The Washington times., 1905-04-23
PLANS MATURING
FOR THE CONGRESS.
International Railway Meet
ing a Big Affair.
NEARLY 1000 DELEGATES
Thirty-fv Foreign Nations Will Be
kepresented-"White City"
for the Exhibits.
NEARLY 1000 DELEGATES

Dispatches were received yesterday
from several Of the foreign countries
which are 10 have delegates present at
the international Railway Congress. an
nourcing the sailing of their representa-
tives. Tie permanent secretary has
opened headquarters at the New Will
lard and from now on the visitors are
expected TO arrive rapidly.
That the congress will be a great
affair is shown by the Invitations ac-
ccpted mp to yesterday. These number
nearly thousand. thirty-fiye foreign
nations. 2iU foreign railroads. and sixty
seven American railroads announcing
Their intention of taking part in the
gathering. -Four hundred thousand miles
OF railroad in forty different countries
are to be represented. The congress is
to be formally opened at noon May 8,
and ii is 20 continue until May IA. The
first Of the representatives of foreign
countries will reach Washington May 2
They are to be received by President A.
]. Cassatt, of the Pennsylvania rail-
road; r. IL. Hartman, president of the
Southern Pacific, and Stuyvesant Fish,
the head of the Illinois Central. There
will be five sections of the congress,
which are to study separate features
of railroad management
"White City" for Exhibits.
In connection with the congress there
has been some remarkable hastling on
the part of j. Alexander Brown and his
associates of the American Railway Ap-
pliance Exhibition. they having provid-
ed small White City on the Monument
Lot in record-breaking time Though
ground was not broken for the first
building until March %. the main struc-
lures were turned over to the officers
Of the exhibition complete yesterday
Up to yesterday afternoon seventy-one
various structures had been erected in
the shadow of the Monument. the
ground had been fenced in, the build
ings painted and the first of the ex-
hibsts Installed In one booth there is
q freight car complete
Another firm has erected q big and
complete signal station, with lot of
railroad tracks and switches Cars are
TO be operated on this track to show
the workings Of certain safety appli-
anees.
One feature of the show is to be the
sending Of the message around the
"SsiSts oAiN ~ mai N progress IlEre
has been erected q huge billboard for
ty-two by twenty-one feet in size On
this there is to be presented a map of
the world, which is now being made.
On this map there are to be a number
OF incandescent light globes, marking
the course Of the cables around the
world As the key clicks, ts4sse lights
VIII follow the movements OF the cleo
tric spark.
Opens on May 8.
The exhibition is to be opened at noon
May 3. when shores speeches will be
made by George Westinghouse, Secre-
tary Taft, and others. There will be
a lunch served, and then the guests
VIII inspect the appliances on show. On
the evening Of May there is to be
another ceremony and a general illumi-
nation of the grounds. One firm has
on exhibition light containing 1900
bull-eyes, and this is to blaze on the
evening mentioned. The company Is
erecting its own electric, steam, and
compressed air plants for the operation
OF the machinery on exhibition. Four
hundred firms have engaged space, and
their exhibits will occupy more than a
hundred thousand square feet.
After being registered, the delegates
to the congress will at 2:30 o'clock be
taken for an automobile tour of the city.
ending at Sco+t circle, where the home
OF Stuyvesant Fish is located Mr. Fish
Is to receive the delegates May 8. from
TO p. m The delegates are to come
from New York on special trains They
viii enjoy birdseye view of the exhibi-
ton from Washington Monument, the
elevators being operated on special
schedules AT midnight they will as
semble In the exhibition grounds. and
take part in sending the message around
the world. This message will be sent
10 the grounds from Georgetown Obser-
yaiory, and 1t will make a complete cir
Gle Of the globe. The key viii be operat-
Cd by the Secretary OF the Navy.
Exercises of First Day.
The formal opening of the congress
takes place Thursday, May 4, at the
New Willard, under the honorary presi-
cency of Vice President Fairbanks In
the afternoon the delegates Will maxi.
a steamboat trip to Mt. Vernon. In
tae evening the trustees of Corcoran Art
Gallery VIII receive the delegates for q
private view Of the art treasures. From
May TO May 13 two sessions are to be
held of the congress daily On the af-
ternoon of May Vice President Fair
banks Will receive the delegates at the
White House Saturday the Capitol Is
TO be inspected
Tuesday afternoon the Union Station
and railroad improvements generally
will be looked over. May l the visitors
are TO be taken through the Navy Yard
On the evenings of May and May II
two great haDquets are To be given, at
which addresses win be made by the
French and German ambassadors, the
Secretary Of War. and President Sam
uel Spencer, Of the Southern Railroad
Friday Fort Myer and Arlington are to
be inspected and Saturday the formal
closing OF the congress will be held
The congress will arrange for the
holding OF the congress five years hence,
and on Sunday the delegates will leave
on special trains TO visit other cities.
Local Railroad Delegates.
The railroads entering Washington
have appointed delegates TO the con-
yension as follows:
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad-J r.
Keniy. four vice president and general
manager; r. E. Smith, assistant TO gen