The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-16
It MAY Be DISSOLVED
Southern Passenger Association
Conference Issue a Call.
SPEEDY ACTION NEEDED
Only Eight Roads Represented In
New York. Less Than a Quo
rum. Extreme Reticence
Observed. Those
Present.
By Southern Associated Press

BY Southern Associated Press
New YORK. January l5.-As re.
| suit OF a conference of ten members
OF the Southern Passenger Associa.
tlon this morning held at the Wal
| dorf Hotel, 1T was decided to call
mass meeting within three weeks
at Atlanta, of all persons Interested
IN Southern passenger traffic.
Several roade belonging to the
| Passenger Assoolation, said Chair
man IL. Walters, at the close of the
meeting, "have given notice of with. I.
drawal, and unless we can get the m
10 remain and get in new members,
the association may be dissolved"
The conference was secret and
| reticence was observed by all in !.
| terested.
The Southern Passenger Associa.
tlon embraces the managing officers
OF twenty three roads south of the
Potomac and Ohio rivers and east
OF the Mississippi, According to
the call issued the annual meeting
Was to have been held to day, but 1t
| was found that outside of tho com.
missioner and assistant commits
sioner, but eight roads were repre-.
sented.
This was three less than Quorum,
the association. with the commits
sioner and assistant com missioner,
having a total repressn tation of
twenty-five, making n quorum OF
thirteen necessary. No meeting
could therefore be held. Ii was
then resolved to hold conference
and Informally discuss the associa
tions affairs.
Those present were Commissioners
T.. Z. Stahlman Assistant Commits.
sioner; M. "A. Slaughter and B. W.
Wrenn, representing the Alabama
Midland railway, the Brunswick and
| western railroad, the Charleston
ana Savannah railway, and the Sa E.
vannnh, Florida and Western rail,
way; IL. Walters, president. H.
Walters and traffic manager T. Nj.
Emerson, Of the Atlantic Coast
Line; Maj. I. Nj. Shellman, traffic
manager Of the Central Railroad of
Georgia and its general passenger
agent, j. G. Halle; Stuart II. Kuott
first vice president and C.. 2, at
more, general passenger agent of
the Louisville aud Nashville road.
and j. Al. Cnlp, traffic manager; w.
A. Turk, general passenger agent,
and 5. II. Hardwick. assistant gen,
eral passenger agent OF the South,
ern Halfway Company.
Alter the close of the conference.
which lasted from ! | 80 in the morn
ing to in the afternoon, II. Wal.
ters, president OF the association.
who acted rs chairman of the con
terence, made the following an.
| nouncement:
NO quorum being present we re.
solved ourselves into general con
terence, ana according resolution
passed, call is to be- issued for a
mass meeting OF all those interested
IN passenger traffic in the territory
OF the Southern Passenger Associa
tlon at Atlanta. The time for calling
| inc mass meeting is limited to three
weeks from date, and the resolution
ulrects myself TO decide on the
date"
Mr.. Waltoys declined 60 give
eAher the names OF the mover of the
resolution or of those taking part in
tho discussion during the confer
ence, bnt added: Several mem
| Ders OF the association have sigultied
their intention Of withdrawing,
Their withdrawal would seriously
alect the association, aud for that
reason we will issue call for n mass
meeiiD8 ard there make Oh effort to
strengthen the rssoclation. That we
can do II we succeed in persuading
the would be seceders 10 remain
Win US. or get enough others to
take their places"