The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-16
Low RATES ON TILL AUGUST
The Southern Railroad Fight Not TO
End Abruptly.

The Association Convention Now
Patching Up New Agreement to Go
Into Effect August Each of the
Lines Clamoring for Larger Pro-
portion of the Business.
New York, June l5.-The annual con ven
tion of the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association, following the meeting
of the executive board, which
have been in session at the Wal
dorf hotel for the past three days,
was not called to order until nearly
noon to-day. The failure of the executive
board TO agree TO the restoration of rates
has rather demoralizing effect on the
convention and but little interest was
taken in its proceedings. Nearly all Of
the officials were late in arriving and
many of them did not put in an appear
ance at all. This was especially tho
case with the representatives of
the Southwestern lines. Samuel FELTON,,
who has been an important factor in the
meeting of the executive board, and who
is general manager of the Queen and
Crescent route, leaves for his home in
Cincinnati to-day. The general opinion
is that the association will adjourn to-
morrow and will meet again at the Ori-
entail hotel at Manhattan Beach some
time next month. 1t is understood that
the whole trouble in coming TO a settle
ment about rates is caused by the water
lines from New York not being able to
agree with the Southwestern roads in re-
gard to rates to common points in Tennes-
see and Alabama.
NEW AGREEMENT.
The convention took up the considera-
tion to-day of new association agree
meut.
The latter consisted of twenty-three
articles-siX of them were considered aud
passed. One of the most important
articles was in regard to continuance as a
body. This was passed unanimously, 1t
| is not within the range of possibility,
! however, that there will be any restora-
| ton of rates until the new agreement
| goes into effect on Aug. /. The conven-
! tion took recess at l :45 o'clock until 3
! o'clock
Among other things considered at the
! forenoon session of the body was the
charge that the Mobile and Ohio was car
| rying many times more freight into the
associations territory than its compel.
ing line, the Illinois Central. IT was not
established, however, that this was ow'
ing to reduced rates, but the matter will
be investigated.
WON'T ADJOURN BEFORE WEDNESDAY.
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1 o'clock, Commissioner Stahlman voiced
the sentiment of the convention when hC
said that final adjournment would moi
be reached until Wednesday, and possi
bly, Thursday of next week 1t was ex
pected when the convention met yester
day that the work would be completed TO
day, but il soon developed that an agree
ment could not be reached without con
siderable discussion if at all.
When the convention adjourned only
nine of the twenty-six articles Of agree
ment had been considered. In almos
every case they differ from similar ar
ticles in last years agreement.
Representatives of the various lines
were unanimous in demanding a larger
proportion of the business than has for
merly been allowed them, and it is under
stood the officials of the Louisville anC
Nashville railroad were the most persist
ent in their efforts to secure the lion,
share of the traffic for their company.