Evening journal., 1905-05-16

outside feature Of the Congress was the
exhibition Of railway appliances. FOR
which Congress granted the use Of the
White Lot, Immediately in the rear OF
the White House.
Si.OOO,O0O EXHIBIT
Al first IL seemed as though the ex-
hibition would be a failure only a few
hundred people visited Il each day. but
within a week Gordon OF police was re-
quired to restrain the crowd and on the
last night the throng was so dense as 10
render sightseeing irksome instead of
diversion. This growth OF interest is not
remarkable in view Of the fact that the
exhibition cost approximately one mill
lion dollars and is conceded to have been
the finest of It's kind ever held.
II included the best products OF Ameri-
can inventive skin ana genius applied
TO transportation by steam and electricity
and comprised the choicest specimens cx-
hibtcd at the ST. Louis Exposition with
the later trlumphs No value can be set
on the machinery exhibited but the fact
that the American manufacturers were
willing to spend one million dollars ON an
exhibition TO be open only ten days, aside
from the value of the exhibits. caused the
foreign visitors TO gasp with astonish-
ment.
Numerous railroad presidents were I'm
attondance-the Congress was the guest
of the American Railway Association az d
so Interesting was the exhibition, that
from "sldeshow," as It was FIRST term
ed, it grew until It surpassed the Com
gress and the engineers and mechanical
men of the more important railroads were
summoned by their chiefs to attend and
inspect the exhibits.
The social features OF tho Congress
were largely In the hands Of Samuel Spcn-
Ger. President of the Southern Railway.
Stuyvesant Fish. President of the Ini-
nois Central ana George Westinghouse.
Mr. Spencer and Mr.. Westinghouse main
tain establishments in Washington. and
Mr. Fish. who is President of the Amerl-
can Railway Association, took a house
here for the occasion. For their entertain
mont most elaborate series Of functions
was provided. IN addition to the recep-
tions, dinner parties etc. given az his
residence, Mr.. Westinghouse erected on
the White lot structure almost as larg,
as the main exhibition building. 20 hous,
the exhibits of the parent companies and
the twenty-five. constituent companies
scattered throughout the world.
FIFTY EXPERTS EMPLOYED.
In reply to compliment passed upon
the exhibit, Frank IL. Taylor, am officer
of one Of the great industries of Pitts.
burg, stated that Mr.. Westinghouse hac
entered the exhibition In his usual broat
and liberal spirit and had made the, cost
ly exhibit for demonstration and instruc
tion and not for profit. To assist in sucl
demonstration he summoned a corps al
hfty experts from all parts Of the worc
and speaking all languages.
Westinghouse" being Synonymous Will
the air brake interest naturally centeret
on the illustrations of the Improvement
of this invention from the crude model Of
thlrty-hrc years ago TO its present per
fcction IA the latest type of high spec,
brake. 10 The foreigners the dcmonstra
tion of the signal and safety appliances
IN use IN the New York subway. appealed
most strongly. When entertained in New
b York they We're afforded the opportunity
Of seeing thtln at work but not Of exam
lining them in detail.
Consequently they devoted. much O
their time TO the exhibit OF the switch an,
signal apparatus ana the multiple uni
system of train control also IN use on IN,
New York subway trains. This system d
designed so as to secure an organization
OF motors and control apparatus adequat,
to operate trains in both local and eN
press service at the highest speeds com
patible with the safety Of the travelling
public, and is SO simple that on the oc
= casion Of the late strike three Thousand
new motormen learned TO operate it with
IN a. few weeks. Coupled with this wal
the electro pneumatic block and sigma
J system, a striking feature of the subwa,
, equipment, also exhibited In fun oper
! alton
INTERESTED IN sUBWAYs.
y "subways" being contemplated fo
{ both Berlin and Vienna. the German an,
;. Austrian delegates were intensely inter
e csted in the operation OF these appliances
] as the running OF subterranean train
calls for the most complete and enectiv
signalling system procurable. Because o.
e the shorness of the line, the dark place
S and the brief time of installation. the ap
g plication of the system 60 the New Yorl
r subway involved an elaboration Of detail
I never before attempted.
e Another exhibit which attracted pro
q nounced interest was the single phase
. alternating current railway motor. per
fectcd within the present year. This sys
tenn IS already being Installed on tn
= great Interurban lines Of Indiana an
!, Ohio. 20 provide fast passenger an
freight service between Indianapolis Co