The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-09-14
AIDING THE DRUMMHRs.

The Railroads Granting Reduction in
Baggage and transportation Rates.
The chairman of the railroad committee
of the Southern Travellers Association is in
receipt of letter from General Manager
Haines Of the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway informing the association that
the excess baggage books at the same rates
now in force on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway have been put into effect
on the Charleston and Savannah railway,
The general manager said that the reason
that the books have not been put on sooner
on this road was due to a
misunderstanding of Instructions Some
time ago delegation of the Southern Tray
elers Association waited upon Col. Haines.
and requested "a reduction of the excess
baggage rates then in force, and he granted
the request with liberal reduction Of rates.
This reduction goes into effect now on the
Charleston and Savannah railway Just the
same as on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway.
The railroad committee is corresponding
with the Port Royal and Augusta railroad
to secure a similar reduction over that road.
thus making the rate uniform over all the
roads entering in Savannah.
The Savannah branch is corresponding
with the roads regarding the issuing of the
5000 mileage book, by an executive COM
mittee composed of representatives from
each of the travelling organizations in the
United States.
There will be a special meeting
of the branch at Armory Hall
tonight to hear the report
of the house commi tee on fitting up the
quarters over BuUler's pharmacy and for
such other business as may come up. The
bylaws will also come up for consideration
at this meeui g and will be adopted, no
doubt, and will go into immediate effect
In view OF these important measures there
will be quite large attendance The next
meeting will probably be held in the
oranch's club rooms, which the house cam
mlttee hopes to have ready to open
to the public by that time. Secretary
Robinson said that the 5000 mileage book
is what the drummers want. An effort has
been made to get it on a basis of cents,
but for the convenience which il will bring.
etc., many of the drummers and business
men are willing that the basis be 20 cents.
Meetings are being held over the country
now to discuss the matter
a regular meeting IF the st. Louis Asso-
citation OF General Passenger and Ticket
Agents was held a few days ago General
Passenger Agent Wishart of Frisco pre-
sided, H. V. P. Taylor, of the Wabash, acted
as secretary. The chief matter before the
ASSOCIATION was the applcatlon of the mer-
chants for a 5, 000-mile ticket, available over
all lines, for 800, and for use by CONNER.
cial travellers. A committee representing
the Travellers Protective Association
met the representative of the various
railroads, and laid before them a
proposition for the introduction of 5000
mile ticket at cents per mile, good over
any road in the association. Mr.. D. Wishart.
general passenger agentof the st. Louis and
San Francisco, as chairman of the railroad
| representatives, said the St. Louis agent
had no power to act definitely in the mat
| ter, but added: This is not new thing
! for US, and l can say for your encourage
ment that we believe it to be feasible and
good thing, and we are with you. We
will lay the matter before the associa-
ton, and use our influence and our
votes to secure the adoption Of tie
| 5,000-mile book" Later the Passenger As
ISOLATION considered the matter at some
| length in executive session, and 1t was r.
solved to notify t q business men of st
| Louis that the st. Louis Association had c
authority to act, but would recommend
that the application, which had consider.
able merit i'll it, be referred to the Western
| States Passenger Association, the Trans
Missouri, the Central Traffic, the Southern
and Interstate Associations, respectively
| These associations have authority to act.