The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-07-16

hA1LROAD CONVENTIONAL meeting OF
the Presidents and Superintendents of
the various railroads in the Southern
States convened at tho Nickerson House,
yesterday afternoon.
On motion of w. A. Smith, President
of the North Carolina Railroad, VIM.
Johnston, President of the Columbia.
Charlotte and Augusta Railroad, was
called to the chair, and @. P. Hyde and
s. E. Allen were appointed Secretaries.
Col. Johnston, upon taking the chair,
explained the objects of the meeting to
be to arrange q schedule to meet the va
rious opposing lines from Now Orleans
and Mobile to points North, and as far
as possible to harmonize the conflicting
interests of the various lines.
The following delegates reported:
D. H. Cram, Superintendent Mont
gomery and West Point Railroad.
Virgil Powers, Superintendent South
western Railroad.
VIM. Rogers, General Superintendent
Georgia Railroad.
3. K. johnson, Superintendent Geor-
Bio 1shiilOtiu, dlSO representing ALlaQ
and West Point Railroad.
VIM. Johnston, President Charlotte,
Columbia and Augusta Railroad.
B. d. Hasell, South Carolina Railroad
VIM. McRae, Superintendent Will
mington and Manchester Railroad.
S. l.. Fremont, Superintendent Will
mington and Weldon Railroad.
VIM. A. Smith, President North Caro-
lima Railroad.
A. S. Buford, President Richmond and
Danville Railroad.
b. q. Chic, Superintendent Seaboard
and Roanoke Railroad; also representing
Baltimore Steam Packet Company.
Il. b. Pegram, Superintendent Peters
burg Railroad.
j. B. Gentry, Auditor and General
Ticket Agent Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad; also representing
Potomac steamers and Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad.
E. r. Dorsey, General Ticket and
Freight Agent Charlotte, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad.
Ct. j. Foreacre, General Freight and
Passenger Agent Central Georgia Rail
road.
Caleb Bouknight, Superintendent
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Rail-
road.
Geo. Hull, Receiver Wilmington and
Manchester Railroad.
II. p. Hammett, President Greenville
and Columbia Railroad.
John a. Bradshaw, Old Dominion
Line Of Steamships.
The following committee was appoint
ed to arrange schedules: Messrs. Cram,
Buford, Smith, Johnson, Rogers, Ere
mont, Chic and Foreacre.
The following committee was appoint
ed to arrange passenger rates: Messrs.
Powers, Gentry, Dorsey, McRae and
Chic.
On motion of Colonel Smith, the
Chairman was requested to frame re-
port and resolutions relative to the Pa
cific Railroad.
After recess of several hours, the
convention re-assembled, when the Com
mittee on Schedules reported that, owing
to the absence of the officers of the
roads between Montgomery and Mobile,
they we're unable to agree upon o
schedule at present.
The Committee on Passenger Rates
submitted report, which was adopted.
Messrs. Fremont, Dodamead, Cram,
Andrews and Johnson were appointed a
committee to frame a schedule as soon
as practicable.
Messrs. Chic, Fremont and Hasell
were appointed q committee to devise
some plan to protect growers and ship
pers of vegetables from Southern ports
to Northern markets against fraud.
Resolutions favorable to reduced rates
for immigrants were adopted. A resolu-
tion was also adopted relative to the ap-
pointment of committee to consider
the propriety of furnishing tickets Mt re-