Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-23
TO ORGANIZE ANEW
SoUTuERN RAILROADS WILL FORM
NEW FREIGHT ASSOCIATION.
HAVE 4 BOARD 0. ADMINISTRATION.
This nody to Perform the Functions
Of the Present Commissioner
Other Features Of the PInn-To
Meet I'm Atlanta April Ifth.

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tion expire on tho second Wednesday in
June that Organization VIII cease TO
exist. and Il will be superseded by an
organization 20 be known as the South
eastern Freight Association. which will
begin its existence On the lst day Of May
next
This is The prospect. 40 least. and is.
in brief. n statement OF the decision
reached by the transportation and traffic
representatives of AN the railroads in the
South who met no tho jefferson ycstcr-
day. with Wow 90 cffecting reorgani-
zaton Of the Southern States Freight
Association. from which many az the
roads represented yesterday have with
drawn
For some time the association has been
losing favor among the railroads of the
South. when % was organized almost
every railroad south of Mason and
pixon's line held membership in it. and
they were controlled iu their rates by 81.
As time wore ON. however. railroad after
railroad withdrew from the association.
and the result was that tine burden OF she
organization. which had grown expensive
and cumbersome. fell upon the few r0.l-
TIRED OF MAINTAINING IT.
These companies grew tired of main
tanning so expensive an organization as
that presided over by Commissioner IA. s.
Haincs and they called % meeting TO Dee
held in this city March 9Th last for the
purpose OF deVsing some plan whereby
all thc roads. including those which had
Withdrawn from the association. might Dee
again brought together under a less ex-
pcnsive and simpler organization.
At that meeting "a committee was APP
pointed 20 formulate plan of rcOrgani-
Zau0n. and they reported plan which
met with The approval OF AN the repre-
scutatives present. 10 was deemed best
however, 10 go slow in adopting IL. and
it was ordered printed. and "a copy was
sent 20 cacn railroad. Am adjournment
was then taken until yesterday. when the
representatives reassembled at the JefIer-
son. and took up their work where they
had Icft off
The plan OF reorganization submitted by
the committee had in the mean time,
been carefully stuaied ana aualyzed, and
the result was that 10 was pretty gene
rally torn TO pieces.
THE PRINCIPAL RECOMMENDA-
TIONS
The principal recommendations were
not materially changed. however. and the
new contract was finally agreed upon,
with the provisions contained therein that
the commissioner shall be superseded by
Is chairman. whose duties il shall be TO
preside over all meetings. whether of
committees or associations. and TO have
charge of the Notwithstanding bureau;
that "a board of administration shall be
appointed 10 hear and adjust all rate df-
1ereuces. and that the Rate Committee
and the Executive Board shall be con-
tinuei and ms ntained for the present.
at least with the same membership as
now composed
These recommendations, or. rather,
asreamcuts. were perfectly satisfactory
10 AN present. and tho meeting was one
OF entire harmony. Those present were,
however men of great conservatism, ana
decided that They would not make their
action final until the new and revised
plan had been carefully considered. They,
therefore. ordered that the new contract
with the Southeastern Freight AssOci1-
ton be printed and laid over until the
18th Of April whom meeting win DE held
in Atlanta and the matter finally agreed
upon.
THE NEW NAME.
The name southeastern Freight As
recitation" WAS not finally decided upon,
and hence was not put I'm the contract,
but there is littlo doubt that the new
organization viii Dee so called. Every rep
reseutatlve present agreed that it was
necessary to change the name in order
% mark the new era. This was done |
when the Southern Railroad and steam
ship Association was reorganized into the
Southern States Freight Association Ihe
name. Southwestern Freight Associa-
ton" was suggested as the most appl-
cable title to De applied 10 the reorgau-
fzed association. and those who are i'm
position to know best say that this VIII
Undoubtedly be- the next naUc.
The agreement as TO the time Tor /
launching the new or rcOrganized asso-
riati0n was not decided upon finally,
either. and was not Incorporated i'm the
contract. but il was generally understood
that ID should begin on May lst, and that
all the roads represented at the meeths
should hold membership in IL.
This iusurcs harmony iu the matter
Of rates. as the Board OF Alministra-
ton viii have absolute power to arbi-
iatc or adjust AN differences, and 10
order the PRONUNCIATION and adoption by
the roads oil uniform tariffs.
COLI HAINEs MAY BB CHAIRMAN. |
Nobody has been named for the chair /
manship Of the new association, nor Tor .
membership ON the Board Of Admins /
trauon. AN this being deferred for the /
meeting next month in Atlanta. no /
names were suggested even. but 10 was /
Haincs would Doe made chairman, If he /
desired the office. II is thought more |
than likely though. that hc doesn't de- |
sire IL as inc has for some time wanted Z
10 retire from his present Office, and. /
wth his daughter, 80 to Europe
His coru- of clerks Will 10 is thought, /
Ia taken care of by The new association, /
a- they are experienced men, and, natu- /
raIlv fhcv win Doe given the preference.
when the meeting yesterday adjourned. /
60 WAS with the understanding that all /
f.resent would go 10 ola Point this morn
inc to attend a meeting 90 be held there
TODAY of the Rate Committee of the
present association. Commissioner Hanes
is cxnected to Doe present and preside
over this meeting.
THOSE WHO WERE HERE
Those in attendance yesterday were:
Nlessrs. A. Pope. general freight agent
of tbe. Georgia and Alabama railroad;
j.. A. Emerson. traffic manager OF the
South Carolina and Georgia railroad; ID.
~ Tack of the Plant system. r.. r..
~ traffic manager of the Atlanta ANA
We point railroad: William q. Shaw,
,ioe-prcsi4ent. and j. M. Cutler. general
r,.lott agent OF the Georgia Southern
and FLORIDA railroad. IT, $. Davant, gene
rsi freight AGENT Of the Norfolk and
,V.stcrn railroad: j.. G. Spauld-
i,g presl1ent Of the Asheville.
1lroxylllc and Raleigh railroad; w.
n peasants. general freight agent
OF the Florida Central ana Peninsula;
" W Flnahy third vice-president Of
tbo Southern railway; John NJ. Culp.
traffic manager OF the southern rail-
way: II. =. smith. general freight agent