Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-13
OLD POINT COMFORT
National Association Master Car
Builders Convenes To-Day.
Ehe National Association of Rnilwny
Mnster Mccbnnics Convcncs Next
Monday -Prcpnra,ious For n big
Exhibit of Railway Devices.

The National Convention of Master
Carbuilders will convene in the Cham
berlin Hotel tomorrow at a. m.
The National Association of Railway
Master Mechanics will meet next Mon
day. at the some hotel and hour.
The exhibit of new railway devices
will be the great feature of the two
meetings. Manufacturers and invent
ors from all over the country will have
their work al Old Point while the con-
ventlons are in session, and the result
will be u magnificent mechanical dis
| play.
| The exhibit will be in the palm
garden at the Chamberlin Hotel The
garden is about 10 feet long by 81 feet
wide ana together with the plazzaa
leading to and surrounding the pa
| vilion, will afford space for exhibits
that have to go under cover. Outside
| there are two triangular spaces adj
Joining the breakwatcr, which will af-
| 1ord ample accommodations for the
| heavier exhibits that can stand expo
sure. Exhibitors intending TO show full
size cars or locomotives, or equipment
which requires trackage room. will be
accommodated in the yards of the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway, and on
the side-tracks running to the Govern
| ment dock.
The committee has arranged with
the hotel for steam from its power
plant and will conduct the same to
some convenient point in the outside
exhibit space for the convenience of ex-
hibitors desiring power. 1t is the Gus
tom FOR those who want power for the
purpose OF showing machinery in oper-
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conpressor5 or stationary engines to
supply their needs. the expense being
shared by the exhibitors interested.
EXHIBITS ARRIVING
The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad is
constantly bringing in exhibits of every
character for the two conventions at
the Point. AS stated in Saturdays Vir-
slnlan-Pilot. number of cars embody-
ing the latest ideas in car construction
nave arrived. and are now down at Old
Point Since then others have arrived
ana 1t Is understood that more will get
there tonight and Tomorrow
In addition to the cars, a number Of
mechanical exhibits which do not take
up so much Gpacc will arrive to-day
and tomorrow The committee having
the arrangements In charge has direct
ed manufacturers and inventors to
have all of their exhibits installed at
the folnt not later than tomorrow
evening. as it is probable that the pa
vilion which Immediately adjoins the
exhibition grounds Will be used by the
conventions for the purpose of holding
Their meetings. All noise incident to
the installation of exhibits must be
avoided to prevent interference with
the deliberations of the bodies I'm SEES
sion For this reason exhibitors have
peen urged to have their work on hand
early,
LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT
While the conventions are in session
at Old Point. the delegates will be
given every opportunity TO inspect the
industrial plants and railway terminals
IN this section. The plant which will
interest the visitors more than any
otner hereabouts Will be the shipyard
All OF the bodies. including the one 10
meet in Norfolk will visit the shipyard
ana also the terminals OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad The first
Dody TO come will be the freight agents
who Will arrive Thursday morning
the others will come this and mex,
week
WILL VISIT NORFOLK.
The Hampton Normal and Industrial
institute for colored and Indian Young
-iaaGn-an1a- II-1ataa.all = ~ tAa- National
diers' Home at Hampton. the navy
yard at Norfolk the 4hipyard al New
port News. and the railway terminals
VIII be visited and inspected.