Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-03-21
TICKETS
Convention Of Railroad Ticket and
Passenger Agents.
Fixing Rates.
First DAYS Proceedings.

The Association OF Railroad Ticket and
Passenger Agents of the United States met
in the ladies' ordinary of the Maxwell
House Yesterday. The members Of the
Association are a remarkably fine looking
body of men, and as a general thing they
are young in years, but are evidently full of
vim and energy, and are worthy representa-
tives of the class of men who are conduct
ing the great enterprises Of this age in this
country. IL is probable they will accom-
plish the work they came to do by Tuesday
night.
The Association was called to order at
Ills A. NJ, Thos. L. Kimball, G. L. A.
and G.. 2. A. of the Union Pacific in the
chair.
MEMBERS PRESENT.
The roll being called, the following
named members Of the Association an
swered to their names:
S. Z. Allen, X. and D.; w. r. Allen,
-; A. Anderson, j., NJ. and l.; Thomas
7. Brydon, o. and NJ; 5. E. Casey, n. o.,
]. and G. N; j. w. Casey, L. S. and NJ.
s.; James Charlton, C.: and A; G.. A. Dad
man, p, w. and B.; w. l.. Danley, n. and
c.; James Ferrier, L., p. and S. W.; Chas.
Z. Follett, Vandalia Line; Z. A. Ford, NJ,
p. and A. p; G. j. Ives, B., G. and NJ; w.
johnson, l. c.; Il. II, Keine, X. p; ThOs.
L. Kimball, U. p, Ray Knight, A. and c.;
B. Lyman, c., l.. and c.; r. w. d. Mann,
-; c. Il. Mansfield, G., d. and v, f.
r. Meyers, p, Fit. w. and c.; E. A.
Parker, A. and st. j.; S. s. Parker,
L., c. and L.; J. U. Parsons, T.,
W. and W. 7. Penfenfeld, r., r. l.
and st. L.; John Ii. Perry, NJ. and L. r.;
S. +. Pierson, L. and st. L.; Samuel Pow
ell, c., B. and O.: Robert Rillia, Fl W., Vi.
and c.; w. b. Shattuc, A. and G.. W; Z.
?. Shute, n. O., N. and f.; Henry Star
ring, q. and l.; w. A. Thrall, G. and n.
W.; Edgar Vliet, s., r. and D.; T. c.
Hills, -; Alfred White, -; w. IT.
wing, =; j. P. Nourse, =; C. W. STAN
ton, -; S. K. Hooper, Ft. a., j. and s.;
O. p. Atmore, L., n. and CT. s.; A. Pope,
W., @. and A; w. l.. Holden, -; w. J.
Houston, 4. and w, p; :. d. Hubbard,
w. of a.; Geo. Ball, O., NJ. NJ; w. l..
O'Brien, p. c. and st. L.; John Moss, st.
L. and S. E.; c. d. Whiteomb, NJ. c.;
Z. Server, -; p. b. Groat, st. l.. h. G.
and y.
RESIGNATION OF PRESIDENT DORSEY.
A letter from L. r, Dorsey, President of
the association, rendering his resignation,
was read, and his resignation accepted.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The chairman announced that the cleo
ton Of officers for the ensuing year was
next in order. A ballot was had to NIL the
office of President, with the following re-
suit: ThOs. l.. Kimball SO, Jas. Charlton
/, d. NJ. Boyd 1, Z. a. Parker 2, w. b..
ShattRc l, Mr.. Kimball was declared
elected.
For the office of Vice-President \. Pope,
Edgar Vliet and E. A. Brown, Of the
Fitchburg and Worcester railroad, were
nominated. The vote ON the first ballot
stood: Brown %, Pope II, Vliet l. Mr..
Brown was declared elected.
w. B. Shattuc, Atlantic and Great Yves
tern, and J. U. Parsons, Toledo, Wabash
and Western, were put in nomination as
members of the Executive Committee for
the intermediate term. The vote stood:
Shattuc, %; Parsons, IL. Mr.. Shattuc was
declared elected.
Messrs. Parsons, Starring, Parker and
Atmore were nominated for the second
place on the Executive Committee. The
Vote stood as follows: Parsons. 81; Parker,
1; Starring, 1; AtmOre, 4. Mr.. Parsons was
declared elected.
HEAD LINES.
OnmOtiOn, the rules were suspended in
order that the report of the committee on
Head Lines be Teceiyed,
The following is the report.
Your committee on the subject of Head
Lines, appointed at your last meeting, beg
to recommend that Richmond, Va, be a
Head Line, and that Milan, Ga, be Head
Line in the place of Humboldt. The re
port Was adopteii.
Mr.. Parsons moved to suspend the rules
in order to select place for the holding Of
the next meeting of the association. Car
ried by vote of 10 to Is.
Mr.. Shattuc nominated Cincinnati, Mr..
Parsons nominated Toledo. Mr.. Charlton
nominated New York, and said that any
third rate hotel in Chicago was superior to
a first rate hotel in Toledo. New York
received y votes, Cincinnati Z, and Tole-
do Z.
COMMITTEE OF TIE WHOLE.
On motion of Mr.. Myers, the AssOcia-
ton went into Committee of the Whole
with Mr.. Jas. Charlton of the Chicago and
Alton road, in the chair, for the purpose of
fixing passenger rates. The remainder Of
the day vas devoted to this work which
viii probably occupy all Of to-day also.