The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-17
IN THE RAILROAD WORLD.


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The forty-second annual convention OF
I the American Association Of General Pass
enger and Ticket Agents viii be held Oct.
ls az g. Louis. The convention. It win
De remembered was held last year at At
lantic City. Before the meeting it was
thought that some effort would be made
TO have the next one held at Savannah.
The prime mover in this was Mr.. H Q.
( NcFadden, assistant general passenger
agent Of the Plant system. He had advO-
Gated the matter before going to the con-
venticn, but did notsecurs the cooperation
he had hoped for among the general pass
-cnger agents Of the other lines represent
ed at Savannah.
Mr.. McFadden left yesterday to attend
the meeting. col. =, W. Wreun, pass
enger traffic manager OF the Plant sys-
tenn will also be present a the -conyen-
ton
IL the Central railroad Is represented it
Will be by General Passenger Agent J. c.
Halle, who had not decided yesterday
whether ne would attend
The organization of the general passen-
ger agents is one Of the most important
in the railroad world. The officials always
Try 70 make II a point TO be present IL
possible. There are social features con-
nected with the trips that make them Of
interest over and above the advantages
the officials and the interchanges Of ideas
on passenger department workings
There will be a number of important
questions to come before the association.
Among them win be the following:
The report Of the committee on the ques-
ton of safety paper for use in printing
inter-line tickets. This question is the
most important one this association has
ever been called upon to decide. Certain
facts connected with it will be present
ed. which may b. so far-reaching In final
results, II assented to by the members, as
to Justify the attendance OF a representa-
tive Of every transportation line on this
continent, who are issuing or who expect
TO issue inter-llne tickets, 50 that they
may become possessed of such facts as
may be presented by the discussion. The
vast Importance of complete working rules
and regulations for the effective use of
safety paper cannot be over-estmated. and
recent experiences call for remedies that
should be applied without delay.
The committee appointed at last meeting
to suggest a uniform plan for handling
correction sheets against foreign lines
Will make report Comprising this COM
mittee are Messrs.- j. c. Halle, chairman;
G. p. Atmore, general passenger agent
Of the Louisville and Nashville, and Mr..
d. b. Martin. passenger traffic manager
OF the Baltimore and Ohio.
Another committee, consisting Of Cen
eral Passenger Agent w. D. Danley of
the Nashville, Chattanooga and ST. Louis,
General Passenger Agent H. NJ Emerson
OF the Atlantic Coast Line, and General
Passenger Agent ]. c. Halle of the Cen
trail, will suggestta uniform contract on
one way and round-trip tickets
The executive committee will report upon
the revised list of honorary members. ne
cessary under the new bylaws, also upon
the subject OF the control of inter-line tick
he of IN
tracts on inter-line tickets.
The following subjects have been sug-
gested for discussion:
First. The Interchangeable mileage tick
ct Of the Central Passenger Association.
Second, The necessity for uniform safety
paper for coupon tickets.
Third, Excursion business in all its de-
tails.
Fourth, Some rule to prevent the fraud
ulent use of tickets .rr
Fifth, Uniformity of state laws relative
to the handling of passengers and baggage
and rates therefor
Sixth, Uniformity in the rules of railroad
companies in handling passenger business
and baggage.
Seventh What are the benefits derived
from passenger traffic associations?
Eighth, The entire adjustment of skele-
ton tickets.
Assistant General Passenger Agent ii.
c. McFadden of the Plant system return
ed yesterday from the meeting of general
passenger agents, held last week Nat Gin
cinnaL The meeting was held in re-
spouse to the call of the Central Traffic
Association, which desired to arrange
tourist rates for the northern people who
Will come south this winter The general
passenger agents of the southern lines. be-
ing interested parties, were desired to be
present at the meeting. The same basis
of rates that was employed last season
were readopted for this
welded OVER AT RIDGELAND.