The western sentinel., 1897-08-26
LOCAL FREIGHT SHIPPERS.
Conference With President and Man
ager of State Association.

Conference With President and Man
ager of State Association.
President Cone and General Man
ager Stanard, OF the North Carolina
, Freight Shippers Association, who at
tended the meeting of the local mem.
bers of the organization, last Thursday
afternoon, ia the rooms OF the Cham.
Der or Commerce returned to their
home in Greensboro on the evening
train.
The object OF the meeting here, said
President Cone to SENTINEL repre-
sentative, was to talk oyer matters
relative to freight rates and for the
President and Manager to get ac-
quainted with the Winston Salem
business men who are members of she
Association.
The meeting was called for o'clock
but when it an hour later when
the discussion of business matters be-
gan.
At the request OF Mr.. J. B. Vaughn,
who is a member Of the executive
committee, President Cone addressed
the meeting and outlined the
object OF the Freight Shippers Asso-
citation and explained how it started
and was organized. Said he had been
interested in North Carolina, finan-
cially speaking, for two years or more;
that one of the first discoveries he
made after coming to the State was
that the shippers were at great dis
advantage In the matter of freight
rates. He called upon railroad officials
and asked for concessions Oh certain
lines, but failed to get them. He was
told by high railroad official that no
one else was kicking about rates and
he could see no reason why he should
make reduction for one mans ask
ing.
Continuing, Mr.. Cone said he went
to work to get the cotton manufactur-
ers OF North Carolina interested. He
was successful in getting about six OF
them TO go before the Southern
Traffic Managers Convention at Old
Point, Va, about Is months ago and
explain their grievance. The traffic
managers claimed that only cotton
men were complaining about rates.
Mr. Cone then went to work to Or
ganiZe the North Carolina Freight
Shippers Association, his plan being
TO get every shipper n the State TO be-
come member.
The President, in concluding his re-
marks, said he believed North Caro-
lima pays higher average rate, all
things considered, than any State in
the Union He added that Mr.
Stanard, who is an expert railroad
man, was employed as general man
ager OF the Association, to make in
vestigatiOns so that the Association
can know how TO ask for relief
Manager SLanard followed Mr..
Cone. He gave a number of figures,
showing that North Carolina ship
perS were not being treated fairly by
the railroads. He stated that he eX-
pected to take the matter before the
Interstate Commerce Commission
and hoped to get the Objectionable
rates adjusted TO the satisfaction of
the Association. He added that he
expected the railroad people to fl ht
him in his efforts TO get rates ad-
juSted.
Before the meeting adjourned, Presi-
dent Cone stated that Manager Stan
ard had an Office in Greensboro and
that if any Winston-Salem member OF
the Association had any claims or de-
lays to look after, he would gladly at
tend to them; that it was his business
to do this work; also that he would
furnish all Information in his posses
sion regarding freight matters Mr.
Cone also stated that Mr.. Stanard had
already had some claims settled which
had been hanging fire for some time;
that he had also been successful in
| getting some rates fixed.