The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-08-14
The council then adjourned.
a LAIsGE DELEGATION ASSEMBLED


A LARGE DELEGATION ASSEMBLED
| Adjourned Meeting OF tho Southern Rail
WAY and Steamship Association.
MANHATTAN BEACH, N. Y, August
13.-Quite a large delegation of the
representatives of the Southern rail
way and steamship companies are here
to attend the adjourned annual meet-
Ing OF the Southern Railway and Steam
ship Association. During this meeting
the name will be changed to the South
{ern States Freight Association. There
will be good deal Of important bust,
ness transacted during the meeting,
including the election of officers and
the signing of agreements for the en-
suing year, The meeting may possi-
bly, last until the end Of the week. At
12 o'clock Vice. President Thomas
called the meeting to order.
Among those present were: John W.
Thomas, Nashville, Chattanooga and
St. Louis railroad; A. M. Conner, res
ceiver Central railroad, of Georgia;
Samuel Spencer, president of the
Southern railroad, and Il. Walters,
president OF the Atlantic Coast Line
The representatives remained in execu-
tive session until 2:15 o'clock when an
adjournment WAS taken. They re-
assembled az 6 o'clock and after an
hours debate adjourned until to morrow
morning.
Later, Secretary McGill and some of
the members said that the entire time
o-day was occupied in discussing the
| now agreement, the articles of which
call for the winding UP of the old ASSOC
citation and forming new one. This
matter was discussed at the Waldorf
Hotel meeting in June and az Asheville,
N. C., In July. The principal changes
in the new agreement are as follows:
Article l. The association herein
formed shall be styled the Southern
States Freight Association. Article 9,
Section l. The officers of the aesocia-
tion shall be as follows: A president,
vice president and commissioner, who
shall be elected at the annual meeting
and shall hold their offices until the
next annual meeting and thereafter
until their successors are elected. The
com missioner shall appoint q secretary
subject to combination by the execur
tive board. 1T will be seen that this
does away with the three arbitrator,
who wore elected under the old agree
ment)
Article "a, Section 1. This agreement
shall become effective on
1895 and continue until dissolved by
mutual consent. The fiscal year of this
association shall commence on April g,
and terminate on March 81. Section 2.
Any member desiring to offer an amend
mont to the agreement shall present the
same in writing to the presidents, or In
his absence, to the e-presid ent, who
| may either call meeting OF the $780,
| citation for the consideration, giving
each member thirty days notice Of the
amend ment proposed and date of meet,
Ing, or, he may cause vote to be taken
by correspondence, in either event q
unanimous vote shall be necessary for
adoption OF such amendment
Section 8. ANY mem Der party hereto
may withdraw from this agreement upon
giving sixty days notice to the commits
sioner OF his desire to do 30. 1t is un-
derstood thai this last section was pro-
posed 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 we'll as the
Queen and Crescent road. A committee
on rules aud agreement, consisting of
Henry Fink, Samuel Spencer. R. O..
Irwin and s. Nd. FELTON,. was appointed
to go over the new agreement carefully
end If possible to make IL stronger
where deemed necessary, and to report
back to morrow morning.
Com missioner f b Stahlman said to.
day when seen by represents tive of
the Associated Press that he was not a
candidate for the commissionership this
year. Several names are spoken of, blu t
the general impression Is that w. w.
Finley, commissioner of the Southern
States Passenger Association, will be
elected.