New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-30
FOREIGN RAILWAY MEN HERE.
delegates to international Railroad Congress
Which Meets at Washington This Week.

me French liner la Lorraine arrived yesterdo,
,,.h large delegation representing French sr1
Snanish transportation and railway interests
n the party were seventy-fve Frenchmen ana
.su spanisrds. The delegates are here to attena
ne session Of the International Railroad Congress-
b,.h meets in Washington on May l.
AMONG the most prominent OF those who eonnos.
n, delegation are NJ Zaruezouls, ex-AIlnister Of
p,s,ie Works in France, and representing the
1,,yfnoe Of AvignOn and president OF the General
corncl o. Railways. who is going to make a close
s,udv Of the railway systems Of this country: NJ
IL Psleris Latoueh. director OF the p L. NJ R,,l-
NV ana also director OF the French line ~
s,sansrs; n. Anvert general manager OF the
,-,-.h o. Spain Railway n. Boen. OF the soutb ~
r-snce Railway: NJ. Rrfsse, representing the East
=, Railway o. France; n. Collot. the Paris Cirdla
pathway; A. Paul Duboir, the Paris-Orleans Rail
-sv; ~ Charles Dubois the Belgium Railway.
=, uenri d'Eichtal. the French Midland Railway.
4 lie Grain the South OF France Railway: Senior
rsusrGo Lopez, the Spanish government: M
TTutz the Eastern Railway OF France; NJ Mosfre
- French Northern Railway; NJ Perouse the
T-eneh Department OF Public Works: NJ Randi
-, French Western Railway: NJ wickershen,er
~ sisie Railway; n Lowey. the Madrid and
1p,r.ursl Railway, ana Is. Tobiodosh. the South
- susin Railway.
7o-ugbt dinner win be given at sherry's by the
,--sneh Chamber OF Commerce for the Delegates
.ps to-noTrow afternoon a reception will be given
~ AZ jules Charles-Roux. the new president Of the
ranch Line, aboard La Lorraine. to be followed
4, the evening by a dinner on the steamer to which
nlsvor Mcclellan and other city officials and promi-
mi civilians win be invited. On Tuesday the dele
r-iss wiz he in Washington. where they viii be
guests at dinner given by n. Jusserand, the
t-s1oh Ambassador at the embassy.
ne pier Of the French Lane was gayly decorated
4, honor Of the French delegates.
The entire decoration has received for themselves
and their families invitations from the Pennsyl-
Vsnia Railroad Company to travel to Washington
t~ that line A completely equipped special train
viii start with them az $50 a m, on Tuesday.
Ne nsrtv viii stop IN Philadelphia about four
,5rs az The guests Of the local entertainment COM
,ri.tee and VIII then proceed TO Washington.
Henry 81 Snow, the general agent IN the United
z-5-,Sera Tor the International Sleeping Car Com
--s-S arrived Yesterday the Campania which
49, kent i'm the Lower Bay by the fog. His cor
roraton occupies the position IN Europe held here
81 Tie Pullman Company
Svhen Ar Snow lands this morning he will be
mel bv u J. Carey. the American agent OF the
cSrsnsnv Mr. Garcey said yesterday, concerning
railway conditions in Europe:
Thirty years ago meals had to be carried in bags
,,r me traveller. penned fl stufy dusty COM
Garment In most instances no provision was made
foT heating the carriages. and even to-day many
Tsrroreg countries sun stick 70 the oldtime foot
0arIiers. which more or less regularly changed