Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-20
SOUTHERN RAILWAY ASSOCIATION.
TraiIic-igrccment ReLOrt-But Few
Changes Suggested.

NEW YORK. June ia meeting in
secret of the Southern Railway and
Steamship Association was held at the
Waldorf Hotel this mOrn'r The COM
mittee which was appoint t week to
revise the traffic agreem, made its
report But few changes appeared in the
proposed new agreement, and the report
was ordered filed and printed. Copies OF
the report will be distributed among the
members OF the association. and final ac-
ton will be taken upon II at the next
meeting. which will be held july 18th at
Asheville, y. G. The association VIII
probably adopt a continuous contract a.
lowing the roads interested the right Of
withdrawal.
II the agreement reported by the Re-
vision Committee is adopted, II will 20
into effect August LIST next and continue
until July 81. 1876
WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
The Morning Journal prints the
following: The subcommittee on rules
and agreements appointed by the South
ern Railway and Steamship Association
adjourned yesterday. having completed its
work on the new agreement. Since last
Wednesday il has been at work talking
over changes in the agreement which the
southern lines propose 10 put into effect
August LIST. Other members of the as
ISOLATION have been patier,iy waiting for
the report, for on II rests the main work
of the convention The agreement OF
last year several lines. notably the Sea-
board Airline. did not sign. The com
mittee has worked IL over. changing some
sections. leaving others as they were, md
taking no action on a few, which V i'll be
left for the convention. This agreement
will be presented for the convention 10
ratify. change as it will, or eject en-
tirely Then the signatures Of the various
lines representatives will be asked.
Indications point TO trouble when this
point is reached. for very few OF the
sections of the agreement have been
unanimously adopted in the committee.
The lines that have received the worst
Of II are bound to object. and several
have made themselves heard on that
point already. The Seaboard Airline in
particular has renewed it's objections of
last year. when il refused to sign the
agreement.
OPPOSITION TO STAHLMAN.
This year the line is more strongly OPP
DOS ii TO Commissioner r.. Il. Stahlman
than ever before. and its representatives
have been quietly ordered not to vote
for him, and 10 induce other lines not
to do 50. Considerable quiet work has
been done. and as a result one represent
tative declared yesterday that Stahlman
would not b. reelected II is understood
that If he is slated for reelection the
Seaboard Airline will positively refuse
to come into the association. When the
question OF officers came up in the com
mittee Nice~PTesident ST. John, OF the
Seaboard Airline. was asked how his
people were disposed along that line. and
replied that the Seaboard Airline was
not committing itself at that stage OF
the proceedings.
All this may result in Stahlman's de-
| feat. for the Seaboard Airline is badly
| wanted. II can make things hot for its
competitors, and. being an outsider, ear
practically render null and void any
agreement signed by roads which are
near II. II an agreement is reached by
| the convention, then a rate committee
will be appointed. Ii may be three
| months yet before new rates can be ar
rived at.