Telegram-herald., 1886-07-31
AsoUT THe RAILROADS
Important Meeting of OmciaI, Movements
of Railway Men.

Iu port.snt Meeting of Omeial- Movements
of Railway Men.
supt J X Y Asnew. OF the g. & W. "
went o. Detroit last night
John Huzhart, Purchasing Agent for the
G. r a D. went 10 Detroit Yesterday.
Chief Engineer O. :. johnson. Of the G.
r. & L. returned from f. Wayne yester-
day
w Campbell. Travelling Passenger Ag't
for the g. NJ & -. T.. lett tor Chicago yes
terday noon
L A. Treadway, Travelling Freight Agent
OF the NJ. c., accompanied Oy has family,
goes 10 Ottawa Beach today.
j. T. Williams, Chief Clerk Of the Freight
Department OF The G. & W. NJ. Is building
a neat residence on Henry-st.
A 5 J. Holt, General Agent Of the q r.
& l. al Cincinnati, stopped in the city yes
terday on his way 10 Mackinac Island.
The Grand Rapids & Indiana expects 20
transport an enormous crowd to Bay View
for the big day OF the camp meeting to-
morrow.
C. f. Bennett, Clerk Of the Track and
Bridge Department of the G. & W NJ, has
moved into his new $500 residence on
Henry-st.
The c. & w. NJ. is building fences 10 re
place those burned by the recent fires. The
con1AgratiOns have extended pretty gen
orally over the road
The Grand Rapids 4 Indiana offers one
fare for round trip TO the Emancipation
Day celebration at Kalamazoo August 3,
good for return August The rates are
tor cOlOred men exclusively.
President W O. Hughart and Chief En-
gineer O.. ; Johnson. of the q. L & l.. in
spected the new buildings at the south
wards yesterday Both structures viii be
enclosed by the last of next week.
J.H.P Hughart, F. 5. o Rourke and J
/ NJ Metheany, of the Grand Rapids & In
diana, accomp inied by Mr. Greenough. Of
| New York, went north yesterday. The
party will be gone over Sunday spending
that day at Mackinac Island.
The committee of ten appointed in
| Chicago a week or ten days ago TO report a
favorable basis for a per centage allowance
/ for short hauis on initial roads has failed
/ TO agree upon majority report and adj
| iOurned sine die Probably the subject
under discussions will be dropped
William Orr. Secretary of the Middle and
| Western States Freight Association, also
/ Secretary of the Middle and Western States
/ Freight Classification Committee. and
! Secretary of the Official East Bound Classi-
! lchlpu Aomuilictr Oh lbltubt ~ was III
the city yes erday on business connected
/ with the associations
Wednesday and Thursday. August 4 and
/ l.. the following meetings Oi the Middle and
/ Western States Freight Association will be
] held At the Oakland Hotel, St Clair Springs,
/ Mich: Wednesday morning. classification
/ Committee; Wednesday afternoon. Lumber
/ Department; Tnursdny morning, Execu-
/ tive Committee, and following the last
named a general meeting. AT the last
/ meeting of this association, held June 10,
/ i'm Detroit. a committee of seven, of which
! General Freight Agent G. +. Gill, of the
/ Grand Rapids 4 Indiana ]. mem
Der, was appointed 10 revise the con
/ stitutiOn and bylaws of the association. 50
that rates may be maintained more strin-
gently than has been the case heretofore.
| An adjourned meeting Of this committee is
/ called tor Tuesday, August 10. IN order that
/ It's report may be ready for presentation al
/ the general meeting following. The Mid
( die and Western States Freight Association
/ has the supervision of rates IN Michigan,
/ Ohio. Indiana and Illinois.