The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-08-15
SOUTHERN CARRIERS.

Manhattan Beach, y. Y, Aug. 30
Quite large delegation of representatives
of Southern railway and steamship COM
panies have arrived here to attend the
adjourned annual meeting of the Southern
halfway steamship association.
During the session the name of the as
ISOLATION will be changed to the Southern
States Freight association. There will
be Il 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 II o'clock Vice Pres
ident John w. Thomas called the meet
ing to order. Among those present were
John w. Thomas, vice president of the
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway, and ii. Walter president of the
Atlantic Coast line. The representatives
remained in executive session until 2:1J
p. m, when an adjournment was taken,
and after an hour they adjourned till to-
morrow.
Later Secretary McGill said the time
was occupied today in discussing the new
agreement the articles of which call for
| the winding up of the old association and
forming new one. This matter was dis
cussed at the Waldorf hotel meeting in
June and at Asheville n. c., in July.
The principal changes in the new agree
! ment are as follows:
! Article 1.-The association here formed
shall be styled the Southern States
Freight association.
Article 2-The officers of the associa-
| ton shall be as follows; "A president a
| vice president and commissioner, who
shall be elected at the annual meeting
and shall hold the conference until the
next annual meeting and thereafter until
such officers are elected The commits
sioner shall appoint a secretary subject
| to confirmation by the executive board.
| 1t Will be seen that this does away with
the three arbitratOrs who were elected
| under the old agreemnt.
Article "a, section This agreement
shall become effective on --, 1895
and continue until dissolved by mutual
consent. The fiscal year of this associa.
| ton shall commence on April l and termi-
nate on March 81.
! Section Amy member desiring to offer
an amendment to these agreements shall
present the same in writing to the presi
! dent, or, in his absence, to the vice presi
| dent, who either may call n meeting OF
| the association for its consideration, Civ.
ing each member 80 days notice of the
amendment proposed and date of meet
| ing, or he may cause n vote to be takeI
| by correspondence In either event. {
vote shall be necessary for the adoption
! of such agreement.
Section 3-Any member a party hereto
may withdraw from this agreement upon
giving 60 days notice to the commissioner
| of his desire to do so. 1t is understood
that this last section was proposed b!
| the Seaboard Air line people, who are
represented by Mr.. st. John. 1t is though
that they may come into the new associa
ton as well as the Queen and Crescen
road. A committee on rules and agree
ments, consisting Of Henry Fink, Samue
, Spencer, r. G. Irwin and S. NJ. FELTON,
was appointed to go over the new agree
ment carefully and if possible to MAKE
it stronger, where deemed necessary an(
to report back tomorrow morning.
| Commissioner e. B. Stahlman said to
day, when seen by a reporter of the Asso
ciated Press, that he was not a candidate
for the cOmmissionership this year. Sew
eral names are spoken of, but the genera
| impression is that w. w. Finley. commits
siOner of the Southern States Passenger
association, will be elected.