The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-12
DIRECT TRADE.
A PLAN ADOPTED THAT 1T IS BE-
LEVIED WILL BRING 1T ABOUT.

LEVIED WILL BRING 1T ABOUT.
Important Meeting Of Railroad Men
Held-1he Heads of the Big Systems
Took Part-Practical Plan OF Rail-
road Cooperation.
From the Atlantic Constitutions.
| The meeting of railroad presidents that
| had been called for the Dec. 8 In
| Atlanta at the Office Of Col. E. B. Stahlman.
commissioner of the Southern railway and
| Steamship Assoc ation, to devise q plan OF
railroad cooperation with southern direct
| trade, and which has excited much interest
over the whole country. was held yesterday
with most gratifying concurrence Of sem
timent and unanimous plan Of co-opera-
| ton.
Col. E. B. Stahlman presided over the
meeting and Coils. Thomas P. Stovall and i.
w. Avery, who have been conducting the
| direct trade agitation with such marked
success, presented the matter before the rail-
road gentlemen.
Col. Stovall explained the condition of
the project and read the following letters
from the railway presidents, some of whom
could not be present. but who were in sy m
their aid in making it q success.
A CONFERENCE OF RAILRoADERs.
| Coils. Thomas P. StovaH and T. W. Avery:
The proper thing now to do ia TO arrange
| IL practicable. for a meeting of the repre-
sentatives Of the several rail lines, and Of
the steamship owners. for conference to
see IL any definite plan can be arranged for
the inauguration or regular. direct steam
ship line between here and Liverpool.
Irf F10- h. I L.
glad to attend such a conference, and sin
| cerely hope that some arrangement can
then be made to accomplish the desired OBJ
ject. II. NJ. CONFER,
Receiver, Savannah.
THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE RAIL-
ROAD.
The establishing Of direct trade between
the south and west and foreign ports via
the South Atlantic ports can only be made
effective by the cooperation Of those repre-
senting the carriers directly interested. It
would seem. therefore, that the better way
| 20 proceed will be to bring the matter be-
fore the Southern Railway and Steamship
Association. / suggest that this can best be
done through E. B. StAhlman, commits
| sioner. NJ. n. SMITH,
President.
| COMMISSIONER sTAHLMAN's REPORT.
The question of direct trade between Eng
| land and the south Is one In which all the
| people Of the southern states feel deep in-
forest. After quoting the resolution of the
association 60 make rates to support direct
| trade, Col. Stahlman adds l do not know
that can do anything more than to say
that the general sentiment of the repre-
sentatives Of the different roads forming
the Southern Railway and Steamship Asso-
citation is in favor Of giving encouragement
to any movement looking to the establish
Of nS.s-ft do NhaS o,,s
Atlantic and gulf ports, and as soon ns
| parties interested In steamship lines signify
| desire to build up such trade the rail-
roads Of this association viii give their
hearty corporation. E. B. SrAHLMAN,
Commissioner.
THE PLANT RAILWAY SYSTEM.
I have to regret that my engagements
| will prevent me meeting with the gentle
men at the time stated, but you may be as
sured that 1t will be my pleasure to CO.
operate In any measure that will tend to
promote the railway and commercial inter-
ests of the southern states, especially when
1t can be done through the southern seaport
cities. Il. b. PLANT, President.
| THE N. C. AND ST. L. RAILROAD.
! II possible to do 80 will take pleasure In
attending the meeting in Atlanta and CO.
operate with other roads in endoav oring to
establish a line of steamships to some South
| ALldlLlC port TO European DOrt6.
j. W. THOMAS, President.
THE g., A. AND N. RAILRoAD.
You may rely upon our cooperation on
the line you have marked out. | would adj
wise chat action be taken on that date, or as
early as it may be convenient to taKe ac-
] ton. cannot now name a date which
| would suit me to attend your meeting.
s. H. HAWKINS, President.
| RICHMOND AND DANvILLE RAILROAD.
We are In thorough sympathy with any
movement OF this character tending to the
| development of our southern system of
roads, and have referred your communities
ton TO General Manager Green, for him to
take up the subject in such manner as may
! be deemed most practicable as representing
the roads controlled by this system In that
locality. REUBEN Eos TER,
Col. Avery then read the following COM
| munication from Col. Stovall and himself
to present the matter in proper form 10
writing for action:
ATLANTA, GA, Dec. z.
| To the Presidents of the Railroads of the
Southwest:
GENrLEMEN-We are authorized to offer
you from Col. II. B. Crosby, for English
steamship owners, to put on line of steam
ships to run from England to the best South
Atlantic seaport, IL the southern and west
SEn EhIlEOSus Will give u proper Corpora
ton. A bank with 1000, 900 capital will
be established to back the line.
You are asked 70 unite In a plan OF aid 10
the line that will make it success Lib
eral freight rates and the labor Of your
forces to work up paying cargoes are the
needs. The line is meant to be started as
SOON as it can. to use the seasons crops and
fix for next years come to the worlds fair
You are asked 20 make plan now, just
to the ships and TO the roads, and bind your
roads to it for a fixed time, long enough to
try the movement and test success well
The English ship men are earnest, have
money, mean business and have strong,
practical. full plans.
IL your roads want direct trade, now is
the time and this Is the chance to work for
and press IL. The move Ia full OF big results,
If used. The chance is q great one. The
burden now rests upon you 60 use 1t, to BEN
eft yourselves and help every interest. You
have been called together TO act. The mat
ter is now before you. Respectfully,
THOMAS P. STovALL,
!. W. AVERY.
COL. PoPE's PLAN.
Maj. Henry Fink of the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia railroad, asked II
any plan of cooperation was offered. Col.
Avery read the folio owing, which had been
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