The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-14
WILL CHANGE ITS NAME
THE SOUTHERN RAILWAY AND
STEAMSHIP ASSOCIATION
DISBANDED.
AND ANEW ASSOCIATION FORMED.

AND A NEW ASSOCIATION FORMED.
1t Will be Called the Southern States
Freight Association Many Changes
In the New Articles Of Agreement
Some of them Made in OrdertO In
duce the seabOard Air Line to Join
the AssOciatiOn--The Meeting May
Contiaue in Session All the Week.
MANHATTAN BEACH, N. Y, Aug. 10
Quite a large delegation of representa-
tives of Southern Railroad and Steam
ship Companies are here to attend the
adjourned annual meeting of the South
ern Railway and Steamship Association.
During this session the name of the as
8ociatiOn will be changed to the South
ern States Freight Association. There
will be a good deal of important business
transacted during the meeting, including
the election of officers and the signing
of agreements for the ensuing year. The
meeting may possibly last until the end
of the week.
At - o'clock, Vice President John W.
Thomas called the meeting to order
Among those present, were:
John W. Thomas, Vice President,
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
Railway; II. NJ. Conner. Receiver, Cen
trail Railroad of Georgia; Samuel Spen-
Ger, President, Southern Railroad and
H. H. Walters, President of the Allan
tic Coast Line.
The representatives remained in exec
utive session until 2:15 o'clock, when
an adjournment was taken. They re-
assembled at o'clock and after an hours
debate, adjourned until tomorrow
m rning.
Later Secretary McGill and some of
the members said that the entire time
to day was occupied in discussing the
new agreement, the articles OF which
call for the winding up of the old asso.
ciatlon and forming new one. This
matter was discussed at the Waldorf
Hotel meeting in June and at Asheville,
N. g., in July. The principal changes
in the new agreement are as follows
Article THE association herein
formed shall be styled the Southern
States Freight Association.
Article 2, Section / The officers of
the association shall be as follows:
A president, vice president and COM
annual meeting and shall hold their
Office until the next annual meeting and
thereafter until their successors are
elected. The commissioner snail appoint
a secretary subject to confirmation by
the executive board.
ut will be seen that this does away
with the three arbitrators who were
elected under the old agreement)
Article "a, Section This agreement
shall become effective on 1895, and con-
tinue until dissolved by mutual consent.
The fiscal year of this association shall
commence on April 1st, and terminate
on March 31st.
Sec. Amy member desiring to offer
an amendment to the agreement shall
present the same in writing to the presi-
dent or in his absence, to the vice-presi-
dent, who may either call meeting of
the association for the consideration,
giving each member thirty days notice
of the amendment proposed and date of
meeting, or, he may cause vote to be
taken by correspondence, in either event
unanimous vote shall be necessary for
the adoption of such amendment.
Sec. Any member a party hereto
may withdraw from this agreement upon
giving sixty days notice to the commits
sioner of his desire to do so.
1t is understood that this last section
was proposed by the Seaboard Air Line
people who are represented by Mr. E.
st. John. 1t is thought that they may
come into the new association as well as
the Queen and Crescent road. A commit
tee on rule and agreement consisting of
Henry Fink, Samuel Spencer, r. G.
Irwin and S. NJ. FELTON, was appointed to
go over the new agreement carefully and
If possible, to make it stronger where
deemed necessary, and to report back
tomorrow morning. Commission E. B.
Stahlman said to day when seen by a
of the Associated Press
that he was not a candidate for the COM
this year. Several names
are spoken of, but the general impression
is that W. W. Finley, commissioner of
the Southern States Passenger Associa-
ton, will be elected.