Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-10
THE EVENING STAR.
RAILWAY PASSENGER AGENTS.
THEIR SESSION TO-DAY.
LIST OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
OFFICERS ELECTED, SYMPATHY
FOR THE PRESIDENT, Etc.

FOR THE PRESIDENT, Etc.
The Railway travelling passenger agents asso-
citation Of the United States and Canada met i'm
ocular annual session at the Metropolitan Hotel
| to-day. Some communications were read from
few members in the west withdrawing their
| names from the roll of the organization because
| of controversy that arose at the meeting last
year in Buffalo The dissenting members an
| nounced their intention to organize a separate
| association: but their withdrawal did not have
any damaging effect upon the old organization.
/ On the contrary the efforts of the dssenters to
weaken the parent association seemed to inspire
| the members of the latter to renewed efforts in
| its behalf. number of new members were
admitted to-day, and the meeting was one of
the largest that the association has ever held.
LIST OF THOSE PRESENT
The following travelling agents were present:
F. Wetherald, c., B.&Q. R.R., Schenectady, N.
T.; president.
timore Ohio roads, indianapolis, secretary.
James Timmons, Pennsylvania Railroad COM
| pany, Harrisburg. Pa
J. H. Larrabee, Ohio & Mississippi railway.
Cincinnati.
A. S. Burgess, Union Pacific R.R Indianap-
oils, Ind.
Chas Traver, Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way. Chicago. Ill.
wy Dunnavant. n Y, Penn. & o. R.R, Pitts
burg, Pa.
Albert B. wrenn. Nashville. Chattanooga &
st: Louis Railway, Atlanta. Ga.
J. p. Mccain, Lehigh Valley RI .Elmira n. Y
r. j. Shapley, Union Pacific Railway, Harris
bnrg, Pa.
Frank Aexe, NJ. & B. Air Line and South
Eastern Railway, Montreal.
NJ. ]. O'Brien Gin, Ham. & Dayton RR, Chi
cago airline route. Cincinnati O.
| = I n ffa Ind (yl~:
cago R.R., Kankakee line" Lafayette. Ind.
I Henry Farnum. Mo. Pac. Ry.. New York
Neil c. Kerr. Ala. CT So. R.R., Cincinnati O.
J. II. Prather and wife. big Four" and Van
dalia to st. Louis. Kankakee Line to Chicago,
Cincinnati.
VIM. J. Janney. wife and daughter, Atchison,
Topeka g. Santa Fe R.R. Cincinnati
Herman Holmes, Louisville & Nashville R.R..
Medina, Ohio. -
W. NJ. Hicklin. Kankakee line. Indianapolis.
way. Buffalo, n. Y.
Frank 7. Hendry. A. T. & S. F. R. R. Indian
apois; Ind.
Samuel l.. Seymour. Northern Central rail-
way company, Buffalo. N. Y
E. B. Spain, Chicago North Western Ry,
Buffalo, N. Y.
S. A. Bent, c.. r. I. & p. R'y. Philadelphia
H. s. Christopher, o. & NJ. K. r. Chillicothe
Ohio.
Smith NJ. Shattuc, New York, Pennsylvania &
D. Barwald. W. & A. RR. Atlanta, Ga.
A. E. Lippincott, Cincinnati Southern railway
Atlanta, Ga
d. c. Blackman. U. P. railway Buffalo NY
d. Mcdonald, AtchisOn, Topeka g. Santa FL
r., Louisville. Ky.
J. H. True, Lake Shore Mich South R'y.,
| Buffalo, n. Y.
Pittsburg. Pa
F. D. May, Pennsylvania railroad, Williams
| port. Pa.
j. F. Dunne Marietta & Cincinnati and Balti.
| more & Ohio railroads. Cincinnati Ohio
Harry Martin. AtchisOn, Topeka g. Santa Fe
railroad, Philadelphia.
Joseph W. White, Magnolia route, Savannah,
| Ga.
W. D. French, western ticket agent. n. Y. C. &
Fl. R.R.. Auburn, NY.
H. c. Eagle, passenger and emgrant agent,
Texas and Pacific railway. Pittsburg Pa.
A. S Burgess Union Pacific railroad, Indian
apolis, Ind.
| J: Clark Smith, Northern Pacific R. R., Boston
W. j. Walker. Kennesaw route Jacksonville,
Fla.
n. A. Dane. A.T&SF.R.R., Buffalo, NY.
JAS d. Welsh, General Agent Union Pacific,
Cincinnati, o.
W. c. Gregory, Star Crescent route. Gin
| cinnat Ohio.
r. B. Whitney. Bee Line. New York city,
| c: X. Wilbur, Indianapolis. Decatur & SPRING
| field railway, indianapolis. Ind.
| NJ. c. Baker, Lake Erie & Western railway,
Cleveland O.
A; Y: Lindsay. Grand Rapids and Indiana rail-
road Cincinnati, o.
r. A. Miller, Canada Southern railway, Buff
Geo. B. Homer, Louisville Short Line, Gin
cinnati o.
H. D: Price. Union Pacific R'y, Montreal
JOS. V. Horne, AtchisOn. Topeka & Santa Fe
r. r., New York.
| J. w. Reynolds, Canada Southern Railway
| New York
Thad: c. Sturgis. passenger agent, Kennesaw
route, Columbus Ga
Geo. d. Teller. eastern passenger agent. Wa
bash. St Louis x Pacific K r., Buffalo. Ny
r. New York.
John X. Hogan, Houston g. Tex Central Ry..
| Chicago.
F. H. Green, Q. & B. r. R.R., Utica, NY
S. F. Hubbard, Chicago Il North Western R'y,
New York city.
C. s. Pease. Del. 4 Hudson Canal Company S
railroads. Albany. n. Y.
| A. II. Webster. Erie R'y., Buffalo. n. Y.
MONTREAL THE NEXT PLACE OF MEETING.
After reading communications from members
expressing regrets at their inability to attend
the convention, the next business was to select
a place for the next meeting. Atlanta, Montreal.
Chattanooga. New York city and Boston We're
put in nomination. On the first ballot Atlanta
got IA votes: Chattanooga, 10; Montreal, IA;
Islands. l. On the second ballot New York was
dropped, and Atlanta got 20 votes; Chattanooga.
9; Montreal, 20, and BOstOn9. On the third bal
lot Montreal was chosen, getting 81 votes to 81
| for Atlanta, and for Boston.
| At the request of the secretary and treasurer
a committee was appointed to examine his books
The committee reported that the books were all
right.
By unanimous vote an invitation from Mr..
Dan. JanOwitz, passenger agent of the Pennsyl-
vania Central, to take a trip to Mount Vernon
| Tomorrow on the steamer COrcoran, was unani-
mOusly accepted. with thanks.
On motion of Mr.. Wrenn, of the Nashville and
| Chattanooga road, the vote making Montreal
| the next place of meeting was made unanimous
THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
for the ensuing year: J. d. Welsh. of the Union
Pacific railroad, president; Albert B. Wrenn. of
the Nashville, Chattanooga & st. Louis, vice
president. and by unanimous vote, w. B. Tin
ney, of the Marietta & Cincinnati was elected
secretary and treasurer. Messrs. Brown and
Timmons, of the Milwaukee & st. Paul and
pennsylvania, respectively, were elected assis-
tant secretaries. Resolutions of regret at the
death of John NJ. Kelley. of the Kankakee line
and OF sympathy for his family, were adopted.
| SYMPATHY FOR THE PRESIDENT.
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