The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-06
THE RAILROADS..

The National Association of Railway
Agents will hold It's first annual conven-
ton at the Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland,
Ohio, August II, IS and 10. The subjects
10 be discussed are as follows:
THE relations between local and COM
merclal agents from social and traffic
standpoint"
What methods can this association
adopt TO further Its interests and in
crease It's membership"
How can meetings OF local divlslons
be made more Interesting and profit
able?"
Legitimate use OF tracer5 II handling
OF freight trafIic-thelr use anr abuse"
Taking up original bill OF ladlng upon
delivery OF freight"
What Is the best method OF making
prompt settlement OF claims?"
Have local freight agents the right TO
allow the inspection OF goods billed 10
shippers order, without surrenderlng the
original bill of lading, providing such
shipments are not billed with notation on
way-hill; To allow inspection before de-
livery The identification of original
bills OF ladlng on shipments billed TO
shippers order"
Use and misuse OF abbrevations In
way-bllllng shipments"
Seniority In making promotions"
practical methods of filing tariffs and
percentages by local agents.
Duties OF an agent to the public"
Station duties"
Trials and trIbplatlons OF ticket
agent"
The National Association OF Railway
Agents is less than one year old, having
been organized at Youngstown, o., In
February, 1897. Three or four years ago
the station agents had thriving order,
which came 10 an untimely end through
mismanagemen and dlsloyalty of some
OF its officers. The organization Of to-
day includes many OF the members of the
old organization who, though not bound
by the ties OF a fraternal order, have
during the interim cherished and fostored
spirit of goodfeilowshlp among them
selves and were not content until again
more closely united In the bonds Of fra
ternal organization. Though young, the
association is prosperous and rapidly In
creaslng In members II is expected the
coming meeting will be a well attended
one and will mark an epoch of rapid
growth In the order,
Agents. cashiers. commercial and trav-
cling freight agents and travelling audi
tors are the classes eligible to member
ship, The present officers are;
Presldcnt-O. j. Harmon, p. S, &. l..
L. r. r., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Vice President-C. A. Witzel. C. T. &
V. r. r., Cleveland. o.
Secretary-James Aiken, p. & W. R'y..
Youngstown, o.
Trensurer-A. N. Dietz, C. T. & V. r.
r., Cleveland, o.
Oh. Elk. Coma NJ. North, Erie R'y.,
New Castle, Pa.
To Extend Ohio River & CharIrston.
Northern capitalists, including the
Finance Company, the Investment
Company, C. D. Barney & Company and
Dick Bros. & Co, OF Philadelphia, have
become Interested in the Ohio River &
Charleston railroad, as recognized In
1894. Representatives of these concerns
are now making a tour Of inspection over
the property. They propose to furnish
100000 to complete several extensions
which will add materially to the earning
capacity OF the road. One extension OF
forty miles is from Blackburn to Spar
tanhurE, another from Camden to Sum
ner, thIrty-two miles. where II WIN con-
meet with the Atlantic coast line for Will
mIngton and Charleston. S. c. a third
extension Is proposed from Marion to
Minneapolis. Va. where II could take
connections with the Louisville & Nash
VILE and the Norfolk & Western. The
Ohio River e. Charleston now has 2l2
miles OF completed road, but no bonded
indebtedness. II Is proposed to issue
100000 OF bonds to construct the extern
glons mentioned.