The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-13
g. T. AS MEAN BUSINESS.
Preparing 20 Go Before the Southern
Passenger association.

Besides having enough money in its
treasury TO meet the expenses incurred by
Ia weeks celebration, the Southern Trav-
elers' Association viii have $SS2 additional
within tie coming thirty days. This
amount comes from the entrance fees Of
the members. Each branch owes the asso-
citation 81 for every member j. voted at the
c invention last week. Alta tia voted the
arges: number, Savannah the second
largest number, and Macon, Augusta aud
Jackso vile came next
The board of directors held a meet
ing few days ago and ar
ranged a salary for tue secretary.
HIS bond was fixed at $1,000. A meeting
of the board has nee1 called for Saturday
aster DON and mig t. President Newman
and Secretary Robinson, of the Sava inah
brancA, will read their annual reports, aud
The president viii no ify the branch of his
int tiol TO re ign, recognizing the pro-
priety Of such a step as soon il is practi-
cable for him to withdraw. No election of
officers Of the branch will be be at this
meet 6. President Newman said yester-
lay that the association is in cor
eSpoldence vi h several railroads, and ne
thinks it is fair to suppose that
toe Southern Travellers Association will BE-
accorded a hearing on the floors
of the Southern Passenger Age is
ASsocla' ion at its next meet
ing. The rail. Dads, he said, have
already given t1e association to understa I'd
that its claim will be put before the pasSen-
GER assoc alton. with any demands they
may make, or any conce ,sioas that they
may ask. The as ociation. he said, will APP
proach the railroads in q business-like man.
her, and they hops 10 G lin their point by
cooperating with them. The association
expects TO cure the 5,000-mileage book.
TIE association is in receipt of letter
and circular from the National ''T. P. A. "
Of Chcag. An Invitation has also been
extend d oy the 1T. P, A" TO at end the
seventh annual conve ton Of the national
uoard of direc ors. The convention will be
held at Atlant City, N. j., June IS, 19, 20
and 81. Thirty lone states will be repre-
sented. President Newman nill attend the
convent on. G. N. Fielder of the Savannah
branch is likely to hs elected chairman Of
the rresS committee of tne Sou herl Trav-
elers' Association Secretary Max Robin
son Gas been vOled the thanks by the entire
association ,ald uotwiU lsta Iding he decli led
70 be re nunerated for his services in get
ing up last weeks convention, and his I'M
firing effort in furthering the orgAnizati n,
the Savannah branch will fully remuner-
ATE him.
Stenographer Thomas B. Morgan has
nearly completed the report of the conven-
ton. A portion of it has already been
turned over to the secretary.
AT d meeting of tie South Carolina divi-
81 N of the IT. P. A" in Char essol on Sat
urday President Smyt tnel offered the fol-
lowing resolution of thanks to the Savan-
nah Branch, IS. T. A." which was unsni-
ously adopted:
R1solUed, That the cordial thanks of the
South Carolina division of the IT. p. A. are EN-
iuently due and are hereby warmly rendered to
every member Of the Savannah branch of the
s. 7. A" for Their generous kindneS IS and I'M
bounded hospitality 70 our delegation during
,'ar attendance upon the convention in Savan-
nah