Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-22
BAGGAGE-MEN DONE.
WORK OF CONVENTION con
GUIDED, ASSN ADJOURNED.
TO MEET IN DENVER In OCTOBER.
Mr.. G.. II. ZippeI, of the ID. l.. & w.
Made Presidcnt-Dead Bodies Not
to Go az Daggagc-Ho, for Old
Point To-Day.

The sixteenth annual convention of the
American Association Of General Bag
gage Agents, which has been in ses-
sion at the Jefferson for the past two
days was brought to a close last night
when Mr.. G.. E. Zippel. of the Della
ware. Lackawanna, and Western rail-
road, was made president; Mr.. Il. +.
Woode. of the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis, and Omaha, vice-president,
and the following gentlemen made
members of the Executive Committee:
f. A. Smart, Of the Great Northern,
chairman; A. Turner, of the Union
Pacific, and II. ii. Towle, of the Maine
Central. Mr.. j. r. Quick, of the Grand
Trunk railway. was reelected secretary
and treasurer. and Denver, Colo, was
selected as the place, and Wednesday,
October 18th, the time of the next annual
meeting
Two sessions were held yesterday
the first at 1890 o'clock, and the final
one at in the evening. The morn
ing session was busy one. and as
soon as the body convened, resolutions
H. A. Winter, of the Illinois Central.
and c. T.. Peas, of the Delaware-Hudson
Canal Company deceased, were adopted.
The next business was in reference TO
the late ruling Of the Postmaster-Gene-
raj in regard to return checks with the
baggage envelope after baggage had
been delivered. The matter was left to
the secretary.
TRANSPORTATION OF CORPSES.
Messrs. l.. T. Christian and Joseph
Laube, representing the Undertakers'
Association. addressed the body in refe-
renee TO the transportation of corpses.
A committee of five-Messrs. bearing,
Gumere, Bryan, Walsh. and Sadd-were
appointed to confer with the State and
National Boards of Health in reference
to the matter.
Subsequently the question was again
brought up. and it was finally decided
to transfer corpses only on hrst-class
tickets.
The Committee on Concealed Losses
reported. recommending that the resolu
ton adopted at the st. Paul meeting be-
continued.
A communication from the Lecturers
Bureau was read. requesting that gas
cylinders be checked as baggage. IL was
left 10 the judgment of local agents.
The rest of the afternoon was taken ur
in reading the reports of several com
mittees.
Mr.. F., j. Wolf. general baggage
agent OF the New York Central and Hud-
son River, read a paper in reference "a
the system OF baggage-handling in this
country and i'm Europe. Mr.. Wolf spoke
from experience, and declared that the
system I'm this country was better In
every respect save one, and that was
careful handling, and this was due tC
the fact that the trains were slower in
Europe.
Mr.. Gumere read a paper in regard to
claims, which was very interesting TO the
agents.
The meeting adjourned until o'clock
The members met at o'clock, and. with
the Jefferson tally-ho. followed by car
riages, went out for drive around the
city.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
The night session was brief, and was
devoted only to the election of officers
and to the selection of the next place
of meeting. Among the points consid-
cred were Nashville, Detroit. and To-
ronto. Denver, however. offered more
attractions.
The members Of the association viii
leave on a special coach, over the Chesa-
peake and Ohio at $50 this morning tor
old Point, to spend the day at that popu-
lar seaside resort A dinner at the
Chamberlin will be the feature. The
agents will return TO this city in the
evening.