The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-17
Personal and General Notes.

THE various railroad superintendent
were in monthly council yesterday.
The Mississippi Valley Traffic Associa-
ton held a meeting at 81, Louis yesterday.
TnE association OF railroad supcrintond-
ents held a regular monthly meeting yes
terday.
Il. A. WILLIAMS, Eastern passenger
agent OF the Little Rock & Memphis road,
left yesterday for Atlanta.
r. II. LACY was in the city yesterday,
looking after the passenger interests OF the
great Pennsylvania system.
TnE Louisville x Nashville boys OF this
city have their pictures taken in large
group that shows up in fine style.
TnE annual meeting OF the National
Associations Of Railway Surgeons, will be
held in 81. Louis on May 2 and 3.
J. A. scoTr, city ticket agent OF the
Louisville 4 Nashville road, returned last
night from business trip TO Little Rock.
FRmGnr business via tho Illinois Cen.
| trail Railroad shows an Improvement Tor
April as compared with same period oil
last year.
TnE finest private ear in tho world Is
now being built by tho Wagner Palace
Car Company, for tho use OF its President,
Seward Webb.
PASSENGER traffic generally Is light with
all the railroads. Local travel small, owing
10 people in tho country preparing the
ground for crop.
A. J. KNAPP, assistant general freight
and passenger agent Of the Illinois Cen
trail, has gone 10 New Orleans on business
OF the company.
ID. !. RoBgRrs, assistant general passen.
ger agent OF the Pennsylvania road, head.
quarters at Cincinnati, was in the city
yesterday, en- route TO New Orleans.
JAMES GinsoS, Southern passenger
agent Of the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
road, passed through the city yesterday,
On route TO his headquarters at Chicago.
TnE Vandalia Line run the popular
travel between 81. Louis and Chicago;
splendid equipment and elegant reclining
chair cars on all trains free TO lirst-class
travel.
TnE Uniform Classification Committee
have n stupcndous work before them, pre-
pairing classification 10 be made accepta-
bic 20 all interests Progress Is slow. Next
meeting Is 10 be held at Old Point
BETWEEN tho flrst Friday In June and
the flint Saturday in July, at date TO be
decided upon later, the town OF Paris,
Tenn, proposes holding an election 10 dc.
eide upon the feasibility OF issuing the
towns obligations 10 the amount of $40, 900
In aid Of the proposed Paducah q Tennes.
SEQ Railroad.
Henry COUNTY will hold an election on
the first Friday In June 10 determine upon
tho proposition TO convert the $4,000 Of
stock In the Louisville 4 Nashville Rail-
road into stock In the proposed Paducah x
Tennessee Railroad. On the first Saiur.
DAY In July the same county will hold an.
other election 10 decide upon the question
of issuing an additional S35, 900 Of county
bonds ut "A per cent, running twenty
ycars, TO aid In the construction Of the
proposed road.
TnE National Traffic Association, re-
comfy dissolved, Is 10 be recognized anS
| the headquarters removed 10 -. Louis
Mai. J. IL. Waldo, who for years has beef
receiving a salary Of $4,000 per annuu
from thc Texas Traffic Association, an'
later OF the National Traffic Association
will retain his position M Chairman, an
the territory formerly covered by the oh
organization will be- taken into tho new
II Is thought that Mai. Waldo can sicc
clear OF the Interstate Commerce law.