New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-12
FREIGHT AGENTS IN TOWN.
EIGHTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
DELEGATES FROM THE LOCAL CHAPTERS OF THE
COUNTRY ASSEMBLE IN THIS CTTY-DIscUs-
sIoNs or TOPICS SUGGESTED BY
THE REPRESENTATIVES. SAIL
IN THE HARBOR.

IN THE HARBoR.
The eighth annual convention Of the National AS
ISOLATION OF Local Freight Agents Associations IS
now being held az the broadway Central Hotel. The
organization has a local chapter In each large city
OF the country about forty-nvc In all. with MEM
bcrshlp Of about five hundred. About one hundred
and fifty delegates present at the convention.
The officers OF the National Association pres-
dent. f.. l.. Zcger. Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany. Pittsburg: vicsNpresdent. A. d. Smith, West
Shore Railroad. New-Yo treasurer. G. II. New
ton. Wabash Railway Company, Fort Wayne. Ind. 4;
secretary, Lot Brown, Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy Railroad Chicago: chairman executive COM
mlttec. T. W. Anderson. Wabash Railway Com
pany. st. Louis chairman committee-at-large. +.
G. Jackson. Northern Pacific Railroad. West su-
pcrlor Wis.
The meeting Vas called to order at 10 o'clock yes
terday forenoon with E. f.. Zegler. the president
in the chair. President Zelger made the opening
address. saying among other things that this con-
venton promised to be the most successful in the
history OF the association. \. ID. Smith, president
OF the local organizations Percy X. Todd. general
traffic manager Of the West Shore Railroad; ID. H.
Mccoy, superintendent Of the New-York Central
and Hudson River Railroad; W. c. Watson and
G. IL. Kotchum. division superintendent of the
West Shore Railroad. and others also made brief
addresses.
At the afternoon meeting Mr. Xclger appointed
j. T. Crcvcling Of 81. Louis. and +. G. Nicholas and
q. H. Campbell. OF Chicago, a committee on cree
dcrt.als Questions submitted by different ciues
were taken up for discussion. one offered by On
cinnati was: rs the filing OF lien by railway
companies for transportation charges. when de-
livery Is made TO United States bonded warehouses
sufficient protection for the transportation COM
panles' charg.s2' Another by Pttsburg was; Stor-
age OF carloads or less than carload OF property
after holding in dcpots three or four days as may
be determined TO b. stored with storage companies
l,I ftN h..
companies by railroad companies. enforcing the
storage rules through Inspection. car service or Ike
association.
The programme for the remaining days OF the
convention comprises sail In the harbOr to-day on
the Laura s;arn The boa, leaves Cortlandt-st. AT
> D. M and the delegates Will Inspect the terminals
o, the local roads Thursdays trip is TO Coney
Island Friday afternoon. tho delegates with their
wives. Will 60 to Ashury Park and Ocean Grove.
Those present az Yesterdays meeting were VI. d.
Murray AMI John g. swain. Of Bradford. Penn j.
r. Lane. G. H. Raihfon. r. H. ID. Riley. O. A. Pray
W. G. Colwel. ". y. Perriuc. .. {. Porcher ana
H. H. Perkins OF buffalo, II. r. stephens and Ii.
\ williamson ~ Cairo. H.: +. w Bclz. Lot
Brown ". J. Jackson. r. r.. LOOMS. j. r. LOOMS.
j H. Mcndenhal +. G. Nicholas. j. u. Tuohy and
j t. Wayinan of Chicago. J. VI. Arnold o. H.
Campbell. !. L. Korn. &. f. Fish. W W. Alexander,
william Mc,Allis;er and Samuel Bailey. oi-'incin-
natl. u. ". Herman and 6. u. Higgins. or 'oum-
bus. ono. II McKr}NOlS, II VI. NHfH am - ~
bishop u Dayton. ohio. II. 9. French. W. H. Pc
tors ami L. H. curtis ~ Elmira. y. Y; \. W.
rIt-pooG H. q. Dcirpf and +. l.. Payne. Evans
VILE lnl. NJ A. Wheeler. Fosiorl. ONO; IL. {.
MoI,rwell r. : Pulley. X. Il. Roseng'on and 6.
H. Newton ~ For, Wayne. Ind. ". n sullivan.
J. T. McN~clry \. -. Evans. G. A Rodney and
H. q; St.rs OF InGlnapolis II |. Battles. H. G.
knowiion Y. VI. H.che OF Joliet; c. y. Norton,
II NJ Caklns +. G. Mnegly. G. \. J. Vaughan. Of
Kansa. city: f. y. Fo.lc,t. George y. Foresinan
and T. G Jackson o. Duluth. f ". Iiud"n j. T.
Fulull.r j n Ross. J. r. ConIy. j. II. Hummer.
II I.l.lu - Greer and &. - kro"ner. OF Louis.
VILE. r. fsraul.ck"r. r =. Eyman. J. IL boyle ana
l. e whitney. - Milwaukee. \ y smith. j.
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WArIrlp l.. RoIen. William Bolani'r. W: VI
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W,l.h " : Wonder. VI ]. Dunn. II. J. Graham.
II a Gould G. g. Rans AMI \. l.. lAndner, ~
PEORIA: IS q Gibson. ! II Epp"lsh'ncr. v T.
Mlund /. T.. Icig"r. X. - Mnctionsle. = VI.
sutton + ~ Kennedy. i. u 1r"Ifu. j. - Dor
rlngton. W j Peeb.es. IL W Watts. +. Cplligan
AMI r. r. Pylc. OF Pttsburg: ". u. Wallron and
+ II Lea OF Richmond. Va: g. Chappoiin ~
Norhescr y l.. II. a Filton. =. J. chishaur
ami lanes Mann OF Springfield. III. T. ". Anler-
son " H. lee Is IT. Calvert. \. lie Figu"iraio.
T. : Easterhrook. j. g crcvcling ana j A. ind
saw OF 81 Louis J. \. Swayzc. OF saginaw Valley.
Mich: q T.. Hustled. \. ". Sheahen. r. /: i,or-
h.ner Robcr, Helm. q. H. Newcomb. e, e. VII
Son And + VI C;rossfnan. OF Toledo; James '.
Er.len + H. Th.rs. \. l.. Oxtoby. j. \. Green
,t.lt ,od cyrus II Strahl. OF Wheeling