Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-25
PLANS OF RAILROADS
TO TRANSPORT
LARGE CROWDS TO ST. LOUIS.
New Cars Of All Descriptions-Loco-
motives Ordered Especially for the
Exposition Travel.

If the preparations being made by the
great railroad systems entering St. Louis
are to be regarded as significant, the Lou
isiana Purchase exposition in 1904 will. in
point OF greatness and grandeur. It is de-
clared, far excel any like event ever held
in this country or in Europe.
The plans of the railroad officials. &C
cording to the local representatives OF the
various railroad systems. will involve the
expenditure Of many thousands Of dollars
for new cars Of all descriptions. equipped
with the most modern appliances for the
comfort Of passengers, new locomotives
with the highest obtainable speed attain
ments. and for the erection of adequate
temporary buildings at st. Louis to accom-
modate the crowds. The clerical forces at
st. Louis Of all the railroads will also be
augmented. AS many Of the railroads en-
ter the exposition. city over the tracks OF
other systems. tho officials are now consid-
ering special plans of cooperation on such
details as rates and the like.
Mr.. 8. B. Hege, district passenger agent.
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany. in speaking Of the exposition ar
rangements with a reporter Of The Star,
stated that he and the other officials of the
system are working as hard as possible on
the plans. He explained that the Balu-
more and Ohio expects to transport large
crowds from all parts of Its system to the
although he was not informed now as to
how many new cars or locomotives would
be placed In commission especially for the
exposition travel. he does know that the
company intends to make a large outlay
of funds in that connection. Mr. Hege is
of the opinion that the plans of the lail
roads so far as the exposition is concerned
will be completed in the near future.
Conference in Richmond.
General Passenger Agent II. w. Fuller of
the Chesapeake and Ohio Company left
several days ago for Richmond, Va, where
he is comforting with other officials Of the
company at the general offices there rela-
tive to the transportation of st. Louis ex-
position passengers over that system.
Just prior to his departure Mr.. Fuller
stated that he had received information
from the Pullman Palace Car Company, to
the effect that the ten large vestibule day
coaches, ordered by the Chesapeake and
Ohio company, Will be delivered within
a month. These cars. he said, are the
first of lot of forty new coaches to be
used for the exposition travel. They have
seating capacity Of eighty persons, are
hogany and oak and will also be used for
the F. F. " trains running between New
York and Cincinnati. The present plans
of the Chesapeake and Ohio. according to
General Passenger Agent Fuller, further
include many new locomotives and dining
and sleeping cars. ordered in anticipation
OF the heavy travel incident to the ex-
position. Assistant General Passenger
Agent Bronson. rate expert of the system.
would not say exactly what rates will be
arranged for the round trip between WASH
lngton and st. Louis during the exposition
His personal opinion is that all the rail-
roads Will carry passengers to and from the
exposition for about one fare.
The plans of the Pennsylvania railroad
for the exposition are yet in a tentative
state. 1t is understood however, that they
include additional passenger Transporter
ton facilities, such as new cars, locomo-
tives. and the like, Of the latest pattern
besides the erection Of additional tempo
rary buildings and an increase of the
clerical force at st. Louis. It IL probable
that the final plans OF the Pennsylvania
Will be announced at an early date.
Assistant General Manager McManus of
the Southern Railway. until recently with
the Chicago and Alton Railroad Company,
is authority for the statement that plans
similar to the foregoing are being made
by the Southern. Travel over that road to
81 Louis during the exposition, he expects.
VIII be very heavy. Local representatives.
OF the Norfolk and Western and the Cana
dian Pacific are at present in possession of
only meager details Of the plans of their
respective companies as regards the ex-
position.