The Washington times., 1905-05-07
RAILROAD MEN
SEE WASHINGTON
Take Trip to Capitol and
Library.
FISH PAYS HIS COMPLIMENTS
Expresses Approval of Management of
Congress-"Ideal Convention
City" He Says.
FISH PAYS HIS COMPLIMENTS

Yesterdays sessions of the five sec
tiens of the Internal tional Railway
Congress adjourned shortly after Il
o'clock in order that the delegates
might visit the Capitol and the Congress
sional Library.
Four or five special street cars were
Procured by the local committee on en-
tsrtainment and were filled with dele
gates and their wives, The party left
the New Willard Hotel at 3 o'clock and
spent the remainder of the afternoon
sightseeing.
The first three davs of the congress
meetings in Washington have been
crowned with success, and the foreign
delegates have expressed themselves a 5
greatly gratified by the manner in which
they have been received by the Amer
lean railroad men. Nothing that could
be done for their pleasure and comfort
has been left undone. and the visitors
are highly appreeiative of the hospital
ity that has been extended to them.
Stuyyesant Fish. president of the Illi-
Rois Central railroad and president of
the American Railway Association. yes
serday expressed his approval of the
way things have gone SO far
Ideal Convention City.
Everything has run along as smooth
y as possible" said Mr. Fish. TO a re-
porter for The Times. 1.-The arrange
ments of the committee in charge OF
getting the foreign delegates properly
registered and settled have been excel
lent. Washington is an ideal city In
which te hold a convention, and the
weather. also. has been on our side. I
know that the visiting delegates are
pleased at the manner IN which they
have been received. and We American
railway men naturally feel glad that
the foreigners are being wen taken
care es'
Asked how many OF tn res
would so on the tours that been
Planned for them. Mr. FiS.t sd ne
could form no estimate
Gu see, it is principally n matter Of
time with them.' ne added. ''These men
are as busy In their countries as we
railroad men are here. They will spend
two weeks on the ocean, going and COM
ing. and practically two weeks here.
That will take up a whole month, and
Few OF them have more than that TO
spare. As many wish to take these
excursions, however, viii find that We
will be more than happy to have them.
pSAsaIAoI VI liSkSlS-
In order that the question of the dis
pensation of tickets OF admission TO the
Railway Appliance exhibition might be
settled. George A. Post. chairman CT
the committee on arrangements OF the
exhibition. gave out an Official state
ment last night, viz:
.The plan originally arranged,
namely to have letters of application
addressed to ]. r. Fenwici al the Lem
on building. has had to be abandoned,
because the people OF Washington who
are so anxious 10 witness the exhibition
insist upon making personal visits TO
the Lemon building. which is a Gov
ernTnent office. in such numbers as TO
practically paraIyZe the work OF the
different departments there Our com
mittee has felt very sorry. though no
complaint has been made from the Gov
ernnent officials. who have responded
in TIE most courteous way, and We are
doing :his on our own Volition because
II is not fair 10 them
The committee has ordered 10 600
green tickets OF admission, which are
k5 he daily cards. good for one admission
|bnly, and they will be sent out to GER
ain agencies in the city, which will be
decided upon and announced through
the press To these agencies the people
VIII nave TO make their applications,
and it is especially requested that no
more personal applications by the peo-
pie OF Washington be made at the com
mfttee offices in the Willard Hotel IL
hrary. because In the effort of the com
mittee TO be courteous and gracious TO
Washington. the work OF administration
has been very seriously interfered with |
The committee desires to be as hospit- |
able as II can be 10 the residents of
the city. and has adopted the plan out
lined above 70 meet the requirements as
far as possible