The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-07-23
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Is the Seaboard AIRLINE on Top. OF
Has 1t Been Trapped7 All Its De-
maDOS Granfed

Is the Seaboard AIRLINE on Top. or
Has 1t Been Trapped7 All Its De.
mands Granted.
AsHEvILLE. n. q. July l9.-TAe
Southern Railway and Steamships As
citation adjourned its mseting here to.
day. after session of three days, until
August 18Th, when the mngnatea will
meet at the Waldorf, New York. The
special committee appointed to wiHd
up the discussion ON tho articles of
agreement reported to-day, after
busy session last night.
Tho report was much in tho nature
OF surprise to many Of the loading
railroad mss, inasmuch as 1t showed
several changes in tho agreement favor
Ing the changes AIR. ST. John, of the
SeabeRra, has bean trying to establish.
IL is generally conceded that ths agree
ment Ia far moro lax in ita tone than
the old one was, and this was what Mr..
st, John had apparently been obsti.
aately fighting fox all the while. Uutil
to day tue old memb ers OF tho asRocia-
ton have stood him out and defeated
him in sll Of hin suggestions for the
policy ho set up AZ the price OF tae
Scaboard's coming in again. Acquies.
cling in this loose policy 10 due to q
special committee. 1t is considered
all tho more strange that such course
should have been pursued by the COM
mittee, since both MIR. Spencer, of the
Southern, and Mr., Harry Walters, OF
the. Atlantic Coast Line, were on the
committee. these being the rivals of
the Seabonrd on each side all the way
from the South to the Northeast.
There WAS good deal of smiling to
one side in the meeting to-day when
this com mittee reported the agreement
reedy for the signatures of every body.
All eyes were turned iuqulringly from
countenances OF surprise to Mr.. Spen-
ser and then to MIR. Walters. but these
men being OF exceedingly cool and pas.
sionless temperamente, withstood the
penetrating glances OF the carIous rail.
readers aud nodded their heads when
asked If they were ready to sign the
agreement.
1t looks like O victory for ST. John
and the SeaboArd on its face. but every.
body here NJ all posted on tue turn of
The tide OF the association simply
shrnss his shoulders and says nothing.
Whom asked if the Seaboard had
brought the other lines to taw it is
vigorously intimated by kthese express
slvs shruRs that Mr.. st. John has fallen
victim to very cunningly spun web,
and that whom the game is over the
Southern and the Coast Line will have
all the blue chips on thoir side OF the
associations table. He who laughs
last laughs best. At any rate tho fiory
ST. John and tho pugnacious Seaboard
are back III tho association, This means
q good deal. 1t even makes the sober
Mr.. Harry Walters. of the Atlantic
Coast Line. wink q diabolical little
wink to contemplate this realization.
If there lie to be any more warfare, any
moro rate cutting and any more de.
moralizstion it will be within the asso.
citation.
Mr.. st. John Gays he will join under
the proposed agreement if they will
allow him to pull out on sixty days
notice. 1t Ia Interesting to note the
changes (Alr. st. John calls them
retormatiOns) with which the Seaboard
has been INDUCED in this business. 1t
was demanded that the commissioners
shall be elected by o unanimous vote.
This has been practically granted. IL
was demanded shat the board OF arbi
tration shall be abolished. This has
been compromised by providing that
oHI INV Hnf uPFohl III OH Tue DORru
AS 1t now stands. and select its own
arbitrator in the settlement of issues,
every line involved doing the same,
the odd man to be selected by the as
ISOLATION.
The Seaboard also wanted to strike
ont that clause of the old agreement
requiring all lines to ante up q certain
fund out OF which the comm issioner
could draw fines whenever the came
were imposed on the transgressing
line. This has been granted. The
Seabonrd wanted the rule changed that
bound the members for twelve months,
so az to make such notice only sixty
days. This has been changed allowing
withdrawal on six months notice.
Thus it may be seen that MIR. st. John
has been very much hunored. For
what purpose remains to be seen.
Tho only thing that he holds out
on now is the proposition to withdraw
on sixty days notice. This may or
may not open the whole discussion
again in New York.
Last June Dick Crawford brought
his twelve months old child, suiIerine