The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-12
Col. H. S. Haines.

manager of the Georgia Midland and Gulf
railroad H. NJ. Conner, receiver of the
Central railroad; w. f. Shellman, traffic
manager of the Central; r. G. Erwin vice
president of the Plant system; G. P. Bnes.
general freight agent of the Cincinnati
Southern; w. w. Finley, third vice pres
ident of the Southern Railway Company,
w. E. Kyle, general freight agent of the
Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad !;
S. F. Parrott, general manager of the
Columbus Southern railroad; H. H. Ray
mond, general freight agent of the NAL
lory Steamship Company; H. w. b.
Glover, traffic manager of the Seaboard
Air Line railroad; T. X. Scott, general
manager of the Georgia railroad, William
Chackley Shaw, vice president of the
Georgia Southern and Florida railroad !;
George c. Smith, president of the At
fanta and West Point and Western Rail-
way of Alabama; Joseph NJ. Brown, traf-
fic manager of the Western and Atlantic
railroad, and II. Walters, president of the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
The executive board had seventeen
subjects to consider, and it is expected
that it would get through with its work
even earlier than it did. The questions
were all of minor nature, being matters
committee.
The rate committee was only in session
few minutes in the afternoon, it having
members of the rate committee present
and who will take part in the meeting
to-day are: G.: p: Biles, general freight
agent of the Cincinnati Southern: Joseph
NJ Brown, traffic manager of the Vest
ern and Atlantic railroad; B. Cowden,
general freight agent of the East and
West railroad; j. NJ. Culp, traffic manager
of the Southern; o. Howard Roger as
sistant general freight agent of the Nor
folk and Western railroad; 7. NJ. Emer-
son, traffic manager of the Atlantic Coast
Line railroad; H. w. B. Glover traffic
manager of the Seaboard Air Line: A
G. jackson, general freight agent of the
freight agent of the Cape Fear and Yad-
din Valley railroad; r. e. Lutz freight
traffic manager of the Atlanta and West
Point and Western Railway of Alabama
f. b. Papy, general freight agent of the
Plant system; S. E. Parrot, general man
ager of the Columbus Southern; N S.
Pennington, traffic manager of the Flor
ida Central and Peninsular railroad; II,
H. Raymond, traffic manager of the Mall
lory Steamship Company; w. F. Shellman
traffic manager of the Central of Georgia
railroad; r. G. Stone, general freight
agent OF the Georgia Southern and Flor
ida railroad; G. B.. Compton, general
Vile; j. G. Whitney, traffic manager of
the Merchants and Miners TRANSPORTER
ton Company, and R. H. Wright, general
freight agent of the Port Royal and Au-
gusta railroad
The rate men have eighty-nine subjects
to consider. and it is likely they will be
three. 1t is understood that a COMMITTEES
from the Southern Wholesale Grocers' AS
ISOLATION, headed by Mr.. w. +. Vandi-
we're. chairman of the committee on trans
portation, will ask a hearing from the
rate committee to-day with re-
gard to their request for a
ditferential rate on less than carload lots
of provisions shipped from western points
They do not ask that the rate on car
load lots be reduced, but that the rate
be raised on less than carloads lots
This matter was acted on last wear NV
the association, and the request refused
1t is what caused the boycott on The
Louisville and Nashville railroad becafse
that line was supposed to have been no
sponsible for the refusal of the associs.
ton to make the change. The grocers
however, viii probably keep at the mai.
ter and endeavor to accomplish their OH
ject.
Mr.. F. B. Papy and other local railroad
men have arranged to give the raiIroad
men in attendance on the meetings of the
association an oyster roast and fish dinner
at Isle of Hope tomorrow night at which
time it is expected they will be nrettv
well through with their labors. President
]. II. Johnston of the Coast Line railroad
has placed his line at the service of tba
railroad men, and altogether they viii no
doubt have treat that will be heartilv
enjoyed. N-AS