The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-09
SHR|NERS' RAIL
COMM TTEE
MEETS
Hundred Officials Take Up
Plans to Bring 100000
Visitors to Sessions.

One hundred of the nations lead.
ing passenger traffic experts, rep.
reSenting the main trunk line rail
roads, met today in the Homer build
ing to arrange for carrying nearly
500, 900 people into Washington next
June for the Imperial Council ses.
sion Of the Mystic Shrine.
These railroad men are all mem.
bers of the transportation committee
Of the AImas Temple 1898 Shrine
committee. The problem facing the
railroads during the first few days
of June is said to be the greatest of
itB kind on any system of railroads.
It is expected that 100000 people
will come into this city by railroad
during the last twenty.four hours
prior to the opening the session June
Harry r. Cary, general, passenger
manager Of the Southern Railway,
and chairman of the transportation
committee, presided.
Carter b. Keene. chairman of the
AlmaS Temple law committee, stress
ed the tremendous size Of the com.
ing session, and the important part
the railroads must play In making
the convention q success.
Ellwood r. Morey, chairman Of the
hotel and housing committee, char.
acterized the work Of the Transports
ton committee az the keystone of
the convention, since 1t will. be
charged with bringing the crowds to
the city" He declared that he would
be amply able to supply comfortable
sleeping quarters for every person
the railroads could bring to Washing.
tom"
Busy on TTanspOrtatiOn.
The transportation committee.
which IL facing one Of the biggest
single problems o3 the session, was
one Of the first OF the thirty.two
standing committees Of the Almas
Temple 1898 Shrine committee to
be pressed into service.
Noble Harry r. Cary, general
passenger agent of the Southern
railway. Immediately after his an.
pointment as chairman OF the com.
mtttee, held conferences with rep
resentatives Of the various trunk
lines to secure satisfactory railroad
rates. He visited the principal rail-.
way centers OF the country.
During the first two weeks of
June nearly q half million people
must be carried into Washington
from all parts OF the nation and
must be carried away. The trans.
portation to this city viii be the
critical problem, as the greater
portion OF this vast throng must
be moved into the city within a
period Of from twenty-four to
thirty-six hours, ct most, preceding
the opening OF the session on June
S. The exodus from the city will
not present such an acute problem,
as the crowd will leave over
longer period.
PullmAns To BE Parked.
Arrangements have already been
made for parking nearly 1000 Pull.
man cars, approximately one-eighth
OF all this type Of cars In the ma
ton. during the session. Four
hundred Of these cars win be kept
In the Pennsylvania yard and 400
in the Baltimore and Ohio yard.
Construction OF additional side
tracks between Washington and
Alexandria for the parking Of .
large number Of Pullmans, has
been provided by the. committee.
1t is expected that a Pullman city
up there overnight. Water pipes,
CASNS%AN AA~OS 1AAN SGWCIS WILL DC
laid, and baths, showers, a play.
ground, and a complete guard sys.
tenn supplied. Pullman diners, open
twenty.four hours q day. will feed
the party. Special transports ton
by street car. bus and railroad will
bring the members of this city into
the heart OF Washington within
twelve minutes.
Noble Cary's committee Is com.
posed OF the leading railroad trans
portattUn experts OF the nation.
The general transportation agents
Of all Of the great trunk line sys.
TENS are members of the unit. and
each of these experts will be AS
signed to perform one specific duty
in connection with the session.
Each man win perform the one Job
for which he is the best. fitted
individual in the nation, and the
combined efforts of the whole com.
nittee are expected to produce the
most efficiently worked out traffic
plan ever put into operation.