cut, OHIO, Michigan, Iadi-
ana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa.
Nebraska, Missouri and Kentucky twenty
in all.
FOURTEEN CARS.
For the purposes + the journey the Penn
svlvania Railroad G mplny nas eduI med
train of seven Pullman vestibue cars,
five sleepers, dining car and composite
car. The I. ain will carry an ample upplv
| OF provisions, but necessary supplies Of
fresh meats, vegetables, etc, will be taken
| up at the principal markets Of the country
| traversed.
THE LOCOMOTIVE.
The locomotive will be one of the COM
pany's standard, OF latest pattern, aud
built tine Altoona shops It is equipped
not only TO furnish steam as motive power.
but for heating as we'll, and to operate
the air brakes IL will be la charge { a
mechanical engineer from Altoona. AS
has been SAID, there will be no change Of
crew during the tour. TIE engi ieer who
will o en- the thr title at 8:15 a. m. in the
station at WashiA gton on Thursday
next, Oct. B, will 50 apply the air braces
at the concl sio Of his long run CT 5,496
miles on Nov. 13. A C. ew of twenty-six
men will be required to ru the train.
which, as it stands, represents cost Of
$l50,O00.
CHICAGO READY FOR THEM.
CHICAGO, Ills, Sept. 27.-The general
committee t. ent rtain the delegates to the
three Americas convention held its first
meeting this after oon. All the
leading clubs in the city and other
/ fluential interests were represented.
John M. Clark was elected chairman,
and II. N. :Hggiub,5ham secre.
tary. Five subcommittee were uo-
pointed-on finance, hotels, railroads, trans
portation, banquet and carrages-also an
execu i've composed II the Chairman and
secretary Of the Q eral comm ttee and
the chairma OF eacl sub-committ 70. The
various plans discusse ere eac.i Oh scale
giving assura ce tlat the distinguished vis-
itors will nave royal welcome