Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-23
FREIGHT MEN HERE.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEES OF TWO
ASSOCIATIONS IN SESSION.
RATES TO Be DISCUSSED TO-DAY.
Classification Matters Have Been the
Topics for Two Days, and the Rail-
readers Have Been BusiIy ut Work
ON Them.

The conference committees OF the
Southeastern Freight Association, con-
trolling all lines south OF Chattanooga,
east Of Birmingham, and south Of the
Potomac. and the Southeastern Missis-
sippi Valley Association. controlling the
lines south of the ohio, east OF the Mis-
sissippi, north OF Chattanooga, and
west Of Birmingham, are in session at
the Jefferson, and the probabilities are
that they will remain here until to-mor-
row, though they may conclude their
business to-day.
The members of the committees came
to the city Monday evening and Tues
day morning. and their first session was
held that evening. All Of the larger
systems in the South are represented.
Among those who are in attendance are:
Messrs. S. II. Parrot and w. l.. Nc
Gill, Of Atlanta, of the Southeastern
Traffic Association; w. c. Dennis of
Louisville, of the Southeastern Missis-
sippi Valley Association; c. b. Comp
ton, general freight agent Louisville and
Nashville, Richmond, and NJ. Gordon
assistant general freight agent; J. d.
Grant, assistant general agent of the
n. o. and n. T.. the A. and ", and the
V. S. and NJ, with headquarters in New
Orleans; Il. Il. Williamson, assistant
general freight agent of the c.. n. o.,
and r. p; George II. Knox and John
Il. Conner. agent and assistant agent Of
the North Carolina and St. Louis; j.
NJ. CUP, H. +. Smith, and =. j. Nc
Govern Of the Southern, at Washing
ton; D. Cardwell. of the Southern, at
Columbia; j. ID. Sadler, of the T. and
p; w. A. Window, of the Central Of
Georgia, at Atlanta; II. NJ. Emerson,
Of the Atlantic-Coast Line, at Whining
ton; G. r.. Caps. Of the Seaboard-Air
Line, at Portsmouth,; u. ID. Hotchkiss,
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio; and w. II.
Fitzgerald. of the Associated Railways
Of Virginia and the Carolinas, who pre-
sided at the meeting. Mr.. w. l.. McGill
is the secretary.
The Southeastern Freight Association
and the Southeastern Mississippi Val
ley Association have interests which I'm
many cases are closely identified or in
terwoven. and these conferences are fire.
quently necessary The former associa-
ton has it's headquarters in Atlanta and
the latter meets at Louisville. Questions
which arise at the respective meetings
i'm which both associations are mutually
interested. and which cannot be adjusted
by correspondence, are, by agreement,
referred to the Conference committees.
and these committees meet and adjust
the differences.
At this meeting there are 120 matters
of classification and twenty-odd cases
of rate disagreement to be adjusted,
and the committees are busily at work
upon them. They have been engaged on
the classification matters ever since their
arrival here, and have about completed
their labors in this direction, though
they have been forced. in order TO do
so, to sit almost continuously since their
arrival.
To-day they will take up the rate mat
tiers and hope to finish some time to-
night. though it is exceedingly likely that
they will not get through before to-
morrow.