New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
PART II.
PAGES II TO ID.
FOR A NEW AGREEMENT.
NETTING OF THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY
AND STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION.
DANGER THAT SOME OF THE LINES NAY RE-

DANGER THAT SOME OF THE LINES NAY RE-
FUSE TO RENEW THE CONTRACT.
The annual meeting Of the Southern Railway ana
steamship Association began yesterday at the Firth
Avenue Hotel and the annual struggle OF the asso-
citation TO prevent disruption began at the same me'
There Is probably less danger this year than at tho
last two previous meetings that any OF the important
roads in the association may refuse TO sign the ne"
agreement but the continued solidy OF the association
Is BY no means assured. Last year, and also IN
1891 -,e-e were questions Of vital import over which
he oa di ayr ed, NJ rtDas dsa ter va' threa ~.
When the representatives got together yesterday !"
was found that the Trouble this year would De con-
aned almost entirely to two points. one OF winch u
not OF serious importance. Commissioners T. B'
,ahlman expressed the belief after Yesterdays meet
| Ing ever, that. while some OF the roads might
hold back and assert time that they would re-
fuse to come into the fold they would all sign the
| agreement when II came 10 the point. Nevertheless
| the subcommittee appointed AT the morning session
| yesterday wrestling over the situation all the
afternoon. They expected to report this morn
| ing.
The most Important OF the questions to be met to-
| day is that Of dinerental rates from the seaboard
Under the agreement adopted ago the difference
between the all-rai and the raland water rates IN
| favor of the latter now ranges from cents on
II ST class matter TO cents on sixth class freight'
There has been a general cutting OF rates when OPP
portupity offered. however, road seeming able 10
resist the temptation OF thus securing large amount
of bu mess that would otherwise 80 to more favored
route. proposition has been advanced fh,S year 10
IT vide an OF insured bills OF lading oy
| the water routes and make the rates on all lines
| the same. strong opposition has developed to this
| and il seems likely that the oil plan will be again
| adopted.
The present agreement after providing Tor dlneE'
entail rates from the ports Of Boston, PROVIDENCE
New-York Philadelphia ard Baltimore. makes proVis'
ion also the issuance. by water lines or py conf
bned water and rail lines. Of insured bills OF ladn9
II TWO weeks written notice be given TO the comms'
sioner but fobids the " insured bills OF adng
| I'm any other manner The same section declares II
70 be distinctly understood however that no reduction
Of the established tariff rates or rebates or considera
ton OF any kind. shall be given offered TO influence
shippers. II is under this clause that the trouble mas
! arisen. and the executive bonrd and the board OF
arbitration have not been able to its adjustment.
Article Ia Of the agreement makes II incumbent upon
the auditors and other officers Of all parties to the
agreement that the rates determined upon are
enforced without variation by voucher or otherwise.
Many OF tsosc officers TO have had convenient
| way OF overlooking this article
The other point which has been turned over to Q
subcommittee is the exact relationship to the associa
tion OF the extension Of the Norfolk and Western 70
| Columbus Ohio. This extension was formerly known
As the scoto Valley Railroad. and II runs from Ports
mouth to Columbus through Of the most productive
valleys of the country. Its situation gives II little 10
common with the other roads In the association othet
| than its nectiOn with the Norfolk ana western
| system II taps an enormous business OF Klnd no!
| reached by other routes In the association, ana
comes INFO competition with lines not at all affected
bv their ruc, and regulations. FIR that reason the
Norfolk and Western is complication not easily dis
| posed OF. ... r..A~
| Among those at the meeting Yesterday were franz
| Manager Sol Haas Assistant Trafhc Manager .:
| NJ Cnlp and General Freight Agent j. H. DRAKE %
| the Richmond and Dan,ille: Traffic Manager I. -.
Emerson of the Atlantic Coast Line: Irafnc Managcs
O. Y smith OF the Sea Board Air Line genera
! Freight Agent T. s. Davant and his assistant " T.
Rover Of the Norfolk and Western: Commissioner a:
ID Carpenter OF the Associated Railways OF virgins
! General Manager c. VI. Ward and General treieq!
| Agent r. r. Waring, OF the south Carolina hanroao
Traffic Mann ger Gadeau. OF the Old Dominion eeeni'
| shin Company: General Traffic Manager KNOX, OF tnt
East Tenn. ssee Virginia and Georgia: General freens
Agent smith Of the Queen and Crescent. ana Joseph
r. Whitney general traffic manager OF the Merchants
and Min, rs Transportation Company.
Other roads represented were the central halirodo
~ Georgia the Western and Atlantic, the Wilpington
| and Weldon the Atlanta and West Point me "a.
ynunah Florida and Western the ocean steamsmp
| Company the Cincinnati. New orleans ana IeAds 5,
rho Illinois Central. the Kansas City. Memphis ana
| Rrmingham the Louisville and Nashville the Louis
yil,e w.Orleans and Texas, the Mobile ana ONO.
the Nashville Chattanooga and st. Louis the Aiapama
| C;reat southern the Baltimore chesapeake ana Kicn.
mond steamboat Company, tn Bit moe ST. an P4cket
| company The Georgia Pacific Railway. the Georeia
| southern and Florida. the Memphis and Charleston
| and tho Clyde Steamship Company.