The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
Los ANGELES ALIVE
WITH CONOUC TORS
The City Full and Two
Trains Are Still to
Come.
No. 990, the Record-Breaker,
Due With New YOrk'S
Delegation.
A Day Is Spent In Sight Seeing
Before Getting Down to
Business.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 13.-As
full as the city seems to be with con-
ductors and their companions there are
yet two irainloads of them 10 arrive. 1he
special tram of Wagner cars bearing the
New York Central delegates and the
train of Pullmans with the conductors
from the Pennsylvania lines Will not ar
rive until tomorrow, both having oeen
sldetracked on the way hither on account
of q washout. The passengers on these
trains will be somewhat late 10 ENJOY the
fun, but the delegates to the convention
of the Order of Railway Conductors Will
be in time to vote for officers at the Satur-
day election, With the Pennsylvania and
New York parties will come number OF
the most prominent mem bers OF the
order, some of them having long ago been
promoted to higher positions, but yet re-
tanning their mem bership.
1t is stated that the New York train is
drawn by tho famous engine mo. 999, !"
hich made the great record of l12H
miles on her division between New YORK
and Chicago. There are six Wagner cars
on this excursion, carrying more than 200
conductors. The timetable, however,
was made up from Eastern experience
and by those who never pulled a train
over the big divide. Railroad men here
in California will not be surprised If the
New York special comes into the Conven-
lion when the convention is nearly over.
The officers in charge OF this train are ::
J. D. Shuts, manager; S. Il. Carpenter.
secretary and treasurer; executive COM
mittee-F. D. Ware, u. Barrett, J. d.
Shuts, S. L. Carpenter, J. Foley and w.
Z. Kelley.
To-day the conductors were conducted.
A train of fourteen coaches. loaded with
2400 of the visitors, went to Pasadena and
the ostrich farm, where the strangers
were hospitality treated and had great
lime. As great as the crowd was it did
not include all the pleasure-seekers, for
smaller parties visited other places OF in
terest. Tomorrow the people will 60 10
Santa Monica and Catalina. The ball in
the evening will end the Friday pro-
gramme. 1t is expected that fully 5000
psopIe will be present on this occasion.
when everything, including supper, is to
be free. The Atlanta train, which, ac-
cordIng to its itinerary, was to have
started homeward on Saturday, will not
not go until Monday on account of the
delay in conducting the business sessions.
The meeting of the Grand Division did
not transact much business, much OF the
work being purposely delayed until the
other delegations arrive tomorrow. a
number of reports from various commit
tees were submitted. The report of the
committees on jurisprudence and on
grievances were turned In, but will not be
given any publicity. The reports OF the
grievance committee will not be acted
upon by the Grand Division until all of
the delegates are here. There would be
contest for the offices to be filed by the
election Saturday but for the fact that it
is the policy of the order to keep in their
places the high executive officers so long
as they do their duty acceptably. The
orders chief officer receives salary of
$4,000 year and a number OF other i'm
portant officers receive $4,000 annually.
Elections are usually matter of form.
There are not multitudes of office seekers
at every corner; instead, large nun ber
of loyal men aud women working steadily
for the universal brotherhood of man
kind.
The Ladies' Auxiliary held another
business meeting to-day, when more ad-
dresses and reports from various divisions
were the principal features.