Show J i t Standard Time Zones Officials of the large railroads in the United States met in 1883 to discover some method of establishing establishing establishing lishing a time-system time that could be universally adopted by all American railroads Previously all roads had used different The railroad men adopted a system tern tem based on the idea that 2 24 standard meridians should be established established established es es- es- es 15 degrees apart in longitude longitude longitude lon lon- starting from the meridian of Greenwich England and extending extending extending ex ex- tending around the globe An international international international in in- conference on standard standard standard stand stand- ard time meeting in Washington in 1884 made the same recommendation recommendation recommendation to the countries Since that time the four time zones Eastern Central Mountain and Pacific have been used in this country |