The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1889-02-05
THE RAILROAD WORLD.
Railroad Magna'es Invited to
Confer With the Interstate
Commerce COmmis si0n.
Items Of Interest Picked Up by
"BazoO" Detectives-Local
Spikes.

WASHINGTON, D. C., February THE
interstate commerce COMMISSION is sending
out invitations to the railroad commission
ers of the various states to participate in a
general conference to be held in this city on
the 9Th of next month. The conference
will be held at the Office If the inter-
state commerce comm ;ssion begin
ming at III o'clock on the
date named. Among the subjects
designated TO = consider alton are the fol-
ing: Raiiw ay statistics, with especial
reference to tn. formulation of a uniform
.ystem of reporting classification of
freight, its simpli6cation and unifcation !;
railway legisl alton, how TO obtain har-
mony in it; railway construction, should
regulation be provided? Other topics at
fectiDg state and interstate commerce may
be brought forward for discussion by mem
bers of the conference, the subject desig-
mated not bein intended to exclude the
consideration OF any subject of common in
terest Brief pa pers are invited fiom mem
bers Of the CO inference upon. any topic
deemed Of importance. An opportunity
will also be afforded for consultation In re
spect TO the heating and lighting of care,
automatic car coupling, CONTIGUOUS train
brakes and other matters now more par
ticularly within the sphere Of state author
ity. Ii is expected tina. all the states hsv
ing railroad commissioners will be repre-
sented at the conference. A large attend
ance OF railway representatives is also ex
pected.
MANAGER CLARK ENRoUrE.
Vice Presi lent and General Manager
s. II. III. Clark, Of the Missouri Pacific,
passed through Sedalia yesterday in a
special coach for Pueblo, Colorado, to
look after the Missouri Paciic's interests in
the matter of the new union passenger
depot at that place. The Missouri Pacific
has il own freight depot and terminal ia
cilities at Pueblo, and is now anxious 20
improve the accommodations for the trav
cling public at one of the strongest points
In Colorado. Heretofore one small depot
has been used by all the lines entering
Pueblo, and the accommodations are even
worse than the st. Lonis Union depot,
the west Mr.. Clark will have an eve 20 the
development of the Missouri Pscifc's Kan
sas and Indian territory extension through
Arkansas to the Little Rock and Memphis
of the Iron Mountain. With
the further development of the Gould sys-
TEN lin the south, via the Richmeud term |
inal lines, the Missouri Pacific will spread |
its steel arteries over IN immense area
from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic |
General Counsellor Hagerman OF the |
NJ x. & i. returned home yesterday.
ok a
the M, Is. l., returned from st. Louis |
yesterday.
Receivers Eddy and Cross of the NJ,
K. Il L., are both in Kansas, and will be |
absent several days.
William O'Herrin, master mechanic |
of the NJ, K. & L. shops at Parsons, was
in the city yesterday.
General Superintendent j. j. Frey, of |
the M, K. & T., is inspecting the Texas
divisions of the system.
Assistant General Freight Agent J. |
w. Allen. of the NJ, K. & T., returned |
from Kansas City yesterday.
II. c. Wells. travelling passenger agent |
of the Ohio & Mississippi railway, spent
few hours in the city yesterday.
Calvin p johnson, late book-keeper |
in TruxeIs music store has gone to Spring
field to accept a position in the Gulf rail-
road offices.
The Missouri Pacific on tomorrow |
will open for traffic its new branch line |
from Fort Smith to Greenwood, Ark, q
distance of eighteen niles.
The railroads have agreed to cary
passengers 10 the immigration convention |
at Clinton February 5, for one and one
third fares for the round trip.