New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-29

grUKvEsAHVT FISH.
President OF the American Section Of the Inferno
ington D. G. May 3 1875; PRESIDENT OF the The ,bs
National Park Bank OF New-York city
materials wiz be held The magnitude Of the ez-
hibtion may be understood when II is said that
10000 feet OF floor space viii be used. or an area
I've times as large Madison Square Garden.
The International Railway Congress will be vel
coined by Vice-Presdent Fairbanks. IN the alb
sence OF President Roosevelt and Stuyvesant Fish,
president OF the Illinois Central Railroad viii pre-
eide over tie sessions Ten years ago. when the
congress met in London. the Prince Of Wales now
King Edward made the welcoming speech to the
delegates Five years age. when the congress met
in Paris the present officers OF the organization
were elected. They are A Dubois honorary d.
rector OF the Belgium State Railroad. president;
Alfred Pickard inspector general OF bridges. and
IS. Ramaeckerss secretary general OF railroads
vioe-pr0sldents Before the coming congress ad-
5ourns. a set Of officers. 10 serve for the next
i've years VIII be elected and Il IS said that the
presidential hOnors likely 10 be rendered 10 Mr.
Fish.
THE WORK OF THE CONGRESS.
The work OF the congress VIII be divided into
five sections. which VIII devote their energies TO
the following important departments;
F-irst-ways and works, rolling stock. tracks.
Second-Problenas relating TO power, couplers'
steam ana electric traction b,oc,, ss-
TENS. baggage and express. suburban trafac.
with employees duration and regulation Of hours.
Fffth-Ftnaneial corporation bg public autnoF I
traffic and government ownership or operation.
The various sections viii meet hotels. The
principal meetings OF tho congress viii be held in
the ballroom OF the New Willard. Between meet
ings the delegates viii visit the exhibition Of ap
pIsnces the sights Of the capital
The business sessions Of the congress will close
on Nay 10 after which the committees enter
tainment and recreation VIII take charge Of the
delegates It is proposed to show the visitors from
abroad what the real article OF American hospital
Sly Is like. and at the same time set an example
Tor those who viii act hosts five years from
now. Short trips 10 Mount Vernon Arlington and
various other points near Washington will be made
while the congress is in session. and after it ends
trips taking IN more territory planned. Al
engagements have already been made for two ex-
tended trips The FIRST and shorter VIII take the
delegates 10 Altoona, Pittsburg. Buffalo, Science
tady and Boston: the other will carry them TO
Altoona. Pttsburg. Cincinnati. St Louis, Chicago
Buffalo. Schenectady, Montreal and Boston. These
trips VIII be taken special trains, the first con-
sumng a week and the second two weeks.
EXHIBITION OF APPLIANCES
TO the general public the exhibition on the mon
unent grounds VIII be far more interesting than
the technical discussions Of the delegates To the
congress The army OF workmen now rushing the
White city TO completion have received orders
10 drive the last nail and ding the last flag to the
winds before noon on Wednesday. the opening day
OF the congress, and II they have not finished by
that time they must leave things as they are. To
insure the completion Of al exhibits by the day
set, George a Post OF NeW-York. the chairman.
ISSUED orders early last week that no exhibitors
would be allowed 10 begin work on displays after
Friday. This mandate had salutary effect for
q number OF manufacturers who had DELAYED be-
ginning operations for one or another, got
busy at once.
Fairfax Harrison In my Office this morning
said Chairman Post yesterday land he told me thar
instead OF being adjunct TO the congress our
exhibition was very likely 10 be the principal event
OF the two. Without blowing our own horn in an
Unseemly and unpleasant manner. I think that the
show we are preparing for the delegates and their
viii be the greatest collection Of railway app
snces ever brought together in this any other
no Inooels, no designs or pictures but the actual
1ng thousands upon thousands OF dollars TO show
our IoIelgn visitors the latest and best achieve
men; There win be a foreign exhibit in the
HhoIe CITY. Had any OF the foreign manufacturers
occupy space we would have been generous enough
49, ,bii en- s' come ONE IN. Blt they did not
Opportunity 70 bring their appliances TO the notice
When you think that that pretty little village
now nearing completion will represent the labor
for what American workmen can do. And every
by May zs 10 comply with the law laid down
by Congress. II seems a PITY, TOO. for those
houses are not built Of stan. Ike the world 8
fairs az Chicago ana St Louis but all wood and
good honest paint. and might stand the action OF
the clements FOR ten years. They being Just as
Eolcly built many " the suburban Cottages IA
most OF the cities OF this country.
one attractive feature OF the exhibition will be
the htue tea we viii serve every day 70 all visitors
al the grounds One OF the biggest bakery concerns
"a the country jumped al the opportunity adver-
Use It's goods, and viii install complete dining
room outnt with uniformed walters who viii serve
CAKES tea ana crackers absolutely free OF charge
ne exhibitors and the visitors. In their booth the
bakery concern VIII have for the main attraction a
huge locomotive built entirely OF cracker boxes. I
tnlnk i VIII be az much Of attraction as the real
e1glnes Certainly The cakes. tea ana crackers Wiz
more taan aity manufacturing firms have erected
1ooLhs IN the exhibition grounds. IN addition 20
leas separate houses g the main exhibition build
sAnn.sors wa display their goods. Among tie
latsest single exhibitors are the Westinahouse
SeLngallys ts1Fbanks, Morse e Co. Adams q
MeIA1e company, General Railway Signal CoTn.
tang. general Electric Company, InfeFnatS0ns
&sgoAsl company Continuous Rail Joint CornDarTv
1le 4toD1lns Conveying Belt Company ChicaEo 90
s4tAs4B company Weber Rail Joint CsOEnpaFV ~
- A1neflean steel Foundry Company. The C3enera
1.4leAN bl6nal company has conEtFuetsd 200 -
leeA on Wtlen q locomotive win be run ~
Netanslouse Company has installed a fuli eizel
~ 20 lne representation OF its appliances IN
1lllser OF other large concerns nm have SiG
L-Sss OK almost equal magnitude.