The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-23
FREIGHT MEN In SESSION
VARIOUS RATE QUESTIONS BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE.

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Classification the Principal subiect q.
Yesterdays Meeting-Coal Races fo,
Next Year Discussed-The Board Of
Arbitration to Meet To-day and Con.
tinue in Session ths Rest of the
Week.
The rate committee of the South
,rn Railway and Steamship Associa.
ton met yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock
IN the banqueting room OF the De Soto. Tbe
majority of the committee came in on the
ssrly morning trains and stopped at the
De Soto, where the whole party, about sixty
il all, made its headquarters.
Nearly all the railway and steamship
lines in the south, and many of the NORTH
ern and western lines, are represented. To
railroad men in attendance are as follow:
Thomas h. Carter of Atlanta, comm,-
sioner.
Charles A. Sirdall OF Atlanta, secretsy.
G. s. Barnum, general freight aent
Georgia Pacific railway.
E r. Dorsey, general freight gent
Georgia railroad.
Joseph NJ. Brown, traffic manager Vest
ern and Atlantic.
S. B. Pickens, general freight agenSouth
Carolina railway.
G. A. Whitehead, general freigb agent
Central railroad.
". P. Hardee, general freigb agent
Savannah, Florida aud Western rslway.
W. J. Craig, general freight aent Port
ROYAL and Augusta.
T. S. Davant, general freight apnt East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
T. II. Emerson, general freiht agent
Atlantic Coast Line
A. G. Craig, superintendent of he Macon
and Covington.
A. c. Knapp, traffic manager the Geor-
gia Southern and Florida railroa.
J. C. Whitney, traffic mana,er of the
Merchants and Miners transportation
Company.
W. L. Guillaudeau, general fright agent
Old Dominion Steamship COMPANY.
+. Asbury, general freight aent Clyde
Steamship Line.
J. c. Lutz, general freight agelt Western
Railway Of Alabama.
A. Pope, general freight agnt Norfolk
and Western.
J. H. Drake, general freight agent Rich
mond aud Danville.
F. w. Clark, general freight agent Sea-
board Air Line.
Other railroad officials present we're:
W. F. Shellman, traffic manager CT the
Central railroad.
e. d. Owens, traffic MANAGER Savannah,
Florida and Western.
D. Cardwell, assistant general freight
agent Richmond and Dauvile.
T. +. McSwlney, general freight agent
Charleston and Savannah.
P. j. McGovern, assistant general freight
agent Louisville and Nashville.
J. f. Conner, assistant general freight
sgent Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis
R. X. Ryan, general freight agent Queen
and Crescent.
J. A. Sans, general freight agent Louis
vile and Nashville and Nashville and Chat
tanooga.
D. J. Powers, auditor of the association.
w. l.. McGill, chief rate clerk of the
association.
c. H. Mccall, stenographer.
j. H. Dlckey, general freight agent
Western and Atlantic
Jonah H. White, eastern passenger agent
Atlantic Coast Line.
Milo s. Freeman, auditor receipts Cen
trial railroad.
- W. +. Fitzgerald, general agent of the
Paint Rock Line.
+. L. Drake, general agent Illinois Gem
trail.
W. W. Daviess, Augusta agent of the
Piedmont Air Line.
Several of the officials are accompanied
BY their families.
The committee was in session thu greater
PORTION of yesterday, the time being chiefly
devoted to the consideration of classified
tons and other routine work.
Capt. B. F. McCabe of Cha rleston and F.
s. Beardaley of Brunswick appeared before |
the committee in behalf of the canning
interests Of Charleston, Savannah and |
Brunswick.
Representatives OF the board of trade of |
Columbus appeared on the subject of gen
eTal freight rates from the west to Colum- |
Dls. The matter will De considered to-day,
The sub committee on coal rates for next |
season met last night. General rates will be
discussed to-day
The rate committee will conclude its ses-
sion to-day. Tomorrow the board Of arbi-
tration, consisting of Col John Soreven of
Savannah, E. K. Sibley of New York,
Col, James Ogden of Knoxville |
add c. A. Sindall, secretary,
will meet aud will continue in
session Friday and Saturday. All ques-
uons OF difference in rates between two
lines and other matters of difference come
before the board Of arbitration for settle
inent, and its decision is final. The board
OF arbitration is, in fact, the supreme court
OF the Southern Railway aud Steamship