Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-02
RAILWAY CON GRESS
It Will Formally Be Opened
Tomorrow.
OPENING OF EXHIBIT
RAILWAY APPLIANCES ON MoNU-
MENT GROUNDS.
Program Includes Addresses by Promi-
nent PeopIe-The Exhibitors =
and Plans.


Preparat tons have been about completed
for the formal opening of the American
railway appliance exhibit on the Monu-
ment grounds tomorrow. The program for
the opening includes addresses by Secretary
Taft, Secretary Morton, Chairman Post of
the exhibit, Mr.. George Westinghouse, one
of the principal exhibitors; Mr.. Stuyvesant
Fish, chairman of the American section of
the international railway congress, and
Commissioner Mcfarland. The exercises
will take place al noon promptly, and will
be followed by reception and tea at the
tea room the grounds.
The announcement that the program had
been completed was made this morning by
Chairman Post. who has worked indefat-
igably for the success of the exhibit. The
details of the program were all arranged
by Mr. Post and Mr.. J. Alexander Brown,
the director of exhibits.
The exercises tomorrow will be wit
messed by large gathering of invited
guests that will include all the members
of the cabinet. the Supreme Court of the
United States and the District of Column
bia the Court of Appeals, the District Com
missioners. the heads of government bu-
reaus. the members of the diplomatic corps
and the principal officers of the army and
navy. The foreign delegates to the interna-
tional railroad congress have all been in
vited. The exercises will take place in a
booth constructed for the purpose in the
center of the grounds. Chairman Post will
preside and make the opening address
Commissioner mcfarland will make an ad-
dress of welcome to the exhibitors, and the
other addresses will follow. The program
includes number of musical numbers,
which will be given by the Engineers Band
of the Corps of Engineers, L. S. Army. The
mediately following the exercises, and will
give another concert in the evening.
To Flash Time Signals.
One of the most important features of the
exhibit will take place tomorrow night,
when, with the assistance of the officials
of the naval observatory, time signal will
be flashed at midnight around the world,
and it's progress will be watched on a
gigantic map that has been made on the
exhibition grounds. This map is % by 40
feet in size and was prepared in the hydro
graphic Office of the Navy Department. 1t
shows the entire world. the principal cities
being marked by red electric lights.
At 1:15 tomorrow night the wires on all
telegraph lines throughout the world, IN
the line of tion Will be thrown
into a circuit and an operator at the naval
observatory will give the signal here at
midnight. AS the signal reaches each of
the cities shown on the map the red lamp
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will be sent in accordance with the system
by which noon signals are sent throughout
the United States, and it is expected that
the circuit will be completed within very
short time after the first signal is sent
here. The signal will travel all the way
around the world and a return signal be
given to this city. The foreign delegates
to the interna tional congress who will at
tend the exhibition will have the unique
distinction of seeing a. signal flash from
"A
sands of miles away. A band concert will
be given Immediately before the time sig
nal is flashed, and the exhibition grounds
will be Illuminated throughout the even
ing.
Railway Congress Thursday.
The arrangements for the opening of the
International Railway Congress Thursday
at noon at the New Willard Hotel have
been about completed. The exercises will
be held in the ball room of the hotel,
which has been especially decorated with
flags and wreaths for the occasion. The
formal program for the opening meeting
has not yet been announced but addresses
will be made by Mr.. Arthur Dubois of
Belgium, president of the body; Vice
President Fairbanks, who will be honory
president of the congress while it is here
and Mr.. Stuyvesant Fish, chairman of the
American section of the Congress. 1t is ex-
pected that after the formal addresses the
delegates will elect officers and officers for
each of the five sections will be chosen
The sections will meet at the Ebbitt
House, New Willard. Raleigh and in the
hearing room at the interstate commerce
commission.
1t is expected that many of the delegates
will arrive in the city this evening The
foreign contingent have most all arrived in
New York, where they were entertained
at the Transportati ton Club. Today they
are being entertained in Philadelphia at
the BALDWIN locomotive works. A registra-
tion bureau has been opened at the New
Willard, and everything is in readiness for
the coming of the members.
American Delegates.
The following Is list of the American
delegates to the congress-
American Railway Association-Stuyyes-
ant Fish, president American Railway AS
soclation and president Illinois Central
railroad; w. +. Allen, secretary American
Railway Association and manager Official
Railway Guide; c. w. Bradley, manager
Western New York Car Service Associa-
ton; j. M. Warner, superintendent Chicago
and Western Indiana railroad; Jos. Craw-
FORD, general agent Pennsylvania railroad
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe railway
system--W. b. Jansen, assistant to the
president; Fl. y. Nudge, general manager
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe railway:
A. G. Wells, general manager Atchison''
Topeka and Santa Fe railway coast lines
W. C. Nixon, second vice president and
general manager Gulf. Colorado and Santa
Fe railway; j. e. German, freight traffic
manager; James Dun, chief engineer; A
Lowell, assistant superintendent motive
power; =. .; Faulkner, manager tie and
timber department
Atlantic Coast Line railroad-J r. Ken
~, fourth vice president and general man.
ager; r. e. Smith, assistant to general man
ager; Il. B. Peasants. chief engineer; e.
Borden. general superintendent Transport
taticr; w. N. Royal. general superintend-
ent hrn division, w. b. Denham, general
superintendent second division.