The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-14
SOUTHERN RAILROADS.
The Delegates to the Meeting Still
Beating About the Bush.

New York, June l3.-The members of
the Southern Railway and Steamship As
sociatjon were very late in getting to-
gether in the Waldorf this morning for
the second day of their meeting. 1t was
nearly noon when Commissioner Stahl-
man called the executive board to order
and asked for the reports of the subcom-
mitiee which had been appointed yester-
day to consider the question of rates.
The report was not ready and the confer
ence adjourned until o'clock.
The full convention of the association,
consisting of the presidents or traffic man
ayers, and in some cases of both, of all
the railroad and steamship lines, was
then called to order. TheconventiOu was
in session only few minutes when an ad-
Journment was taken until tomorrow
morning at 10 O'clock
No cause was assigned for this action,
but IL is understood that there are many
matters, especially those looking to the
restoration of rates, which the executive
board has not been able to agree upon and
which IL is hoped will be in better
shape for the full convention when it
meets tomorrow.
CONTRACTS FOR NEXT YEAR.
The question of contracts for next year
was not considered to-day. This is the
rock on which the different lines usually
split. II was said that while there is
something that very nearly approaches
harmony among the railroad managers in
regard to through rates, there is much
difficulty in preparing schedule of local
rates that will satisfy every one. The
executive board met again at 1910
o'clock, but only remained in session a
few minutes, when an adjournment was
taken until o'clock.
Promptly at 3 o'clock the executive
board again met, but the rate committee
was not ready to report, general dis
cussion of routine matters pertaining to
the association following. Nothing I'M
portant transpired up to late hour this
afternoon, and it is doubtful if the legis-
latlye board can complete its lahors to-
day. The time of the board to-day, be-
tween the numerous adjournments that
We're taken, was, it is said, taken up with
discussing the action of several of the
roads that have not paid their assess
ments to the association.
MR.. coMER's CONTRACTS.
Considerable liveliness was introduced
into the meeting of the executive board
|. late this afternoon when the subcommit-
tee, appointed to take up the restoration
of rates and the cancellation of existing
contracts filed its report, and not little
| harmonious feeling manifested itself when
the report, which was in the form of a
| resolution, was offered for discussion
| Here follows the full report:
To the Executive Board: Your committee
appointed to take up the restoration OF rates
and the cancellation Of contracts, begs leave
to report:
That it has investigated the subject sum
ciently to determine that because of the ex
listing contracts, made by the receiver of the
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bic to advance the tariff rates made effective
on June ?, before July 81, though there is
| nothing TO prevent the maintenant of these
rates for that period without further reduc
ton
Your committee considers essential to the
renewal of the association S agreement fol-
another year that before the report OF tht
special committee to which the subject ha!
cred that each member present shall sub
/ scribe to an agreement in form as
| follows: We hereby agree, eacf
/ Tor the transportation line he rep
resents, that we will not enter into au
| thorize, or become party to any agreement
/ promise, or intmation affecting competitive
rates OF traffic after August /, next, into, from
] or within the territory recognized as assOcia
| tion territory We hereby declare that w
| have not entered into any such con
/ tracts or agreements affecting rates Of traffic
arter August next, and so pledge ourselves
/ not to enter into any such agreement extend
/ ing the present or any other rates up to July /
/ hat tho commissioner shall obtain as sool
| as possible the signatures to this agreemen
! Of the members not present at this meeting.
The committee further recommend
that the commissioner be requested Il
withdraw the authority given by him t
| members to enter into contracts extend
| ing the present rates to July 81. 1894.
The resolution to make no further con
tracts to July 81 at the present low rates
] was carried unanimously. The committe,
adjourned at 6:30 o'clock to meet again
/ tO-mOrroM.