The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-13
RIVALRY OF THE RAILROADS.
DANGER OF THE DISRUPTION OF
THE ASSOCIATION.


should II Go out Of Existence the
south Would He the scene of n
Lively Rate Wharf.-The Companies
Who Desire Disruption aud Those
I'm Favor Of a Continuance of the
Association Almost Equally Di-
vided.
New York. June 12-The Southern Rail-
way and Steamship Association began its
annual meeting in this city this morning.
The major portion OF the traffic companies
Of the south are represented.
The meeting was called to order at II
O'Clock in the association rooms In the
Waldorf hotel by r. @. Erwin. vice presi-
dent OF the Alabama Midland railway. and
chairman OF the executive board.
Secretary Stone called the roll and found
that with few exceptions all Of the or
ganizations composing the association
were represented.
The morning session, which lasted until
p. m, was spent in listening to the re-
ports OF various committees and then dis
posing Of some unfinished business left
over from the last meeting.
After lunch a special committee was ap-
pointed and viii meet on Saturday next at
the Waldorf and determine whether the
association shall be continued for another
year. The committee Is composed of II.
@. Erwin Alabama Midland railway;
William Baily Thomas. Atlantic and
Florida railway: Samuel Spencer Of Balti-
more, Chesapeake and Richmond Steam
boat Company; II. NJ. Conner, Central
railway Of Georgia; NJ. Ii. Clyde, Clyde
Steamship Company; A. +. PARROT, Coll
umbus Southern railway; Thomas X.
Scott, Georgia railway; J. NJ. Smith, Louis
willie and Nashville railway; j. w. Thomas,
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail-
way and Il. st. John, Seaboard Air Line
railway.
While none of the members Of the as
sociatlon will talk on the subject, IL 10
understood that there is a disposition on
the part Of "A portion of the companies in
the association to draw out and insist
that its affairs be wound up. Others
however, say that the association must
be continued and that should II go out Of
existence with this meeting the south
Will be visited by another rate war.
lnasmuch as those desiring the contin-
uance of the association and those wisn-
ing its affairs closed are about equal IN
number ana commercial strength, Il was
decided to leave the matter to commit
tee. each side having an equal representa-
tion.
The business OF the year was concluded
and no new matters will be considered un-
III after the special committee meets and
makes its report on Saturday next.
Tho following were the lines represented
at to-days meeting: Alabama Midland
railway, Brunswick and Western railroad.
Charleston and Savannah railroad, Savan-
nah, Florida and Western railway, Il. q.
Erwin, president, and -. +. Jack, assist
ant to president; Atlanta and Florida rail-
way William Baily Thomas, general man.
ager; Baltimore, Chesapeake and Rich
mond Steamboat Company, ana the South
ern railway. Samuel Spencer. president;
Central Railroad OF Georgia,s and the
Ocean Steamship Company II. NJ. Conner,
receiver; Clyde Steamship Company II.
II. clyde. assistant treasurer; Columbus
Southern railway, Chief Parrot, general
manager; Georgia railway Thomas K.
Scott, general manager; Louisville and
Nashville railway. M. II. Smith. president;
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
road Western and Atlantic railway. j.
w. Thomas, president; Seaboard Air Line,
r. c. Hoffman, president. and f. st. John.
vice president; Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, J. G. Whitney.
treasurer; Cincinnati Southern railway, H.
II. Smith. general ticket agent.