The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-13
PASSENGER MEETING

To Arrange Basis OF Division Adjourn
Without an Agreement
After two days session of the passer-
ger representatives of Southw as;ern, West
ern and Southeastern roads In New Or
leans for the purpose of arranging n
standard basis of divisions of passenger
traffic through the New orleans. shreve-
port and Memphis gateways, the meeting
adjourned Wednesday night without hay
ing reached AN agreem Mt. The Texas
roads were web represented an1 most OF
the representatives returned home yester-
day morning. The meeting, which was
largely attended. convened with twenty
eight roads repr scented by the following
delegat $:
A. p. Johnson. chief clerk, Alabama
Great Southern: r. II. Lawrence, chief
clerk, Houston and Texas Central; w. NJ
Warne, chief rate clerk, Illinois Central;
H. 5. Gardner chief rate clerk. Cotton
Belt; IL. Y. Eager, general freight and
\. Nj, Doyle, chief clerk, Western anu
Atlantic {. T. Walworth, chief clerk
Central of Georgia; George Morton. chief
rate clerk, Missouri, Kansas and Texas,
X. l.. Baker, chief clerk. Memphis route,
G. a. Mcdonald. gen raj pass niger agent
Georgia Southern and Florida: H. a. Sell
general pass nEer agent Mobile and Bir-
miugham X, h. Carey. chief rate clerk
clerk, Texas and Pacific; S. G. Boylston,
,ir.. chief clerk. Florida Central and Pen
insula; ID. i. Brown, chief CLERK GGir,
Colorado aud Santa Pc; l.. NJ. Brown, Chi
cago Rock Island end Texas w H. Lea
by. chief clerk, Plant system, e. ID. Clarke.
chief clerk, Louisville and NashVill . }. G.
Lord. chief clerk. Western Of Alabama
w G. SANDERS chief clerk. Norfolk and
Western; II, w. Downey, general freight
ana passenger agent Houston East and
w ST Texas; NJ. Everett chief cl rk, Hous-
.aVs ~. Hsass
general Southern passenger agent Soutn-
orn Pacific j. $ Mccullough. chief clerk,
Memphis and Charleston; Geo, f. Luptou,
chief clerk. San Antonio and Arkansas
seng associations II. $ Warnook. chief
rate clerk, Cincinnati. New Orleans and
Texas PACIFIC, J. w. Stewart, chief rate
clark New Orleans and Northeastern; H..
Payne. Missouri Pacific.
ii. w. Downey. general freight and pas
s-nger agent OF The Houston East and
man Of the meeting. with George +. Luf-
ton of the san Antonio aud Arkansas Pass
at San Antonio secretary,
While 1t is to be regretted that the
representatives. Of the various districts
failed to agree upon a division basis, the
members believe the meeting has accom-
pllshed some good lnasmuch as 1t gave
the passenger people of Texas and the
Southeast chance to come toge Their and
exchange views on the subject, which
must ultimately rebound benetcially to all
interests In the adjudication of this i'm
portant affair.
At "a similar joint meeting held In Mem
phis about six years ago u Scneunle OF
divisions was agreed upon and fairly well
maintained for some time Changes in the
railway situation in the territory affected.
however. necesstHted devia,ions from the
standard adopted AT that time.
Tho result of this meeting VIII be re.
ported to the general passenger agents OF
the lines Interested. and with them Tho
matter rests, Perhaps the subject VIII be
renewed by the heads of the passenger
Departments and some understanding
reached in the near future. II Is a very
dclicate subject however, with all lines
looking for the nous share, to reach an
amlcable agreement satisfactory TO all in