The record-union., 1895-02-02
ORDER OF RAILROAD CONDUCTORS.
Those From California VIII Travel in
Fine Style
When They Go to the Atlanta Conven-
tion-A Fight to be Made for
Sacramento.

Stranger things have happened than
the holding of the next convention of the
Order of Railroad Conductors of the
United States in this city. Next May the
conductors will hold their convention in
Atlanta, Ga, and there will be several
thousand Of the knights OF the road there.
Sacramento will have one wide-awake
delegate in the convention in the person
of Conductor w. A. Servoss, and another
lively representative on the outside in
the person Of Colonel William Napoleon
Lamprey, the smooth-headed gentleman
who looks after the Assembly, now in
session, as First Assistant Sergeant at
Arms. Lamphrey is not conductor,
but is going along simply to keep the
tick ct punchers in line and see to it that
they do not neglect their religious duties
while away from home.
Division No. l15, from California, will
go to Atlanta in great style. The excur-
sionists will leave on special train of
five cars, consisting OF three Pullmans, q
baggage and an elegant dining-car, the
1st OF May, and expect to be gone about
thirty days, during which the train will
travel over the greater portion OF the
United States.
with the various railroad companies for
troe transportation over different sections
of their roads, and every necessary 1acii-
lty will be afforded the travelling conduct
ors for making their long journey a most
enjoyable one.
From here the eXcursionists will 90 to
New Orleans by way of Ogden and Dem
yer, and from New Orleans they will
travel direct to Atlanta over the Queen
and Crescent road, reaching the scene Of
the convention on the eve of its opening.
They will remain in Atlanta three days
and then go to Chattanooga to visw Look
out Mountain.
Baltimore and Washington will next be
visited. There will be a stop-over at the
latter city for three days, in ordor to per-
init the conductors TO visit the Capitol and
other Government buildings, and then
their journey will be continued on TO New
\ ork City, where another three days will
be spent in sightseeing.
FROM New y ork City the conductors
Will travel by way OF the Hudson River
to Albany, to where the special train will
be ''deadheaded" TO meet them, and from
there the homeward journey will begin.
Coming westward, Chicago, St, Paul
and Minneapolis will be visited, and
from the latter city it is proposed to con-
tlnue the journey via the Canadian Pa
cihc road as far as Vancouver, from
which city the train will make u through
trip to Sacramento and San Francisco,
The California party will include about
100 conductors ana members OF their
families, who count on having a most
delightful trip. Last year nine carloads
OF Eastern conductors visited California
and while here were treated in such a
royal manner by the local tick cket-puuch-
ers that they have promised to show their
appreciation OF the act when the Califor-
mans reach the East.
The committee in charge of the coming
excursion is composed of the following
well-known railroad men: Joseph Locke.
Assistant Passenger Agent; J. ii. Thomp-
son, assistant 10 superintendent Wilder
at Oakland; j. 7. Marr, Secretary of the
local o. Il. c., and Conductors Harry
Hubbard and John Massey. The dele
gates are w. a. Servoss of Sierra Nevada
Lodge, No. l95, and w. V. Stafford OF IEI
Captain Lodge, No. lI5.
The Sacramentans are going to Atlanta
with the determination or having Sacra-
mento selected as the place for the hold
ing of the next convention, aud they ex-
pect to have solid vote from this coast
on that proposition. There has been
some talk OF procuring a quantity of
California delicacies and of opening a
headquarters in Atlanta where real Cali
1ornia hospitality may be dispensed
among the conductors from all parts OF
the country.
There Is nothing small about the
average railroad conductor. As a class
they are intelligent, wide-awake men
and liberal to fault. AS one OF the fra
ternlty in this city said the other day
that nearly every one of the delegates
ana those who accompany them will spend
from SlOO to $500 on the trip, large share
OF 1t III the city where the convention is
10 be held. This means in the aggregate
very big sum of money for local distri-
button.
Inc Sacramentans who are going to At
Ianta are boomers, and they declare they
VIII leave no stone unturued to secure
the next convention for this city.