Birmingham age-herald., 1895-09-17
AN IMPORTANT MEETING Of Railroad Officials Now in Progress Here. FREIGHT RATES ON IRON The Subject of Discussion List of Officials
  Presentation Sub-Commiiiees
 Make Reports.

An important meeting of railroad of- ficials is now in progress i'm this city at the Morris and a number of roads are ably represented. Among those present are S. R Knott, first yice-president of the Louisville and Nashville; Edwin Fitzgerald. general freight agent of the Southern. Knoxville; II. r. Smith, gen. eral freight agent of the Queen and Crescent, Cineinnati;, John Alexander. assistant general freight agent of the Queen and Crescent, Chattanooga. Ray Knight. division freight agent of the Southern, Selma; J. 0. Ewin general agent of the Louisville and Nash&le' Sheffield; R. L. McKelar, assistant gen eral freight agent of the Memphis and Charleston, Memphis; George R. Knox, general freight agent of the NashViiie, Chattanooga and St. LoulS, NashNllie, E. A deFuniak, general agent or the Louisville and Nashville; J. D. Ridden, assistant general freight agent ot lllS Kansas City. Fort Scott and Gulf and Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham; ; Haiden Miller. division freight agent or the Southern; r. F. Steel, division frelshl agent of the Queen and Crescent, Blr- mingham. .,. of these officials is of great importance not only to their respective roads, put 10 the iron manufacturers or the Soutp' and especially of Alabama. FrfiShl rates on iron is the sole topic 10 he us cussed. As previously stated in the Age Hayald an agreement between the rail- roads and manufacturers has been Tn eX- istence since 1881 as to the rates on ron known as the sliding scale, With lIie minimum rate based at $25o Der Lon lo Louisville About one year ago the mill in,um was reduced to $2, and thiS, so d
 at a Are-Herald reporter, should have peeh raised Julv 1 last, but was only done re- gently, and then only 10 go lhto eiiSN. today. The iron manufacturers ralatu ts no objection to the advance ot oo . Hene' ner ton. effective today, but the qu@s- tion arose as to whether this adVance should be retrospective-that IS, WhelnS' ;t should apply to orders that have al ready been taken at low prices Wnsu .,te furnaces have. in accordance Witl then existing agreement suai sa ot tho buyers the freight rate eNlstliis "' '"N respective dates of sales. , ,,,o
 The railroads so it was learned, naNe agreed to hold this meeting m oraer Ila' inc matter should be properly suJusteu 0l with full justice to the Hahuio"' 'i
 we'll as themselves. .,, ancials ,ostardav afternoon and agdih 'aoe yicbt to hear reports from the ooutilei II Iren committed and their suD-conlirit- tees. ,,oittee conn
 .isas R Knott of the Louisville and pTassS pMashvilie nj ' Edwin Fitzgerald of the h, Southern J. D. Riddell. represenslnEE sent Fort G s. Washburne of the kansGs Git MI Msn,nbi is Scott and Gulf and Kansas Cit' meiI,t'l,s M II, aDd aUS'' Birmingham, ai and George R, snd Kn9x si af ss'0 the Nashville. Chattanooga ana ot' Louis. IL. ,rb-oommittecs
 ne ne foIiows: Haiden Miller Btr1ning- hag ham a9 committee, Ray Knight, Annist9a }n committee Edwin Fitzgeradl,at 9nnl,1asa nnora committee; Don AleXander' Ohd''e''
 Al 10 o'clock this morning the onlc,t,s onnnta' will have conference with ,,ns reprtSeHdljs to djs- tives of the iron manulac.ue6s' a6 to How San suss the the officials Officials will be in session on the iDas @aster e' at hand cannot be ito t0d ay TneS not may finish today and o probafDlSy @f Saps usa' rhe The get through for coup,u one o and requires careful consideration.