The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-12
MEETING OF THE RATE MEN.
A cutin the Exposition Rate to $500.

4 Cut IN the Exposition Kate TO $40.
The rate committee Of the Southern
States Passenger Association held its
quarterly meeting at the De Soto hotel
yesterday. With the exception Of the re-
duction of rates 10 the Atlanta exposi-
ton for the holidays, very little but the
ordinary routine business was transacted.
There was a good attendance at the
meeting. and there was a good deal of
work before it. The railroads and their
representatives at the meeting were as fol-
lows
Atlanta and West Point railroad and
Western Railway of Alabama. John A
Gee. general passenger agent; Atlantic
Coast Line. II. NJ Emerson. assistant
general passenger agent; Central Of Geor-
gia Railway Company, J. c. Halle, gen.
eral passenger agent; Florida Central and
Peninsular railroad, A. o. MacDonen,
general passenger agent; Florida East
Coast railway, Joseph Richardson, gen.
eral' passenger agent; Jacksonville, Tam
pa and Key West railway, G. d. Ackerly.
general passenger agent; Georgia South
ern and Florida railway, G. A MacDon-
ala, general passenger agent: Louisville
and Nashville railroad. c. P Atmore,
general passenger agent; Southern rail-
way w A. Turk, general passenger agent;
5. H. Hardwick, assistant general passen.
ger agent, and A. Madison, chief rate
clerk Plant system, H. c. McFadden, as
sistant general passenger agent
Besides these. Commissioner William
Bailey Thomas and Secretary J. +. Rock
well were of course in attendance
The committee, after some discussion,
decided, at the request of the administra-
ton department OF the Cotton States and
E.EnnGlflnn IN Mt Trr1
ca rates 70 the exposition during the hol-
days. These tickets will be sold from
Dec, " 10 p inclusive, and all of them
limited 20 return five days from date of
SALE distance go miles and over 80 per
cent OF the one way first class limited
rate distance from 100 to 249 miles 60 per
cent Of the one way first class limited
rate distance from p to 80 miles, one cent
per mile travelled. and distances under 25
miles, one fare for the round trip, the
minimum fare to be Is cents
Ihis makes a great reduction from the
present rates at which tickets to Atlanta
are sold. and wiz no doubt be the means
OF carrying TO Atlanta great many peo-
PIE VINO would not otherwise go. As Sa-
Xannah is over $50 miles from Atlanta the
lare from this city will be about 800, the
one way nrst-class fare being $S.36.
The committee also passed a resolution
providing for monthly meetings in the
future, instead of quarterly meetings as
has been the rule. Meetings have been
held quarterly the second Wednesday in
the month for years, but between the
meetings there are a great many matters
that nave to be attended to and adjusted
Dy correspondence, and the committee de-
cided that its members might as well
get together once a month and settle
them, as TO submit longer to the incon-
Neniences Of correspondence for that pur-
pose. The meetings of the rate commit
tee Wall be held hereafter the second
tuesday of every month.
Inc committee Will not, of course dis
cuss the matter of tourist rates at this
session, as by its resolution granting the
rate 70 Savannah from Washington 1t
mas done everything 1t could. Commits
sloner Thomas, however, has writ
ten personal letters to the
proper representatives of every line in
me Trunk Line Association and other
associations as well, urging upon the i'm
poftance or granting the rate asked for,
50 tnat the matter may have careful at
tentlon when the other associations take
This is the first time the rate commit
Tee OF the association or the association
mas held a meeting in Savannah in four
or nVe years. 1t held a meeting in the
DE Soto shortly after the hotel was com
pleted, but has not been here since Now
that II is to hold monthly meetings, il is
possible the sessions may come here
more often. The committee will be i'm
session all day to-day, and the members
VIII be entertained by representatives of
the local lines at Thunderbolt this after
noon. They were entertained at a din
ner last night by Capt. d. G. Purse at his
nome on Liberty street.