Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30


One of the objects in bringing the con-
gress to the United States was to inform
the foreign delegates in American railway
methods. They will be shown the opera
ton of the roads by practical demonstra-
ton through tours over the principal lines;
they will have opportunity TO investigate
the manufacturing of material from visits
to the principal shops in the east, and that
they may also see individually operated
many of the important devices that go to
make up the operating equipment of a road.
the exhibit of appliances was planned by
the American section of the congress and
carried out by the manufacturers of the de-
vices under the direction of commission
appointed from the American section for
that purpose.
From one aspect the exhibit is a gigantic
advertising device for the purpose eff ex-
plotting American appliances; in another
way it is school of which the foreigners
are to be the pupils fer the purpose of
learning what progress has been made here
along lines that will be most useful to them
in their own business. The exhibit repre-
sents an immense sum of money in itself
without taking into account the money that
IS behind each individual exhibitor
Aside from the value of the exhibits the
cost of the show including transportation
OF exhibits, putting up buildings, arranging
the grounds and tearing down the buildings
and placing the grounds in their former
condition will exceed half million of dol
state that all this is being done without
hope of financial benefit to the exhibitors,
because that would be to deny one of the
prime reasons for the exhibit, but, as far
a the American section of the congress is
concerned and delegates to the congress
from abroad, the affair is without expense
o. chance of financial return. All of the
benefit that is to be derived will come
through the interest excited in the various
devices displayed among the foreign dele
gates and their demonstration of this in
terest by buying such of the appliances as
they think will be suited to their railroads.
Explanation Due Public.
The managers of the affair think that
this explanation is due the public because
OF the interest that has been manifested in
the exhibit from the beginning, although
public interest is not what the managers
have been seeking to arouse. They feel
gratifed that there is such interest how
ever, and are greatly surprised at it's eX-
tent. Mr. George A. Post, chairman of the
exhibit, has expressed himself pleased
with the manner in which the public has
manifested its concern in the exhibit. These
manifestations have opened up u serious
question with the managers which has been
grappled with. 1t is believed successful
solution has been found
MIR. Post explains that the exhibit was
designed for the railroad men exclusively
and that there was little idea that the pub
lie would be interested 1t was not sup
posed at the outset tndt people IN general
would display any more desire TO view the
exhibition than II would to listen to a lee
ture on the use of storage batteries for the
maintenance of an electric light plant as
opposed to the supplying of direct current
| from a series OF dynamoS in tandem given
| for the benefit of electrical engineers.
Therefore public attendance at the exhibit
| was not given much consideration.
The fact that the interest has been DEM
Onstrated is most gratifying to the man
| ayers of the affair, stated They believe
| the education of the public in the matter
| of railway appliances Will mean the better
mcnt of the service on railroads. Therefore
| plans have been made for the admission of
| the public to the exhibition under condi-
| tons that are most favorable for the proper
| investigation and explanation of the appa-
| ratuS.
| Conditions of Admission.
The restricted limits of the exhibition
space make it impossible to throw the gates
open to all who care to come. 1t would