Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-06
hEN NWHORECULATERAILWAI
0mmissiOnsrS from Several States Step in
0mshs Returning.
N TO GET BREAD HERE, But FAIL
inNs jolly as We'll as MOst ProatabIe
Journey over weatern Country
- After the DeadvvOod
MeetinE.

-Quantzintecematain" was the name of
ne diner on the special that has carried
ne National Association Of Railway Com
naissioners and their families over the west
ior the last month and which arrived at the
Burlington station at 5s15 Monday afternoon.
fenaining long enough TO permit the Min
ueseta delegation TO alght, before contin-
ing the tourney over the Burlington to Chi
eReo.
''What is that the good book says about
child asking It's mother for a piece Of
bread and getting q stone?T dTyly observed
a. G. Ciausen Of Minnesota as ne dsem-
parked from the train to find that the
supply OF bread which was telegTaphed
ahead for was not on hand as they arrived
~ the depot
SEARCH me" replied Superintendent Rob-
inson of the Burlington station.
Didn't you get a telegram from us say
lng we were out of bread and wanted some
pa hand when we arrived hereT' asked
clausen.
SIN not baker," reioined Robinson,
Rnd yet have done my best TO have your
% bread here j think II viii be here in a
ftw minutes"
But the bread, never came, though the
party waited and waited The dignifed
regulators Of the great railroads sang
sDngs, jumped up and down to keep warm,
Out several of them perched out on the rear
End of the last coach protesting that they
would have to go without bread for their
evening meal.
Party Together . Month.
The association is composed of Interstate
tCommerce- Commissioners, railroad commits
sioners and state officials and passed
Through this city about a month ago to at
tend the annual convention which was held
at Deadwood. Since that time the party has
been making a sightseeing trip through the
Sagthwest, where It has been entertained
prywhere that the train could be induced
10 stop. Receptions were held at Seattle,
Spokane. Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco
Tpnd other points,
The Minnesota delegation consisting of
Charles F. Staples. William E. Young, A.
y, ClRusen and their families left the train
et Omaha and went to ST. Paul over the
Northwestern. Ira b, Mills, chairman of
ne Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Minnesota. the other two members of
which are Clausen and Staples. was in at
Z tepdance at the convention at DeadwoOd
8t did not take the western trip.
Many Of the commissioners have left the
train for various reasons SO that about
the only ofiicials left in the party when II
He'd into the Burlington station were: VIr-
c. Griffin, secretary of the railroad COM
,issipn Of Alabama; Jefferson B. Brown,
hartman of the Florida commission
orge F. Montgomery, secretary, and H.
Rrner Hill, member of the railroad COM
ssion of Georgia; Benjamin r. Chad
lrne, OF Maine; the Minnesota delegation;
s. Desem, chairman of the North Da-
a commission; w, w. Morgaridge, assist
superintendent of the Bureau Of Rail-
Ays of Pennsylvania and also in charge
the special train; ]. H. Earle of South
arolina; Fuller c. Smith, chairman, and
gorge T. Howard. member of the Vermont
ommission.i- Hu 'sr r"r~r -.-
Abandon Trip Mt Chicago.
The party viii abandon the special train
at Chicago after having lived upon It for
one month and the members viii separate
for their homes in the various parts of the
country. The special has Travelled a dis
tance of 6,41S miles.
A. c. Clausen OF the Minnesota commits
sion was enthusiastic over the good thai
had been accomplished by the co-minglins
of the commissioners of the various states
and from different sections OF the country
He said:
"This meeting and the subsequent triI
brought the people from all sections Of tn,
country together and had great tendency
to reduce any sectional prejudice thai
might have existed among any OF the mem
bers 1t did away with sectional feelings
. r Besides It gave the members of the commits
sions from the various states a most ex
o. ueiient opportunity TO exchange ideas anC
20 become familiar with the workings OF
the commissions outside Of their own
states"