Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-11
TO BOOM MEXICO.
Monisd Men En Route fer the Land Of th
M0ntf Zumaa.

Monisd Men En Route fer the Land of the
Monte zumas.
CHICAGO, March 10-At 10 o'clock this
morning the fineat and most perfectly
equipped train that capital and invention
have ever produced pulled out Of this city,
bearing $50 representatives Of the great
corporate interests of the country, and
having as its destination the City Of
Mexico.
The magnstss who are to occupy this
moving palace for the next four weeks are
the general passenger sgents Of the United
States States, Canada and Mexico, and
their mission is that Of cultivating and
improving the commercial relations be-
tween the three Americas.
Believing that the locomotive is the
great civilizer OF the age, and having more
faith in practical energy than in the efforts
of diplomacy, the railroads themselves
have finally attempted what countless
international conferences and conventions
have failed TO do; and it is fondly hoped
that the annual convention Of the Ameri-
can Association of General Passenger and
Ticket Agents to convene in the City OF
Mexico, March 16, will conducs TO the
development ofinternstional railroad inter
ests and opening to the eye OF capital
those manifold enterprises now undevel-
opsd because of lack OF concerted action
between the varied interests which must
equally contribute to success.
Each of these latter day invaders OF the
land of the Monttzumas is the highest su'
thority OF his road on the various subjects
to be considered at the coming convention,
and will have fall power to represent his
company in the progressive measures to be
adopted General Passenger AGENT Chari-
ton and K. Somerville, Of the Chicago and
Alton, have devoted all their energies TO
tie programme and itinerary of this expe
dition. The special Pallman vestibuled
train, which has been placed at the dis.
posal OF the Association by the Pullman
Company, consists of baggage car, COM
plsite care, containing bath rooms, barber
chop, etc, two dining cars, three COM
partment CARS and fEe sleeping cara, with
an observation car in the rear. The line
which this train passes over en- route to
the City of Mexico are the Chicago and
Alton, the st. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern, the Texas and Pacific and the
Mexican Central. The general passenger
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 con-
vsntion, and have arranged programme
which will be as as entertaining as it will
bring out the resources of the country.
The itinerary provides for a number CT
bar quets, receptions and balls en- route,
and visits to prominent points Of CONNER
cial Interest 30 that the resources OF the
county may be fully understood and
appreciated. At the Mexican frontier the
Association will be received by the Cover
nor Of Chihsuhau and ether statesmen OF
prominence ard bar queted at Paso del
Norte. At the City Of Zicstecas the Gov
erno. OF Zicatecas will meet the party
with his staff snd entertain the visitors
during their stay within the State. From
this line forth the programme ia one Of re-
ceptions and kindly encouragement from
the Governors OF the various States and
other prominent officials OF the country,
until the arrival in the City of Mexico.