The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-09
VISIT OF THE TRAFFIC MEN.
Two Big Railroad Meetings Here
This Week.

The meeting OF the executive and rate
I committees Of the Southern States Freight
Association. which viii be held in savan-
nah this week, viii result in bringing to-
gethsr here the majority Of the leading
railroad men of the south.
The executive committee is composed
Of the presidents. vice presidents and other
leading officials Of the twenty-nine rail-
roads belonging 10 the association.
The rate committee consists Of the traf-
ic managers and general freight agents
Of the same railroads. being the leading
freight men Of the southern railroad
world. The meetings will be held in the
banquet room Of the De Soto. The execu-
tive committee will meet Wednesday. The
rate committee viii wait on the execu-
tive committee, and when the latter con-
cludes its meeting, the former Will begin.
Together the two meeting viii last sew
eral days. Many of the railroad men viii
be accompanied by their stenOgraphers,
and some Of them will bring their families.
me executive committee Is composed
as follows: Charles i. BAH, general man
ager and traffic manager East and West
railroad; W. 9. .Bullitt, traffic manager
Norfolk and Western railroad; NJ. Fl.
Clyde, assistant traffic manager, clyde
steamship Line; II. NJ. Conner, receiver,
Central of Georgia railway; r. G. Erwin,
wee president, Plant System; 5. NJ. Eel
ton, receiver, C, y. o. and 4. l.. railroad F;
W. W. Finley third vice president, South
ern railway; j. w. Fry, general manager.
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad ;
). r. Knott, first vice president, Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad; S. +. Par
rott, general manager, Columbus South
ern railway; II. II. Raymond. general
southern agent. Mallory steamship Line;
l.. 81. John, vice president and general
manager, Seaboard Air Line; Thomas X.
scott, general manager, Georgia railroad
Nllllam Cheekley Shaw, president, GeOr-
gia Southern and Florida railroad; George
g smith, president and general manager,
A. and W. p. railroad and West railway
Of Alabama; J. W. Thomas, president, n 4.
&. ana 81. l.. railway; Henry Walters,
president, Atlantic Coast Line; c. w.
Chears. general manager, Georgia MID
land and Gulf railroad; Reubin Foster
general manager. Bal, Ches. and Rich.
Steamship Company; II. r. Duval presi-
dent, Florida Central and Peninsular rail-
road; II. A. Bourne, president. Old Do
minion Steamship Company; Michael Jen-
kins, vice president, Merchants and Min
ers Transportation Company.
The rate committee is composed as fol-
lows: G.. p. Bies, c., n. o. and T. r. ;
Joseph NJ. Brown, w. and A. railroad: M .
II. Clyde, Clyde Line; b. Cowden E. and
road; T. S. Davant, N. and w. railroad
II: NJ. Emerson, Atlantic Coast Line; II .
W. Il. Glover, Sea Board Air Line; W L..
Guillaudeu, Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany A. G.. Jackson, Georgia railroad
chiffon Jones, G.. M. and G. railroad; w
p. Kyle, G. f. and Yadkin Valley; r. E.
hutz, Western Railroad of Alabama; f.
I. Papy, Plant System; s. +. Parrott
Columbus Southern railroad; N. S. PEN
nlngton, F. G. and p. railroad; II. H.
Raymond, Mallory Line; W. f. Shellman,
Central OF Georgia railway: RI
6. stone, G. s. and f.; Y. van den Berg,
L. ana n. railroad; j. c. Whitney nj.
ana M. I; Company; r. IL. Wright, Port
Royal and Augusta
Many important questions will come be-
Tore the committees for discussion The
question OF differentials is likely to occupy
considerable of the time of the rate com.
mttee. The meetings of these commit
tees are always strictly business The
members do not come here for pleasure
or diversion. Nevertheless the Savannah
railroad men Will make an effort to show
the visitors what Savannah possesses in
me way OF railroad terminals and port
iaclllues. Inc savannah men have an
brethren from other cities, many of whom
nave never visited here or have only pass
ed through on flying trips, without taking
time to examine the business end of the