The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-13
RAILWAY OFFICERS MEET
FOURTH ANIMAL MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL ASSOCIATION.
ALI Freight Tariffs Hereafter to Have
Clause Inserted Relative to
Demurrage Charges.

The Central Association of Railway Off
GERS began its fourth annual convention in
this city yesterday. The association in
cludes railway officials at St Louis Kansas
City, Peoria, Toledo. Columbus, Cincinnati
and Indianapolis. The day was devoted to
reading papers by different members of the
association. The first was on Application
and Service Letters" by C. E Carson SUI
perintendent terminals Missouri Pacific;
Does the Present Style of Vertical Plane
Coupler Meet All Requirements; Has it
Come to- Stay?" by P. Leeds, superintendent
OF machinery Louisville q Nashville:
Train Registers T. F. Whittlesey, gener-
al superintendent Toledo & Ohio Central;
Terminals" f. L. Tompkins, general SUI
perintendent Peoria & Pekin Union; 1.-The
Unit System of Tonnage Rating" j. H.
Glover, superintendent Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad; Handling Freight Trains Before
and After the Adoption of Air Brakes" o.
H. Raidy, trainmaster Vandalia; Use of
Cars in Local Switching Service" A. T. Per-
kins, superintendent terminals Burlington
Route. But one paper is still to be read:
The Central Association of Railroad Off
GERS; the Past. Present and Future" by c.
b. McKim, Of the Pennsylvania lines.
report lie also to be read by r. Cava-
nagh. car service superintendent of the
Big Four, and following that will be the
election OF officers for the ensuing year The
selection o. place for the next meeting
rests WITH the executive committee. Last
evening the officers and their wives were
given trolley ride over the various city
lines. and in the afternoon, while the MEM
bers were in session, the wives. accom-
panied by several Indianapolis ladies, were
given ride in tally-hoes and carriages over
the principal streets of the city. This morn
ing the entire party will be taken over the
Belt Road on a special train There was
large representation of local lines in attend
anee. and the following officials of foreign
lines:
Baltimore & Ohio southwestern G.
Rawn, general superintendent: j. H. Glover
superintendent; Charles C. Riley, superin-
tendent OF car service; G. H. Howard SUI
perlnLendent of terminals at Cincinnati; w.
IL. Crimson, superintendent of the Ohio di-
vision; n; Z; Barnard superintendent Mis-
ter mechanic. +. a. Gould, superintendent
Wabash; G. w. Huntington, general super
lntendent Iowa Central; J. W. Connaty,
tendent Burlington Terminals. at st. Louis;
G. A. Allen, superintendent Erie lines; Alex.
Galloway, superintendent Cincinnati, Ham
ilton & Dayton; c. L. Nichols. superintend-
ent Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; T. +.
Whittlesey, general superintendent Toledo
& Ohio Central; w. II. Potter, superintend-
ent Toledo division Pennsylvania lines; w.
G. Bessler. superintendent St. Louis division
Burlington Route: C. E. Carson, superin-
tendent of terminals Missouri Pacific at
Kansas City; M. S. Conhors. superintendent
Columbus, Hooking Valley & Toledo; Brent
Arnold. superintendent of Louisville &
Nashville terminals at Cincinnati; ]. d.
Berry. secretary Columbus division Central
Association of Railroad Officers; A. j. Ell
lott, secretary of the Peoria division; Will
lam Grogan, secretary of the Toledo divi-
sion; o. G.. Fetter. secretary of the Cincin-
natl division; George w. Lewis, superin-
tendent of Chesapeake & Ohio; J. w. Daw-
son, superintendent Kanawha & Michigan.
During the morning session the visitors
were entertained by several vocal selections
by Mrs. Bensberg of St. Louis, who is the
guest of Mrs. ]. w. Conaty, of this city.