The St. Louis Republic., 1900-06-25
FOR THE CONVENTION.
Kansas City Lines Preparing TO
Handle the Crowds.

Kansas City. Mo-, June 2i-The Chicago.
Rock Island and Pacific has requested the
chairman of the Western Passenger Associ-
alton TO submit TO a vote of the roads a
proposition TO allow a stop-over in Kansas
tityof three days or homeseekers' excur-
sion tickets sold July 8. These excursions
are run the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month and on the last one. JuGe -, IT
IL estimated that more than $3.50 people
passed through Kansas City. The adoption
viii prdbSbly add at least 500 so people to the
crowds in Kansas City convention week.
Passenger officials of the Missouri Pacific
held an important conference at the Balti-
more hotel yesterday for the purpose of ar
ranging special services 70 enable the hand
ling of convention business. The meeting
was presided over by Il. III. Payne assist
ant general passenger agent of the Missouri
Pacific, ST. Louis. and was attended by H.
agent Kansas City: J. II. Lyon, general
Western passenger agent, Kansas City: W.
G. Barnes travelling passenger agent.
ent. Kansas City: &. Z. BIeckley. passenger
and freight agent. Wichita; John Joerger.
Passenger and ticket agent, Leavenworth:
tharieS II. styles, passenger and ticket
agent, Atchison; Benton Quick passenger
and ticket agent, ST. Joseph; J. W. McClain.
s Jewett, passenger and ticket agent, Kan
sas City.
Arrangements were made for a special
train from Versailles, Mo. July 4. via Tip
ton.- Boonville and Marshall. 10 Kansas
City: a special train from SedaIia, the
same date. via Lexington and Wellington:
special train TO leave Arkansas City the
night of July 5. via Coffeyville. to Kansas
city: special train from kiowa, Kas..
via Anthony Conway Springs and wichi-
ia. To leave the evening Of July &
special Pullman standard and tourist
sIeepers, from Western. Southwestern and
Northwestern Kansas. will be run on all
resular trains. together with extra coaches
and chair cars on all regular trains, arriv-
ing In Kansas City July 3. 4. S and g. All
special trains viii leave Kansas City re-
turning July 4. at II 80 p. M.
The Burlington road will. SO far as prac-
ticable, run all its special trains into and
out of Kansas City convention week as
second sections of its regular trains. This
Will enable passengers 10 learn what time
their train. leaves by consulting the regy-
lar time card Of the road The operating
department of the Burlington which Is To-
Gated in St. Joseph will be moved to Kan
saS City for convention week. and all trains
Will be operated from here The south half
of the Burlington tracks east of the Union
Depot will be used for the storage OF sleep
ing cars. and the north half for Loading
and unloading second sections of trans
The storage capacity for sleepers east Of
the Union Station is la, and the Burlinstoa
already has contracts for one-third that
Eumher OF sleepers which are to be stored
here for the occupancy Of passengers
General Southwestern Agent Harmon Of
the burlington says the recent estimate Of
1oc1t people TO come TO Kansas City over
the burlington convention week Is entirely
tCo small The Burlington brought 5000
people TO Kansas City for the Priests Of
Iallas last year.