Evening star., 1897-06-08
FREIGnTERs IN COUNCIL
Tenth Annual Meeting of National Aasocia-
tion Of Local Agents.
Delegates Received by President Nc
Kinley Today Topics to BE Dis.
cussed-Program for the Session.

The tenth annual convention Of the Ma
tional Association of Local Freight Agents
Associations began this morning at 10
o'clock in Willard Hail. About one hun
dred and fifty delegates were present. rep
resenting most of the important railway
lines Of the United States.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
Frank P. Eyman of Chicago. the retiring
president, and Mr.. w. J. Jackson also of
Chicago. served as secretary.
After the reports Of the president, secre-
tary and treasurer were submitted and dis
cussed the convention took a recess until
after the return of the members from a re-
ception which was accorded them by Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Upon reassembling, which 1t is expected
Will be about 3 10 PM, various matters of
routine will be taken up and disposed Of. :
During the sessions of the convention
which will continue for three days, the
following topics will be discussed:
Topics for Discussion.
rs piecework, both clerical and manual
in railroading. practicable at freight sta
ticns?" SHOULD there not be a special
bill OF latfing way bill and expense bill
used for shipments consigned to order?'
'1nterline billing covering terminal SWITCH
ing revenue" I'm what department are
LEGAL freight agents In large cities most
fitted for promotion?" The recovery Of
grain doors on cars delivered to public and
other elevators for unloading by the differ
ent roads with the view of further use of
such doors, and thereby reducing total
cost of grain doors to each line;" What
should be done by the government to re-
move the embargo or restrictions on i'm
mediate transportation in bond consign-
ments fer inland cities?' uniformity in
fast freight line guide books "An car
load shipments, and particularly those con-
signed to order and transferred from one
car to another, should be shown on either
card or way bill, and where practicable en-
both, carrying not only last car number
but original car number. through to des:i-
nation;" is 1t feasible to discontinue the
receipt of freight consigned to shippers
order. ard what is the best method of
rating and extending in billing freight"
The abuses attending shipments to or
DER
Trip to Mount Vernon.
Tomorrow, after the transaction Of the
business of the day, the delegates will take
a trip to Mount Vernon via the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon Electric
railway, and Friday, through the courtesy
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany, special train will leave the B. and
o. station here at S:45 am. and carry the
members of the convention to Baltimore
where the terminal facilities of that line
will be inspected.
During the day the delegates will have
an excursion on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company's steamer. ''St. Mary's,"
which will make tour of the harbor, fol-
lowed by trip down Chesapeake bay to
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
Lunch Will be served on board the steam,
er during the return to Baltimore, after
which those Of the delegates who desire
to do SO can come back to Baltimore over
the B. and O., and those who wish to 20
to Philadelphia and New York will be
taken over the Pennsylvania
The committee of arrangements is COM
posed of Malcolm Townsend and P. H.
Marshall Of New York; G.. H. Campbell,
kennon Jones, E. j. Chism. Theodore, Sum-
walt. L. F. Beeler and c. R. Kendig OF
Baltimore; R. L. Franklin, w. s. Knox and
William Alvey of Washington.