Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-16
FREIGHT MEN
Elect OFFICERS
Mr.. E. 7. Lamb, of Norfolk, is
ViCe-PreSident.
MR.. A. p. THoM's ADDRESS
Tho Third Days session Closes the
Business OF the Convention md
To-day, After 70 Special Meeting
to Extend IhnnIks TO Norfolk For
Her Good Treatment OF Them. the
Agents VIII Go 10 Virginia Beach.

The freight agents have about finish
ed their business and the remainder of
their stay here will be given over to
pleasure. Tomorrow they will return
home. after carrying out the program
to-day. as given further on.
AT meeting in room so, at the Mon
ticello, last night officers were elected
for the following year and place
was chosen for the holding Of the con-
vention next year.
NORFOLK MAN vICE-PRESIDENT.
The old officers were reelected with
the exception OF the vice-president.
This place was given to o. Norfolk
man. Mr.. Il. T. Lamb. the general
agent of the Southern railway here.
Mr.. Lamb as chairman of the arrange
mcnts committee. which has made the
ARRANGEMENTS for the entertainment Of
the members here has worked untir-
ingly 10 make the visit OF the railroad
men to Norfolk both profitable and
pleasant. That he has. and his COM
mittee has done. this all the railroad
men will testify to this morning at a
meeting called by President Townsend
specially for the purpose of thanking
Mr.. Lamb. the committee and the peo-
pie of Norfolk generally. Mr.. Lamb is
one of the best known and most pro-
Eress!ve of the transportation men of
Norfolk. and his election to the vice
presidency of the national association is
an honor not only to Mr.. Lamb, but TO
Norfolk.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers of the association elect
ed last night are:
Observation-Disclosures Townsend. OF the
Pennsylvania railroad. New York
Notwithstanding. T. Lamb, of the
Southern railway. Norfolk
Sccretary-F. ]. Bandholtz. New York
Central and Hudson River railroad.
New York.
Treasurcr-C. II. Newton, of the
Wabash railroad. Fort Wayne.
The other officers are appointlve and
will be filled by the president at his
convenience.
TO MEET IN BOSTON.
Three cities made an effort to secure
the convention next year. They were
Omaha. Boston and Minneapolis. The
members from each of these cities pre-
scented Invitations from the local asso-
cations a vote was taken. resulting
in the choice of Boston. This choice
was made unanimous.
At the meeting yesterday morning
the remainder of the topics were dis
cusscd. and all those requiring action
were referred to the conference COM
mite. which is to he increased nine
members. The Norfolk topic was
passed over on account OF the absence
of MIR. Finch. who was to read a paper
on It.
MIR. THoM SPEAKS.
When the convention was called to
order yesterday morning by President
Malcolm Townsend. Mr.. Alfred p
Thorn. general counsel of the Atlantic
and Danville railway. was introduced
Mr.. Thom's address was full of wit
.rTTTf uverbrimrTinE- with sensible
thoughts. 1t was delivered in a happy
vein. and caught the interest of the
hearers.
Mr. Thorn began by assuring his au-
dience that the mileage of his speech
would be short. He said he felt great
tre2idation in appearing before an au-
dience where so many prominent gen.
tlemen had failed to appear. Mr.. Gan.
non. of the Southern Railway, was well
acquainted with freight agents and had
sent in an excuse. and Mr.. Whitney,
who was also acquainted with them,
had also failed to materialze; and as
TO Mr.. White, of the Norfolk and Vir-
GINA Beach road. who was we'll &C
nuantcd with everybody he had taken
flight in way and at a pace which
had probably placed him now beyond
the reach of reouisition papers. He
sympathised very much with these gen.
tiemen. who had doubtless prepared ex-
ccllent speeches. while his sides. in the
language Of Mr.. Choate. were fairly
bleeding from the spur of the occa-
SION Personally. however. he felt
great compensation in being able to adj
dress such an audience. He felt, when
talking TO freight agcnta. that he had
reached the men behind the guns: that
money might plant Wall street might
water: but 1t was the freight agents
that gave the increase.
Mr.. Thorn then alluded to the great
power and great influence of transport
tation companies in the civilization OF
the world. ard declared that 10 their
ranks were attracted the ablest men
from all the other walks Of life both
business and profess lonal: and that he
knew that the earnest men in his an
dicnce and In tn railroad world were
attempting 10 fra the best means of
80 using their power as to promote the
cnds If justice between man and man;
that the fact could not be disguised;
tAat IN some respects railroad man
aSement was criticised by the general
pubic but this criticism grew largely
ont OF the fact of mlsconception of
the problems with which railroad men
had TO deal. He illustrated this by the
case of complaint against railroads
growing out OF the tariy settlement of
loss and damage claims. The thought
less portion of the public were unable
to realize why such claims as these
were not paid at once whereas they
frequently grew out OF the careless act
OF some truckman at way station or
some station agent in an out-of-the-
way place. In the management OF