The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-16
RATES IN DIXIE
IN gfmteIS Of The Southern ASSOCia-
ten Discuss The Split.

are
s.--sssrtat.ves of the Twenty-three
IDS Formerly in the Association.
-. Conference Results in a Decision
..cs1l Mass Meeting at Atlanta Of
An Thoss Interested in Passenger
--s4e IN the Territory Of the Old AS
s5eist-oa.
,se york. Jan. 15.-As a result Of a
t.-s--s of ten members Of the South
- Passenger Association this morning.
-t-r- waldorf hotel. 1t was decided
s.. ..-s mass meeting within three weeks
Atlanta. Ca. Of all persons interested
- -,e southern passenger trafhc.
several roads. belonging TO the pas
s-s.- association" said Chairman H.
,.r.rs at the close Of the meeting.
haze given notice of withdrawal. and I'M
IS. We can get them to remain and get
r. new members. the association may be
s.ote5
The conference was secret and reticence
uss Observed by all interested. The
srhsr1 Passenger Association embraces
% managing officers Of twcnty-three
s.. south Of the Potomac and Ohio
RIVERS and east Of the Mississippi. Ac-
3-re DO the call issued, the annual
-ssul5 was TO have been held to-day.
f.- It Was found that outside Of the com
missioner and assistant commissioner Of
IL. association but eight roads were repre-
ssn'ef This was three less than quo
.m. the association, with the commits
oaor and assistant commissioner, hav-
..ng q total representation of twenty-five,
sizing a quorum of thirteen necessary.
Ne meeting could therefore he held. 1t
vs, then resolved TO hold a conference
r4 Informally discuss the associations
ahals
Those present were Commissioner i. 2.
Sahiman. Assistant Commissioner NJ. a.
Slaughter b W. Wrenn. representing the
alabama Midland railroad. the Brunswick
and Western railroad, the Charleston and
Savannah railroad, and the Savannah,
0uda ana Western railroad; n. p. Wal
-rs President II. Walters and Traffic
9araeer T. II. Emerson of the Atlantic
toast Line. Maj. Z. NJ Shellman, traffic
.IIauager of the Central railroad of Geor-
Es and its general passenger agent, j.
Halle Stuart r. Knott, first vice presi-
Cent and G. p. Atmore, general passen-
ssr agent Of the Louisville and Nashville
ray0ad and j. NJ. CUP, traffic manager;
~ A. Turk, general passenger agent and
s II HsIdwiCk assistant general pas
.tanger agent Of the Southern Railway
81 Company.
q Are. the close Of the conference, which
lastel from 1l:i5 in the morning 70 ? o'clock
ID The afternoon, H. Walters, president
r The association, who acted as chairman
r the conference, made the following an
founcement mo quorum being present,
e resolved ourselves into a general con-
Ference and according TO a resolution
ssed call is to be issued for a mass
neetius OF all those interested in passen-
Der traffic in the territory of the Southern
Passenger Association at Atlanta, Ga. The
me for calling the mass meeting is linn
le1 70 three weeks from date, and the
1esoI-ion directs itself to decide the date"
Nr Walters declined to give either the
snes of the mover of the resolution or
/ hose taking part in the discussion dur
fng the conference, but added: Several
Nnsmbers Of the association have signitied
fhsir intention of Withdrawing. Their
fthdrawals would seriously affect the as
|l0eistion, and for that reason we will is
Rut call for a mass meeting of persons
B lerested in southern traffic, and there
make an effort to strengthen the associa-
on That we can do IL we succeed in
Frsuading the would-be seceders to re
pam with US. or get enough others to take
Hhrir places"
4 Unless we can succeed in doing some
.frin0+ Ha aGGOpiaffOra
.ray have to be dissolved"
What is the outlook for the association
at present2" asked the reporter.
Well, 1 would not like to say" an
/ aared Chairman Walters, with some hes
alton "as l don't wish my opinion to in
ilence anybody, one way or the other,
Blt I may say that the outlook for keep
lng the association on its feet is a fair
F. When asked the reason for various rail-
1oais deciding to withdraw, Chairman
Fl Walters replied: I'VE will hold the mass
meeting TO try to find out. Nobody seems
10 know. There are always bound to be
dissenting politicians and views in any
Horsaaization, but l don't think that peo-
e who wish to withdraw themselves
Know the reason for their action. How
Ell We hope to meet the dissatisfied
members, and hope to come to some sort
an agreement which viii be satsfac-
#@p all around"
lhairman Walters said that he had no
Isason 70 believe that rate cutting was the
7ason of the dissatisfaction, as compar-
aFeiy little had ever been done.
Neither Chairman Walters nor Assis-
''aJ Commissioner Slaughter would dis
sS the report that it was opposition TO
N Slaughter which. prompted the notices
~ withdrawal.
".. siauGhter's report for the year end
-s Nov 30, 1894, was distributed in priated
-n among those present. According TO
I'd. document eleven of the twenty-three
l49s IN the association have given notice
III "ihdrawal, to take effect six months
a,,e' the notice. The roads which have
even notice, together with the dates of
WIS year on which they would cease to
members of the association are as fol-
VS. queen and Crescent route, April s;
pile and Nashville, May 10; Atlanta
~ lorida May Il; Nashville, Chatta-
r. and ST. Louis, May Il; Memphis and
- - on' May II; Georgia, Southern and
b'+'-a' May 20 MorristoWn and Cum
enc Gap, May "a; South Carolina and
5ia' June 10; Plant system, June 90;
sla railroad, July l.
rs mileage of the associations roads
NJ ms 70 1886. The expenses during
o.,L seal year We're s14,934, and the entire
es-. easements $1S330. The receipts
s-.,9l5, and the amount in the treas
4 me- NOV 30, 1894, was s1,161, leaving the
me- amount in the treasury at $146.
3 inn lhe past year, sixteen fines were