The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-22
TRAFFIC AGENTS MEET.
List Of the Roads Represented -
. Chat With the Chairman.


New Orleans, Feb. 21.-The following
roads have representation at the meeting
Of the Southwestern Freight Traffic Asso-
citation, which is holding a session at the
Grunwald hotel:
Southern Pacihc-C. w. Bean, w. G..
Neimeyer and w. H. Connors.
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe-James
N. Huller.
St. Louis and San Francisco-F. D.
Russell.
Fort Worth and Denver City-D. B.
Keeler and wife.
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas. c.
McCabe
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifc-D.
Atwood.
Texas aud Pacifc-D. H. Turner, who
is accompanied by his wife.
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe-L J. Polk
and I. n. Beand, his clerk.
Missouri, Kansas and Texas-H A
Child also J. w. Allen, of the Missouri
Kansas and Texas line in Texas.
st. Louis and Southwestern. w
Barnhart.
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
w. c. Stith.
San Antonio and Arsnsas Pass-E. J..
Martin.
International and Great Northern
j. B. Bartholomew.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Few. B.
Baddle.
The association was called to order this
morning shortly after II o'clock, as yes
terday the meeting was executive.
CHAT WITH THE CHAIRMAN.
In short but very pleasant chat with
a reporter this morning Chairman Day
said 81 am almost ashamed at our associa-
tion being so dilatory in getting down to
business each day, but the members are
really doing good association work now
as'you see them comforting in groups prep
aratory to call to order. They confer
together, and when the meeting is opened
we are able to expedite business. [ do not
know of anything of great moment
that is on our docket. We get
through a vast amount of work, but
the bulk of it is only dry details, and
while important to the railroads, does
not possess much public interest. The
South western Traffic Association have no
reason why they should not meet in New
Orleans every now and then, except that
geographically it is not conveniently stu
ated for good many of our members.
Yes, the southern end of the associa-
tion has been pegging away for a long
time to bring off meeting in your city. p"
UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION.
AT Jn6 meeting To-Day consideration was
given TO the subject of uniform classifica-
tion and the. appointment of a
committee to cooperate with COM
mittees from the trunk lines, Cen
trail Traffic Western Freight and Southern
Railroad and Steamship Associations in
the preparation of a freight classification
to be applicablelupon business between all
points in the United States, but, after a
full discussion, the subject was finally
passed until the next meeting, in order
that the mem bers might have an oppor-
tunity to acquire additional information
essential TO its final disposition.
A resolution was adopted providing
that bills of lading and tariffs should CON
tain provisions to the effect that the
rates therein named and the transporta-
tion of shipments covered, will be subject
to the car service rules applicable at the
point of destination.
RETURNED SHIPMENTS.
A committee consisting of represe nta-
tives of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
ciflc and ST. Louis, Western and Texas Pa
cific railroads was appointed to give con-
sidera tiOn to the matter of rates upon re-
turned shipments and report to the gen.
eral meeting previous to adjournment.
An agreement was reached providing
that upon freight shipments in carloads,
carried on passenger trains, the rate to
be charged shall be not less than double
the rate applicable on similar movement
with freight train service.
After discussion of the question of
rates on grain and -four, the committee
previously appointed with power to act
finally was continued and given further
time to report.