The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-27
WELCOMED BY WALES
OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
RAILWAY CONGRESS IN LONDON. z
American Delegates CompIimenfed by
the Heir to the ngHs Throne
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tionsl Railway Congress was opened yes
teriay in the Imperial Institute. London. by
the Prince of Wales, in a felicitous speech
that was loudly applauded. The Prince
paid a special compliment TO the American
delegates. saying this was the first time the
Railway Congress had the pleasure of well
coming them. He said that while the hosts
could not promise the delegates the beauties
or Italy or excel in splendor the reception
accorded them by the late Car at their last
meeting, he thought it would profit them to
visit the Manchester, Crewe and other great
works. The Prince added that he would
venture TO say this TO the delegates from
the United States, that great county which
owned half the railway mileage of the
world. After an address Of welcome from
the Right Honorable James Bryce, VI. p,
president of the Board of Trade. the congress
adjourned, to enter to-day on a series of
excursions over the railroads of the United
Kingdom.
The American delegates were delighted at
the speech of the Prince of Wales, and with
the cordial manner in which they have been
received in London. To-day. Friday and Sat
urday the delegates will inspect the objects
OF railway interest in Lancashire and else
where. The great Western Company will
throw open for inspection of visitors the To-
conceive. carriage and wagon works at
STindon. and also its Severn tunnel and
the works connected with it. The London &
Northwestern company will show the men,
bers of the congress it's locomotive works
at Crewe, it's carriage works at Wolverton,
its wagon works at Earltown and It's gravi-
tation sidings and yards at E1gehil- The
Midland company will invite the delegates
TO inspect its locomotive. carriage and
wagon works and its large shunting sid
s apa ana abd other works work at perPy h and d BeeSt0n;
Will throw open for the inspection of its
visitors its engine and carriage works at
Norwich and Miles Plating. near Man
tors may travel by trains of the companies
10 and rom any other points or places Of
interest which they may select.
The first general meetings of the congress
will take place on July / and 2. and the
inss' so oa great that tWo ban9uets are neces-
sary) will be given by the railway COM
panies' association. at the Imperial lnsti-
banquet given by the same association on
July 4. The American delegates will attend
the latter banquet. On July 3, 4. > and s
there Will be meetings of the congress, and
during the afternoon of July 8 the dele
gates will be received by the Queen at
Windsor Castle. Her Majesty, however, de-
sires that only the leading members of the
congress be introduced TO her. but all the
others, with their families, Will be free to
roam about the castle and its grounds On
Monday. July s, the railway companies
association will give a banquet at the Crys-
tai palace and the meetings will close on
July 9, TO be followed by more excursions
and an inspection OF the famous Forth
bridge. This is the first session which the
International Railway Congress has held in
England, and 1t promises TO be very sue
cessful.
The international Railway Congress is
an association composed of railway adj
ministrations, whether in the hands OF
governments or private companies. The
United States is represented at the con-
gress by a great number of delegates. rep
resenting the American Railway Associa-
tion. including Henry s. Haines. President
Of TIM and Ui1a nr0Gfnonf nf the
Plant system; Eban r. Thomas first vice
president of the a. r. A. and president of
the \. y, l. +. & W. railroad; William
manager of the Official Railway Guide;
James T.: Harrahan. second vice president
W. Bradley. general superintendent of the
West Shore railroad; James Ramsey. Jr.,
general manager of the Terminal Railroad
general manag of the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe railroad; Theodore Voorhees,,
first vice president of the philadelphia &
Reading railroad system; Frank Thomp-
son. first vice president Of the Pennsylva-
MIA railroad; representatives of the North
ern Pacific. the Mobile & Birmingham. the
Vile. the Denver & Rio Grande. the New
York. New Haven & Hartford, with eight
delegates. consisting of Charles p. Clarke.
president; f. S. Curtis. chief engineer;
John Kenny. jr.. superintendent of motive
power, C. II. Plat. general superinten-
lent New Haven system; f. G.. Allen.
kcHeFdl superintendent Olu SOiOhS SoNCiAs
$. A. Gardner, superintendent Fall River
line; C. c. Elwell. engineer of maintenance
of way New York division. and j. G.. Par
ker. secretary. Also represented at the
congress are the Cleveland. Cincinnati,
Chicago & ST. Louis railroad, the Chesa-
peake & Ohio railroad. the Lehigh, val
ley, its six delegates including Charles
Hartshorne, vice president, and Rollln III.
Wilbur, general superintendent; the Nash
vile. Chattanooga 4 st. Louis the New
railroad. the Richmond Fredericksburg *
Potomac. the Arizona & southeastern. rep
resented by James Douglas, president, and
another delegate, and the Los Angeles Ter
minal, represented by George b. Leighton,
president. and ID. l.. Barnes, consulting
engineer.
namely: Way and works, locomotives and
rolling stock. traffic. general and light rail-
ways. Each of ahese sections has a presi-
lent who takes rank as an officer or the
congress, and a general secretary. assisted
by one or more assistant secretaries. The
officers of each section are appointed by the
section itself and the congress and its sec
tons confine thir discussions TO the
questions contained in the official list of
questions issued a long time IN advance.
TIE discussion bases itself on the reports
and notes sent in, printed and circulated in
advance. a report Is a paper on one OF the
"A writer specially nominated by the perma-
ncnt commission. y note represents the in
dividuai view or eSperienJe OF lne Mrlrer
and votes submitted to the congress will
be printed both in French and English, and
at the discussion speakers Will be at lib
crty TO use either language and what they
say will be translated by interpreters into
the other language.
The principal subjects OF discussion under
Way and Works are strengthening of
permanent way in view of the increased
speed Of trains: places i'm permanent way
requiring special attention, functions and
construction and tests of metallic bridges.
Under Locomotives and Rolling Stock"
Section .. boilers, fireboXes and tubes. eX-
press locomotives. rolling stock for express
train and electric traction Will be discussed.
In Section 3, Traffic" the members Will
discuss acceleration OF transport of mer-
chandise. station working. signals and cart
age and delivery. The fourth section. Gen
eral.' will discuss organization. settlement
or disputes, the Neutrality-suspicious. day and
the decimal system. Section D. Light Rail-
ways will discuss contributive traffic. the
working of light railways by leasing COM
panies, light railway shops and brakes for
light railways. In many cases more than
one section will combine in discussions.
For instance, the second and third sec
tions will combine In discussing acceleration
of transport of merchan"ise, and the third
and fourth sections will combine in discuss
inc the twenty-four-hOur day.
All the American delegates mentioned by
name in the list given above arc not neces-
Sarily present at the congress, but hey are,
ia all instances. represented. and the rail-
roads OF the United States referred to have
delegates varying in number. Thus, the
Pennsylvania railroad. representing 1857
miles. has eight delegates. and the Cleve-
land. Cincinnati. Chicago & 81. Louis rail-
road representing 1.42e miles. has seven
delegates. on the other hand. the Chesa-
peake A. Ohio railroad, representing 1885