Evening star., 1897-04-29
A New Organization Similar to the Passenger
One Formed Yesterday.
omcers Elected and Articles Of Agree.
ment tAdopted-Members of
the Executive Board.
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+ The Southeastern Freight Association,
which is to succeed the Southern States
Freight Association on May I, was organ
lied today at. the Hotel Raleigh by the
election Of 8. F. Parrott, former general
manager of ;thefEolumbus southern rail-
road, as president and Maj. J. w. Thomas,
president Of the Western and Atlantic, az
permaEent chairman of the executive
board. By request Of the association Mr..
7. M. Emerson, traffic manager of the At
lantic Coast Line; acted as temporary
chairman of the executive board during the
fcrmality Of organization.
Nearly all the roads represented at the
meeting held yesterday at the same place
eastern Passenger Association were also
represented at today's meeting. and among
tne Weli-kEown transportation officials
present besides those named were:
s. Cannon. Traffic Manager John M Culp
and T. F. Smith, general freight agent OF
the southern; H. NJ. Emerson, general
freight agent of the lAtla1tic Coast Line;
Pennsylvania; D. F.. Jack, vice president.
and +. b. Papy, general freight agent of
the Plant system; E. j. Chism, general
freight agent of the Baltimore Chesapeake
Menzies assistant general freight agent of
the Charleston and Savannah; r. E. Lutz,
freight traffic manager Of the Atlanta and
West Point; ]: c. Whitney. freight traffic
manager OF the Merchants and Miners
Transportation COMPANY; William E. Kyle
general freight agent of the Cape Fear and
1adkln valley; John M. Egan. vice presi-
dent, and w. A. Winburn, general freight
agent OF the Central of Georgia; w. H.
Rhett. general agent of the Ocean Steam
snip Company; Cecil Gabbett, vice presi-
cent, and A. Pope, general freight agent of
the Georgia and Alabama; Theodore G.
Eyer, traffic manager of the Clyde Steam
ship Company; John NJ. Cutler, general
freight: agent Of the Georgia Southern and
Florida; Robert Mallory, general freight
agent of the New York and Texas Steam
ship Company; W. H. Peasants. general
freight agent OF the Florida Central ana
Peninsular, and others.
me agreement adopted for the govern
ment OF the. association was in all re-
spects similar to that approved yester-
day by the passenger men, except that
the word freight" was substituted for
passenger wherever the latter occurred
me meeting adjourned soon after noon
ana during the day most of the visitors
VIII leave for their homes.
After the report of yesterdays meeting
IN The Star closed the following were des-
ignated as members of the executive board
10 serve. Tor the ensuing year: H. Walters,
presiaent Atlantic Coast Line, chairman ;E:
Spauiding, vice president Atlanta
hnoxV1fie and Nashville: George c. Smith,
president Atlanta and West Point: W. s.
Finley, vice president Southern; s. R.
knott' vice President Louisville and Nash
senger manager of the Plant system; n.
3: Penningron;i general passenger agent
FLORIDA Centraieand Peninsuiar; William
Checkiey SHAY. nvice president of the
georgia SouthefTts and Florida railroad; j.
T. Parrott, vaeat president Florida East
Coast Line; C.tsAn Taylor, Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac; H. H. Teft, pres
ioent Raleigh andINortheastern; Cecil Cab
John M. Egap0 iRice president Central of
Georgia: r. 6; Bush, president Montgom-
cry and Birmiaaham, and j. R. Wood,
general passenSeSl agent Pennsylvania rail-