The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-01-16

Tic Manager; W. y. TURK, beHerdi fdS-
senger Agent and S. II. Hardwick, AS
sistant General Passenger Agent OF the
Southern Railway Company.
After the close Of the conference,
which lasted from II 40 i'm the morning TO
IN the afternoon, II. Walters, president
of the association. who acted as chair
man of the conference. made the follow
ing announcement:
CALL FOR = MAss-MEETING.
mo quorum being pr, sent. We resolved
ourselves INTO general conference, an.
according TO resolution passed. a call
is to be issued for a mass-meeting of all
those Interested IN passenger traffic in
the territory CT the Southern Passenger
Association. az Atlanta. Ga. The time
for calling the mass-meeting is limited
10 three weeks from date, ana the reso-
luticn directs myself TO decide oil the
date"
Mr.. Walters declined TO Give either the
names of the mover of the resolution, or
of these taking part in the discussion
during the conference, but acdcd:
Several members or the Association have
sigrdfed their intention OF wlthdraWin6
Their withdrawal would seriously AFFECT
the association, and Tor that reason we
will issue call for a mass-meeting OF
persons interested in Southern traffic,
and there make an effort TO strengthen
tho Association. That we can do, II we
succeed in peTsuadng the would-be Sc
ceders to remain with us, or get enough
others to take their places.
'Unless we can succeed in doing some
thing. the Southern Passenger Assocla-
ton may have to be dissolved.
what Is the outlook for the association
at present." asked a reporter.
"INell. [ wouldn't like to say an-
-
hesitation las ! don't wish my opinion
TO influence anybody one way or the
other. but / may say that the outlook Is
a fair one
I'VE will hold the mass-meeting to Try
10 find out. Nobody seems 10 Know. There
are always bound TO b. dissenting policies
and views In any organization. but
don't think that people who wish 10 WIN
draw themselves know the reason TOT
their action. However, we nope 10 meet
the disaffected members, and nope 10
come to some sort Of agreement "hlch
will be satisfactory all around
Mr.. Walters said he had no reason to
believe that rate cutting was the reason
OF disaffectlon. as comparatively niue
had ever been done.
MAY BE oPPo.IrioS TO SLAUGHTER.
Neither Chairman Walters nor Assist
ant Commissioner Slaughter would dis
cuss the report that IL was opposition
to Mr.. Slaughter which prompted the
notices of withdrawal.
MIR. SlauLhter's report Tor the year
ending November 80 1894. was distributed
in printed form among those present. Ac-
cordng to that document, eleven or the
twentV-three railroads in the association
nave given notices of withdrawal, TO take
effect six months after notice. Ihe ROADS
hAgs
the dates of the year on which they
would cease TO be members OF the dsso-
citation, follow:
Queen and Crescent April Sth; Louis
vile and Nashville May 10th; Atlanta
and Florida. May 1lth; Nashville, Chat
tarooga and St. Louis. May nth; Mem
phis and Charleston, May l7th; Georgia
Southern and Florida, May 10Th; Morris
town and Cumberland Gap, May 2ith;
South Carolina and Georgia, June 18th:
Plant System, June Goth, and Georgia
Railroad, July 1st.
The mileage OF the associations roads
amounts 70 l4.s56. The expenses during
the fiscal year were $li93i, and the entire
cash disbursements SlS,33l. The receipts
were 81, 315, and the amount in the treas
urv on November 30. 1894 was SLIP, leav-
ing the present amount IN the treasury al
STAT.
During the past year sixteen fines were
imposed for Violations of the agreements.
MIR. Slaughter, in his report, I@cot.
mends that the present basis or assess
ments should be changed to the mileage
basis, or 20 a basis Of percentages fixed
by the executive committee OF the asso-
ella ion.
The Southern Passenger Association was
started in 1882.
Chairman Walters said there were
probably a hundred roads in the South
from which the association could gain
accessIons. lie was not prepared TO say
whether or not a rate war would result