The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-11
THB GREAT CIVILlzHR
Takes Hold Of the international
{ Commercial Question ~
IN A PRACTICAL MANNER.
Tho Most Perfectly Equipped Trntn
Ever Devised, Carrying the Pas.
/ Bcngcr Agents Of the Country,
Leaves Chicago for Mexico,

CHICAGO, March 10.-At 10 o'clock thtf
morning the finest and most perfectly
equipped train that capital and inven
ton have ever produced pulled out o.
tho city Of Chicago bearing 100 repre-.
seniatiycs Of the great corporate inter
ests Of the country, and having as lis
destination tho City Of Mexico. The
magnates who are to occupy this moving
palace for the next four weeks arc the
general passenger agents Of the railroads
Of tho United States, Canada and Mexico,
and their mission is that Of cnltivating
and improving tie commercial relations
between the three Americas. Believing
that the locomotive is the great eivilizer
OF the age, and having more faith in
practical energy. than in the efforts Of
diplomacy, tho railroads themselves
have finally attempted what countless
international conferences and conven-
tions have failed to do, and 1t 10 londly
expected that the annual conventions
OF the American associations OF general
passenger and ticket agents to convene
ia tho City OF Mexico will eonduce to
the development OF international rail-
road interests and to opening the eyes Of
capital to those manifold enterprises,
now undevelopcd because OF lack OF con-
certed action between tho varied inter
ests which must equally contribute to
success. ,,s.
Each OF these latter. day invaders Of
the land OF the Montezumas is the high
est authority OF bis road on the various
subjects to be considered at the coming
convention and will have full power 10
represent the millions OF his company
in the progressive measures to be adopt.
ed. General Passenger Agent Charlton
and Robert Somerville, Of the Chicago
4 Alton, have devoted all their energies
to the programme and itinerary of this
expedition. The special Pullman vesti-
buled train, which has been placed at
the disposal OF the association by the
Pullman Company, consists OF baggage
car, composite cars, containing bath
rooms, barber shop, etc, two dining cars,
with. an observation car in the rear.
The lines which this train passes over
enroute to the City of:Mexico arc the
Chicago & Alton, the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain 4 Southern, Texas & Pacific,
and the Mexican Central. The general
agents Of the South and West
join the party at St. Louis. The railroad
lines in Mexico are looking forward with
great expectations to the convention,
and have arranged a varied programme
which will be as entertaining as it will
bring out the resources Of the country.
The itinerary provides for number Of
receptions and balls enroute
and visits to prominent points Of com.
mercial interest, so that the resources OF
the country may be fully understood and
Uni,g4
At the Mexican frontier the assocla.
tion will be received by the Governor
OF chihuahua and other statesmen Of
prominence and banquetted at Paso Del
Norte. At the City OF Zacatecas again
the Governor Of Zacatecas will meet the
party with his staff and entertain the
visitors during their stay within his
Slate. From this time forth the pro.
gramme il one OF receptions and kindly
encouragement from the Governors OF
the various States aud other prominent
officials Of the country till the arrival in
the City OF Mexico, where the conven.
ton meets on the 18th.