Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-04-08
SOUTHERN PASSENGER AGENTS.
pecIaI Meeting He.d ut Atlanta 10
Arrange for sprIsR Rates.

ATLANTA, April THE regular spring
meeting OF the Southern Association OF Gem
eral Passenger Ag snts was to have been be Id
in this city on the Oh of May. Some of the
agents, however, considered this too late
date to allow full advertisement Of the
spring rStes, and a call was issued
for special meeting to be held
here yesterday for the purpose of arranging
excursion rates for the spring and sumner.
The attendance was fine, and the meeting
was one Of toe most harmonious ever held.
There were present the following general
passenger agents: D. G. Allen, South Caro-
lima railroad; G. P. Atmore, Louisville and
Nashville rsiIroad; l.. G. BoylslCn, Charles
toa and Savannah railroad; w. L. Danley,
Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. Louis rail-
road; II. COlibraB, Aisoams and Great South
srn railroad; E r Dorsey Georgia railroad;
A. o. Mcdonnell, Florida Transit Company;
A. J. Orme, Atlanta aud West Point rail-
road; A. Pope, East Tennessee, Virginia aud
Georgia Syndicate; J. L. Taylor, Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad; q. j. Waller,
Mobile and Ohio railroad G. A. Whitehead,
Georgia Central railroad; d. E. Williams, Mo-
bile and Girard railroad; Mercer Slaughter,
Richmond aud DaRVille railroad; Z. P. Will
son, Cincinnati Southern railroad; B. W.
Wrenn, Western and Atlantic railroad; G. o.
y aCksOu Hbu NOluuDOS ALI
rosd; L. S. Brown, Georgia Pacific railroad !;
D. Caldwell, Charlotte, Columbia and Au-
gusta railroad; G. P. Hill. Augusta and
Knoxville railroad; John r. MacMurdo,
Western railroad OF North Carolina; f. e.
Bonnirap, Pensacola and Atlantic railroad I;
B. s. Barbour, Richmond and Allegheny
railroad; W. o. AIMEE, Florida Central rail-
road.
The Pennsylvania railroad was represented
by X. Nj. Pyle, the Illinois Central was rep
resented by +. w. Harlew, the Western rail-
road Of Alabama, WAS represented by W. 2.
| Orme; Sol Hass, traffic manager of the
Richmond aud Danville was also present.
There Hal general discussion on the sub
iect of excursion rates TO the various resorts
and it was finally determined that
| the same rates uzed last summer
should be adopted for the coming
summer. These rates give four cents mile
| for round trip tickets TO ell the principal
| resorts, and do no. interfere with any local
rates TO the small resorts and watering places.
The association unanimously agreed to give
a rate of one fare on limited tickets good for
fifteen dave, TO the Southern Exposition. 1t
| opens 10 Louisville on the LIST OF August, and
continues 100 days.
Round-trip tickets ware agreed on for the
competitive military drill, which will begin
|
companies going in uniform cent a mile
will BE- given.
The question of special rates 10 the
Knights Templar Grand Conclave, 10 be
held in San Francisco next August, was
taken up and discussed. 1t was finally
| agreed TO make rate to principal cities
on the Mississippi of three cents mile for
the round trip Tor the Knights and their fe-
male relatives. The rates from the Missis
sippi 10 San Francisco have already beer
axed at very low figures. R2und trip tick
cts for one fare were ordered for the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church to b
held in Lexington, KY, in May.
The association adjourned last night t.
meet again on the second Wednesday ii
November. By resolution the meeting II
have been held in Atlanta on the 9Th o
May was dispensed with and the mesting o
yesterday was considered the regular meet
ing of the association. The following 9TH
GERS we're continued 10 their present posi-
tons: President, G. P. Atmore; vice-presi
dent, B. w. Wrenn; secretary, D. Z. Allen