Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-06-08
Rail WAY
CONVENTIONS
Notes on the Three Coming Big
ASSembIages For June.
PROMINENT MEN COMING
First vicc-Prcsidcnt J. Fl. McDonueIf
TO Bc Made President of the Mas.
ter Mcchnnics-Other Promotions
outlined Local Freight AsHocia-
tion of tho National Association-
"A Heavy Attendance Expected.

of the largest bodies of railway men OF
America-the National Association of
Local Freight Agents Associations, the
American Railway Master Mechanics
Association. and the American Master
Carbuildcrs' Association.
The flrst Of these. and perhaps the
most important. is the twelfth annual
convention OF the representatives OF the
railway freight business of America.
1t will open on June 18th. and continue
to and including June 10th. The con.
vention will be held in Norfolk. at the
Academy of Music. 1t is expected that
about 500 delegates will be present and,
with their accompanying wives and
families. there will probably be n thou
sand guests here for that event. They
Will come here over the Southern Rail-
way and c., n. o. and Il. p. railway.
Special trains will leave Louisville and
Cincinnati on Sunday, June 18th, at
1880 y. M. central time.
On Monday the party will be met at
Biltmore. N. c., by carriages, in walt
ing, for Il drive of several hours
through the famousNapderbilt chateau.
returning through Asheville to Battery
Park Hotel. They leave Asheville Mon
day, June 18th, at p. M, arriving at
Primers Point at 7:i0 a. m. Tuesday
and at Norfolk 20 minutes later.
COMMITTEE, IN CHARGE.
The committee in charge of the tour
Is composed as follows: Messrs. w. II.
Doll, passenger agent. Norfolk, Va; G.
NJ. Ferris. agent. Louisville, Ky; W.
III. Gatch:ll. agent, Memphis, Tenn; G..
A Bairrs agent. Chattanooga. Tenn:
j. {. rie.iner. agent. Knoxville, Tenn;
r. z. Foster. agent. Asheville, ~ c.;
IL. X DnrhV CifV ms nd tra
agent. Asheville. n. c.; r. NJ. Davis
agent. Biltmore, N. c.: Il j. Green,
agent. Hickory, n. c.. ]. II. Garner,
agent, Atlanta, Ga. (all of the Southern
Railway, and Mr. e. D. Casey. agent.
Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific Railway.
ASSOCIATIONS OFFICES.
The offices of the National Assoca,
ton are as follows: President, Malcolm
Vice-President, Leroy Page, c.. b. ana
q. r. r.. Peoria. ILL.,; Secretary, i. ].
I5andholtZ, n. Y. c. and II. II. r. r..
New York; Treasurer, c. III. Newton,
Wabash r. r.. Fort Wayne. Ind; c. Il.
Fish. Jr.. chairman Executive Commit
tee. Is. and o. S. w. Ry., Cincinnati, O.;
+. A. Butterworth. chairman Confer
ence Committee. c. and W. NJ Ry.,
Milwaukee. Wis; j. V. Braden, chair,
man Committee at Large. p. c. c. and
St L. Ry.. Wheeling, w. Va; L. T.
Lamb. chairman Committee on Ar
| rangements. Southern Railway Co.
Norfolk. Va.
| THE LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS.
The local freight associations repre-
scented in the National Association are
! as follows: Atlanta, Ga, Augusta Ga.
| bradford, Pa, Binghamton, n. Y, Bos-
ton, Mass, Buffalo, N y, Cairo. ILL.,.
Canton Massillon. O., Chattanooga
| Tenn Chicago. H., Cincinnati, o., CO.
lumbus. O.. Cleveland. O.. Council
Bfufts' Ia, Dayton. o., Detroit. Mich
| Elmira. n. y. Evansville Ind, Eos.
Worth. Tex. indianapolis. Ind. Joliet
ILL.,. Kansas City. Mo-. Lacrosse. Wis
Lake Superior. Lima, o., Louisville
ny, Memphis Tenn. Milwaukee. Wis.
New York. N. Y. Norfolk. Va, Omaha,
Neb.. Peoria. Ill, Pitisburg. Pa. Ro-
chester. N. Y, Saginaw Valley Mich,
ST Joseph. Mo. St. Louis. Mo. SPRING
field, ILL.,. Syracuse. N. Y, Toledo. O..
Wavery. N. Y. Wheeling. w. Va,
Youngstown, o.. GAINESVILLE o.
Mr. IL III. Wright of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation Company,
is president of the Norfolk local asso,
citation. and Mr.. ID. j. Callahan. of the
Company. is secretary.
THOSE AT OLD POINT.
Besides the big assembly in Norfolk
railroad men are Interested in the two
great conventions which meet at Old
Point this month, each to be in session
several days and each 10 embrace MANY
hundreds of the most successful men
in their spheres of railroad activity in
the country.
These two bodies are the American
Railway Master Mechanics Associa-
ton, and the American Master Carpen-
ters Association. While the two bodies
are closely related. they are eepara te
and distinct though they always meet
at the same point. and on dates very
close together, so that the members OF
one generally attend the convention or
the other.
THE CAR BUILDERS.
The Master Carbuilders' Association
! convenes June 1ith. and will be in ses-
sion about three. poss bly, four. days.
In that time great variety of subjects
of interest to the men who supcrlntend-
ed the making of cars of every charac-
ter. from the lumber gondoa To the
Pullman or Wagner sleeper, will be dis