The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-29
Southern Passenger Associa-
tion Finally Reorganized.
SEABoARD AIRLINE NOT IN
A KIND OF SEWING SOCIETY FOR
MUTUAL INTERCOURSE.
ILLEGAL DEVICES DISCOURAGED
A Brilliant Array of Railroad Experts
Present. Love ihe Law. Dis
courage Rebates and 60 to
VIRGINIA Beach.

Washington. ID. c.. April 2S.-Repre-
sentatiyes of the leading railroads of the
South met here to-day and concluded the
formation of a new passenger traffic as
ISOLATION, to be known as the South
eastern Passenger Association, and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
The articles of association were tenta-
lively formed at recent meeting at At
lanta, subject to the concurrence of four
absent members. These members were
present at the meeting to-day. and, after
some minor changes in the articles, they
were formally adopted.
The roads entering the association are
the Atlantic, Knoxville and Northern
Railway; Atlantic and West Point Rail
road; Atlantic Coast Line; Central of
Georgia Railway; Florida Central and
Peninsular Railroad: Florida East Coast
Railway; Georgia and Alabama Railway;
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway;
Louisville and Nashville Railroad; Mo-
bile and Birmingham Railroad; Penn
sylvania Railroad; Plant System Of Rail
ways; Richmond Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad Southern Railway;
Triton and Northeastern Railroad; West
ern Railway of Alabama.
The Seaboard Air Line system has not
joined the association.
The election of officers resulted in the
choice Of Henry Walters, president of
the Atlantic Coast Line as president
Joseph Richardson, formerly Commits
sioner of the Southern States Passenger
Association, as chairman of the Confer
ence committee of the new association.
! The articles adopted to-day set forth
the object of the association in the follow
ing preamble:
s.For the purpose of interchanging au-
thentic information in regard to the tar
ifs Of the respective parties, members
of this association; for consultation and
mutual advice in regard to the reason
ableness of tariffs and the publicity of
the same; and to aid in fulfilling the pur-
poses of the laws of the States and Of
the United States, affecting commerce;
especially with the view of preventing il
legal and unjust determinations be-
tween persons and localities, or kinds of
traffic"
The territory of the association is
south of the Ohio and Potomac and east
of the Mississippi river. The articles pro-
vide for a conference committee to whom
SIlStli De SUDuHtleu jill CIdUScS III IdttS,
rules or regulations affecting the traffic
whiting the territory of the association.
1t is made the duty of the chairman to
discourage reduction in rates by rebates,
drawbacks. commissions, or by any lille
gal devices.
At the conclusion of the morning SEES
sion, which was behind closed doors, the
officers of the new association stated that
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fully within the requirements of the re-
cent decision of the United States SUI
preme Court in the trans-Missouri case
1t is said to be mainly in the nature of a
club arrangement, for the exchange OF
information of mutual benefit and not fol-
a control of rates within the meaning OF
the recent decision.
All of the roads entering the asso
citation We're represented at to-day's
meeting, either in person or by proxy
Among the prominent railroad men par
ticipating were VIM. Checkley Shaw
president. and G. A. Mcdonald. general
passenger agent, of the Georgia Southern
and Florida Railroad: w. w. Finley
vice-president, J. NJ. Turk, traffic mana
ger, and w. A. Turk, general passenger
agent, of the Southern Railway: Henry
Walters, president, and T. NJ. Emerson
traffic manager, Of the Atlantic Coast
Line: B. w. Wrenn, traffic manager Oh
the Plant system; J. G. Halle, genera
passenger agent of the Central of GeOr
gia; G.. A. Taylor, traffic manager of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac
G.. p. Atmore, general passenger agent
of the Louisville and Nashville; A. O
Mcdonald, general passenger agent OF
the Florida Central and Peninsula: JOIN
tar,fa
West Point and Western of Alabama
and Joseph Richardson, former commits
sioner.
The following executive board vii
serve for the ensuing year: III. Walters
president Atlantic Coast Line; 10. G
Spalding, vice-president A. II. and n
Railway; George G.. Smith, president A
w. p. Railroad w. w. Finley, vice-pres
ident Southern Railway; S. r. Knott
vice president T.. & N. Railroad; B. w
Wrenn, p. T. NJ, Plant system; n. S
Pennington, T. NJ, F. G. & p. Railroad
VIM. Checkley Shaw, yice-president G. S
Il r. Railway; J. r. Parrott, vice-presi
dent +. e. G.. Railway; G.. A. Taylor, II
NJ, r. +. e p. II. Railroad III. II. Tiff
president Il. & N. r. Railroad; Ceci
Gabbett, vice-president G. & A. Railway
John M. Egan, vice-president G. of G
Railway; II. q. Bush, president M. " Is
Railroad; J. r. Woods, general passenger
agent Pennsylvania Railroad.
The association concluded its worl
this afternoon, and the members left fo
home. A number Of them accepted an in
vitation of General Passenger Agen
Pannill, of the Norfolk, Virginia Beacl
and Southern Railroad, to visit Virgini;
Beach tomorrow. The Southeastern
Freight Association meets here to-mor
row to conclude an organization simila
TO that of to-day on passenger traffic.
BANK BREAKS THE RECORD.