THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

Evening Post, Volume XLIX, Issue 134, 8 June 1895, Page 4

THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION.

Of tho mombers of the American Transportation Commission, nowin Wellington, the chief, Major Fanghorn is honorary director of the Museum of World's Railways, Chicago. He is one of Amerioa's leading railway men, and was originally a director of the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company's fine exhibit at the '93 Exhibition. The other members of the Commission are men especially ohosen on acoonnt of their experience and teohnical knowledge. The engineering details and report are superintended by Mr. Clement F. Street (Illinois), the art branoh by Mr. Wm. H. Jackson (Colorado), one of the best known scenic photographers in the United States, and Mr. Edward Everot Winohel, a leading New York artist. Mr. Harry Fry Stevenson, of Baltimore, acoompanies the Commission asteoretary. 'Two other gentlemen will join the Commissioners in China previous to their proceeding overland from Siberia to St. Petersburg. The Commissioners left New York on 25th September and have visited, so far, England, Morocco, Algiers and Tunis, Egypt,' Arabia, Turkey, Ceylon, India, fciam, Straits Settlements, Dutoh East Indies, thence proceeding to Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, New Zealand, and Tasmania. They reached Sydney early in May. They have yet to visit China, Corea, Japan, Russia, the whole of Kurope, Persia, tho colonies of East Africa, the Cape Colonyy Brazil, Uruguay Paraguay, Argentina, Chili, Pern, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Central Amerioa, Cuba and West Indies, Mexico, and then home, which they expeottoreaoh by 15th January, 1897. The Commission is an essentially, practioal one, and is fully equipped. Mr. Jackson, one of the party, wa9 arrested at. Singapore for photographing some of the fortifications, bnt' was qoiokly released on the appearance of the Aineriuan Consul-General. Mr. Winohell .had to remain behind at Brisbane, owing to an attack of typhoid, bat will rejoin the party later oa. After remaining here until Monday, the Commissioners will prooeed through to Woodville, New Plymouth, and the Hot Lakes, and then go on to Auckland, starting thence for Sydney on the 17th inst.