The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-17
RAILROAD ASSOCIATION.
The Southern and Mississippi Valley
Consolidated

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ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 16-Several days
ago representatives Of the Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association and the
Mississippi Valley Association met in New
York to make final arrangements for their
consolidation. Il is announced to-day that
these two immense traffic associations have
amalgamated. The name OF the new essO-
citation will be the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association. l.. b. Stahlman
wRs elected commissioner Of the new Rsso-
citation and he is to be paid a salary OF
$4,000 a year. Mr. Pope, TIE secretary,
will receive 81. 900 per annum. The follow
ing lines are now in the Southern Railway
and Steamship Association Atlanta
and West Point, Baltimore, Chesa.
peake and Richmond Steam
ship Company, Central Railroad,
Clyde Steamship lines, East Tennessee, VIr-
gInia and Geo rgis, Georgia road, Georgia
Peciic railway, Merchants AID Minery
Transportation Company, Norfolk and
Western railroad. Ocean Steamship
Company, Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany, Port Royal and Augusta road, Rich
mond and Danville. Savannah, Florida and
Western, Selboard and Ike, south
Carolina, Western and Atlantic, Western Of
Alabama, Wilmington and Weldon, Ala
bama Great Southern, kentucky Central
Louisville and Nashville, Mobile and Ohio.
Newport News and Mississippi Valley, Gin
cinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific,
Memphis and Charleston. Nashville. Chat
tanoOga and st. Louis, and Ohio Valley.
TIE BIGGEST LINES IN THE SOUTH.
This list comprises the most important
lines east Of the Mississippi and south of the
Ohio rivers. The offices OF the Southeastern
Mississippi Valley Association are now 10
Gated in Memphis, but will be moved here
oba -r-fIl h~in vryff than
about 100 clerks Atlanta will be the head
quarters for the association, and here the
rates for all southern lines will be made.
This makes Atlanta the railway center of
the south. No other city in the south can
number among her citizens as many rail-
road employees as there are in Atlanta.
E. B. Stahlman, the new commissioner,
will make his home in Atlanta.
He was at one time vice president Of
the Louisville and Nashville road and lately
was appointed receiver of the old Western
and Atlantic company. A meeting OF the
Southern Passenger Association will be held
in Florida in February, when Mr.. Carriers
successor as commissioner Of that associa-
ton will be elected.
MEANS HIGHER RATES.
New YORK. Jan. 16-The Tribune says:
1.-THE Southern Railway and Steamship
Association, which held its meeting in this
SAbJ 'o9e "CoAs SuCCSO4Su AZ CVNALl3 W 0uSh
terms with the Southeastern Mississippi
Valley Association, its only rival
fn the territory south of the Potomac
and Ohio rivers and east of
the Mississippi, that it is now virtually mas
ter OF the situation. This control of the
field will be signalized by the enforcement
on Feb. of a new schedule of tariffs. he
Chesapeake and Ohio has heretofore followed
the ruling of the Trunk Line Asso-
ISOLATION. although it has not been
a member Of either organization. On Feb.
1t will fall into line with the southern as
sociation, without joining 1t. and will put 10
force that associations schedules. The rates
are a considerable advance on the old
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