Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-13
SECOND EDITION.
TREMBLING IN THE BALANCE
IS THE LIFE OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Southern Railway and Steamship Men Appoint Committee to Decide Whether to
 Continue the Body.

New York, June 12-The Southern Railway and Steamship association be- gan it's annual meeting in this city this morning. The major portion of the traffic companies of the south are rep resented The meeting was called to or der at II o'clock in the associations room at Waldorf hotel by R. Y. Erwin, vice-president of the Alabama Mid land railway and the chairman of the ex- ecutive board. Secretary Stone called the roll and found that with few exeep- tions all of the organizations composing the association were represented.
 The morning session, which lasted until D. m, was spent in listening to the reports of the various committees and disposing of some unfinished puSl- ness left over from the last meeting.
 After lunch a special committee was appointed, which will meet on Saturday morning next at the Waldorf and deter mine whether the association shall be continued for another year. The com mittee is R. Y. Erwin of the Alabama Midland railroad William Bailey Thom- as of the Atlantic and Florida railroad, Samuel Spencer of the Baltimore, Ches- apeake and Richmond Steamboat com pany; H. M. Conner of the Central rail- road, H. M. Clyde of the Clyde Steam ship company, s. r. Parrott of the Co., lumbus Southern railroad Thomas K. Scott of the Georgia railroad, J. M. Smith of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, J. w. Thomas of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad and D. S. John of the Seaboard Air Line rail- road.
 While none of the members of the as sociation will talk on the subject, it is understood there is a disposition on the part of a portion of the companies in the association to draw out, and insist that it's affairs be wound up. Others however. say that the association must continue and should 1t go out of exist ence with this meeting the south would be visited with another rate war.
 Inasmuch as those desiring the con tinuance of the association and those wishing that it's affairs be closed are about equal in number and commercial strength, it was decided to leave the matter to a committee; each side having an equal representation.
 The business of the year was concluded and no new matter will be considered until after the special committee meets and makes its report on Saturday next.
 The following were the lines represent ed at today's meeting: Alabama Mid land railroad; Brunswick and Western railroad; Charleston and Savannad rail- road; Savannah, Florida and Western railroad, Erwin, president, and D. F. Jack, assistant to the president; Atlanta and Florida railroad, William B. Thomas general manager; Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond Steamship company and the Southern railroad, Samuel Spencer president; Central Railroad and Ocean Steamship company, H. M. Conner, re- ceiver; Clyde Steamship company, H. H. Clyde, assistant treasurer; Columbus Ga. Southern railroad, c. F Parrot, gen. eral manager; Georgia Railroad, Thomas K. Scott general manager; Louisville and Nashville railroad H. M. Smith, presi- dent; Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad and Western and Atlantic railroad, J. w. Thomas, president Sea- board Air Line railroad, R. c. Hoffman, president, F. St. John, vice-president; Merchants and Miners Transportation company, J. c. Whitney, treasurer; Gin cinnau Southern railroad, H. r. Smith general ticket agent